Zygmunt Libucha

Zygmunt Libucha studied Electrical Sciences in his native Poland, however he yearned to learn a craft, to shape things with his hands. Instead of fulfilling a parental ambition he became a silversmith apprentice in Gdańsk's leading workshop, where he passed his journeyman exam and obtained his Master’s Certificate, while at the same time spending his evenings carving wood in a sculptor’s studio next to the silversmithing workshop. He later went on to create sculptures in bronze in that studio.

In 1982 Libucha migrated to Australia, where the richness and beauty of Australia greatly inspired him, and he became well known as a sculptor who depicted Australian flora and fauna. Having created an extensive body of work, Libucha sold the pieces in galleries in North Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne.

Shortly after his move to Brisbane in 1988 he started to work in stone and operate from his Red Hill studio. In addition to bronze, Libucha works in marble, granite and sandstone, with black Chillago marble being his favourite stone.