Jan Delikat was born in Poland in 1968. He studied Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of Krakow, where he obtained his Masters Degree in 1993. The same year he received the prestigious prize from the "Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation".

In 1992 he was awarded a Scholarship from the Minister of Arts & Culture of Poland, as well as the Tadeusz Kulisiewicz for his achievement in drawing and pastel. He has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Warsaw, Krakow, Tarnobrzeg (Poland), Nuremberg (Germany), Maastricht (The Netherlands), Montreal and Vancouver. In 1992; A documentary was produced about Jan Delikat with the art critic Andrzej Matynia "Rencontre à la galerie" (Warsaw, Poland).

In 1993: Student's Exhibition of the Book Illustration Workshop (Krakow, Poland); was awarded distinctive citation for his work about Don Quixote de la Mancha & Alice in Wonderland. While observing Jan Delikat's sublime paintings, we travel through time & space. His gentle strokes bring to life the era of "la belle époque".

We suddenly find ourselves sitting at a café, entering a theater or even more, dancing at the grand ballroom. The rich display of lines and architectural elements bring forth the infinite shades of his monochromic paintings. Jan Delikat's imagination and style are an ouverture to his undeniable talent.