Marek Seyda

Marek Seyda (born in 1949 in Łódź, Poland), grew up in Szczecin and currently lives and works in Cologne, Germany. Throughout his life, Seyda has successfully spanned diverse professional domains and artistic disciplines as an accomplished polymath and self-taught artist. His academic journey began in the natural sciences, earning a master’s degree in ichthyology in 1972 while carrying out scientific research at the University of Cologne. Driven by a deep interest in the arts, he went on to earn an instructor diploma in theater studies in 1976 and subsequently worked in the culture department at the historic Ducal Castle in Szczecin. Later shifting his focus to medical sciences, he completed his doctorate in dentistry in 1991 and established his own private dental practice in Cologne. Parallel to his professional careers, Seyda has maintained a lifelong dedication to the visual and literary arts. During the 1980s, he immersed himself in photography and photo collages, showcasing his work in private exhibitions across Cologne. In the 2000s, he turned to writing, authoring fiction, poetry, and an autobiography, which he accompanied with his own custom illustrations. Since 2010, his primary focus has shifted to creating surrealistic mixed-media paintings with distinct relief-style textures.