Aleksandra Zuba-Benn graduated from the State Higher School of Visual Arts in Poznań with a degree in the Studio of Gobelin Tapestry under the tuition of prof. Magdalena Abakanowicz in 1986. In 2010 she completed her doctorate at the Art Department of the Pedagogical University in Cracow, Poland. She presently works as a teacher in the Secondary School of Visual Arts Complex and as an academic teacher in the Art Department of the State Higher School of Vocational Education in Tarnów, Poland. Aleksandra has held over 30 solo exhibitions and participated in over 130 group exhibitions. She works with unique textile, painting, wicker and paper. She has been a recipient of numerous awards, including: the Agnieszka Sienkiewicz Prize at the “Kowary’97” International Open Air Exhibition in 1998; the President of the City of Tarnów Prize in 2001, 2004 and 2010; the Department of Culture of the City of Tarnów Director Award in 2005; the President of the City of Tarnów Special Award at the “Srebrny Czworokąt” International Triennial of the Carpathian Mountains Region Painting in Przemyśl, Poland in 2006; the Director of the Bureau for Artistic Exhibitions in Tarnów Award and the Association of Polish Artists and Designers Management Award – Tarnów district in 2013; and awards at the Association of Polish Artists and Designers Autumn Salon in the Tarnów district in 2015.