Prof. Ewa Maria Poradowska-Werszler graduated from the E. Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and obtained her diploma in 1967. Her doctoral and postdoctoral studies were done at the Władysław Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. She is a honorary Citizen of the City of Kowary and chairwoman of the NRRWTA Foundation. The artist is a curator of Festiwal Sztuki Włókna in Kowary and the founder and manager of the Galeria Tkacka “Na Jatkach” Gallery in Wrocław. Ewa Maria Poradowska-Werszler is passionate about creativity in the field of unique fabrics. She is a teacher and researcher. She has participated in 86 individual exhibitions and 470 group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. The artist celebrated her 50th anniversary of artistic work at the Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź and at the City Museum in Wrocław in 2018. The artist was honoured with the following awards for her lifetime achievements, among others: The Order of Polonia Restituta, the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture Gloria Artis, the Gold Badge of Honour for “Merit to the Lower Silesian Voivodeship”, the Gold Badge of the Union of Polish Artists and Designers, the Medal “Merito de Wratislavia – Meritorious for Wrocław”. Ewa Maria Poradowska-Weszler’s works are in collections (selection): The Vatican; Graz, Austria; Basel, Switzerland; Szombathley, Hungary; Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia; Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź; Muzeum Tkactwa in Kamienna Góra; Muzeum Lubuskie in Gorzów Wielkopolski; Centralne Muzeum Morskie in Gdynia; Museum of Crafts in Krosno; Muzeum Archidiecezjalne in Wrocław; Muzeum Historyczno-Etnograficzne in Chojnice; Collection – Sadej, Canada; Collection – Line Dufour, Canada; Punta del Este, Uruguay.