I am an artist working in the medium of oil. I believe that painting should touch, intrigue and persuade the audience to reflection. I try to follow this way. Everything started from the small book of Gerthruda Stein "Picasso", that I read at high school. I discovered a new world - the world of art. Following the family tradition I began studying law. At the same time I was drawing and painting more and more. After three years it occured to me that the law faculty was not my place, that my passions and interests were going in a completelty different direction. I spent a half a year in Chicago. This change of environment got me away from my life so far. I regurarly visited The Art Institute of Chicago with a very rich collection of painting from El Greco to de Kooning. I was exploring also the Chicago urban landscape with the works of Sulivann, Wright and Mies van der Rhoe, since I felt it important to understand contemporary architecture. Standing simply in the squares among the skyscrapers, I observed the sculptures of Moor and Picasso. I travelled. I was drinking in marvellous collections of art in the museums and galleries of New York and Los Angeles. It allowed me to realize that I want to - and would - paint. On returning to Warsaw, I began to study painting in the class of Prof Rajmund Ziemski. I was very lucky to work four years under the supervision of this suberb painter, excellent educator and man of great class and personal culture. In order to continually develop, I frequently visit museums, monuments and other timeless places in the world. I strive to learn about different cultures, attitudes and visions of the world. Through this I hope to keep an awareness of the history of culture and art while at the same time obtaining fresh perspectives and sources of inspiration. 1971 Born in Warsaw Education   1994-1999 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Faculty of Painting (class of Prof Rajmund Ziemski) Diploma with dictinction, 1999 Additional diploma in mural painting under the direction of Prof Edward Tarkowski 1990-1993 University of Warsaw Law and Administration Faculty Professional experience   2006 - recently Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Assistant at the Faculty of Painting 2005 KEIM headquaters, Diedorf (Germany) Seminar: The use of KEIM mineral paints Solo exhibitons:   2011 - Cellar of The Holly Trinity Lutheran Church, Warsaw - "Reconstruction" - Arts Space, Siedlce - "D" 2007 - Lufcik Gallery, Warsaw - "Touched" - Young artist's Gallery, Warsaw - "Paweł Nocuń. Recent Paintings" 2006 - Camaldulensium Basement, Warsaw - "Nocuń - paintings" 2004 - Glatigny Gallery, Versailles - "Nocun - Peinture" 2002 - "U" Gallery, Warsaw - "Nudes" 2001 - "U" Gallery, Warsaw - "Heads" Selected group exhibitions:   2009 - Krolikarnia, Warsaw - "Current Picture, 100% of Painting" 2008 - Krypta u Pijarow Gallery, Krakow - "Painters of Imagination" 2007 - Poznanska Galeria Nowa, Poznan - "Superfocus. 11 artists from Warsaw" - Oficyna Malarska Gallery, Warsaw - "Cargo Spirit" - MBWA, Leszno - "Focus" - Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Small Aula - "Group show accompanig seminar in higher   artistic education" - Oficyna Malarska Gallery, Warsaw - "Recollection of Rajmund Ziemski's Studio" - Olympia Gallery, Kraków-"Fourteen Paintings by Warsaw Artists 2006 - "U" Gallery, Warsaw - gallery's 25 year's jubilee - DAP Gallery, Warsaw Festival of Fine Arts 2005 - DAP Gallery, Warsaw - "Confrontations - from realism to abstraction" - SARP show pavillon, Warsaw - "Between reason and emotion" 2004 - Oficyna Malarska Gallery, Warsaw - " Second unofficial exhibition of paintings" 2001 - Internternational Festival of Theater and Visual Arts ZDARZENIA - Tczew - Europe, Paintings displayed during the final exhibition 2000 - Internternational Festival of Theater and Visual Arts ZDARZENIA - Tczew - Europe, Honorary   mention in the Painting discipline - Pulawska Financial Centre, Warsaw - "Master and pupil" 1999 - Studio Gallery, Warsaw - "Diplomas"