Katarzyna Krej lives and works in Wrocław, Poland. From 1999 to 2004, she studied Glass Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław, and she defended her diploma under the supervision of Prof. Małgorzata Dajewska.
In 2003, she spent a year on an Erasmus scholarship at the Department of Painting and Glass Design at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Stuttgart, under the guidance of Prof. Johannes Hewel.
She was featured in the New Glass Review 24 and New Glass Review 26 at The Corning Museum in New York, a competition that selects the 100 most interesting glass objects from around the world.
From 2002 to 2004, she received an Artistic Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Wrocław. After completing her studies, she had to change her profession for some time, but after eighteen years, she returned to her passion.
In 2022, her works were exhibited at Glass Art 2022 in Nice, as part of the glass and fashion show in Biot, France, at an exhibition in Shanghai, China, and at four exhibitions in Poland.
In January 2023, one of her works qualified for the second stage of the Horbowy International Glass Competition.

Scholarships and Awards:
2004
Distinction in the New Glass Review 26 - The Corning Museum, New York
2003-2004
Artistic Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Wroclaw at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Stuttgart
2003
'Sokrates/Erasmus' scholarship at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Stuttgart
2002
Distinction in the New Glass Review 24 - The Corning Museum, New York
2002-2003
Artistic Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Wroclaw
2002-2004
Artistic Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Sosnowiec,
2000-2004
Scientific Scholarship of the Academy of Art in Wroclaw
1996-1999
Artistic Scholarship awarded by the Mayor of Sosnowiec

Exhibitions:
2023
"Horbowy International Glass Competition" - post-competition exhibition - Muzeum Karkonoskie - Jelenia Góra
2022
"Prezentacje" - Toruń
"Zoom to glass" - Wrocław, Browar Mieszczański
"GlassArt2022" - Lyon, France
"Glass is Biotiful III" - Biot International Glass Festival, “Fusion”, Biot, France
"TRACE 2022: GAS Green Exhibition" - https://www.glassart.org/trace-2022/ - Glass Art Society
"Art Diversity" - https://flbook.com.cn/c/OSJE8Cllx9 The 12th International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts, Shanghai, Art Collection Museum
"Glass plus burner" - Exhibition at Atelier Si, Pb ... Wrocław, Poland. Exhibition of works created in the studio of Barbara Idzikowska
2005
"Design Młodych" - Galeria Design, Wrocław;
2004
"La Transparence" - Musée De La Folie Marco, Barr;
2004
"Szklani nieznani" - Sielec Castle, Sosnowiec;
2003
'Glass and Ceramics of Katarzyna Krej' ("Szkło i Ceramika Katarzyny Krej") - Sielec Castle, Sosnowiec;
'Young's glass 2003' ("Szkło młodych") - BWA Wroclaw - Glass and Pottery Gallery;
'Sommerausstellung' - SABK, Stuttgart, Germany;
'Attention - glass' ("Uwaga szkło") - Wapiennik Museum, Stronie Slaskie;
'Glass differently' ("Szkło inaczej") - SDK "Odeon", Czeladz;
'Queuing for art, queuing for love' ("Kolejka po sztuke, kolejka po miłość") - Gallery of Academy of Art, Wroclaw;
2002
'Skin' ("Skóra") - an exhibition of photographs and computer graphics - Academy of Art, Wroclaw;
2001
'Wratislavia Cantans statuette' ("Statuetka Wratislavia Cantans") - Museum of Academy of Art, Wroclaw;