Barbara Pałka Winek studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow at the Faculty of Painting in the studios of professors: Szancenbach, Brzozowski and Buczek. She graduated in 1983. Her painting is characterized by searching and experimenting with the form and matter of the image. Barbara Pałka Winek works in cycles that complement each other and, as a result, create a full scale of her feelings and experiences.
Barbara Pałka Winek exhibited several times in Paris, London and New York, in Manhattan (Agora Gallery, Ward-Nasse Gallery, Broadway Gallery, Artfairs art fair). She took part in the Florence Biennale, the London Biennale, and the Tokyo Biennale. Barbara Pałka Winek is a laureate of the following awards: Artis Laudabilis – The Europa Authentica Cultural Organization, Budapest, 2009; Oscar della Cultura - Florence, 2014; Roma Imperiale International Prize – Rome, 2015; Sandro Botticelli Prize - Florence, 2015; Primo Delle Arti "Donato Bramante" - Rome, 2015; Palma d'oro per l'arte - Monte-Carlo, 2016; Oscar dell arte, Monte-Carlo, 2017; Laudato Magister Honoriscausa Della Biennale Internazionale D'Arte "Barocco Salentino - Accademia Italia In Arte Nel Mondo, Brindisi, 2020.