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| Born in France to Polish parents |
Djunek Siatecki, Eleonora Opalkowa-Siatecka, Roman Opalka |
| Return to Poland with the family |
| Deportation of the family to Germany |
| Liberation of the family by the US Army and departure to France |
| Return to Poland |
| Education as a lithographer at the graphic school of Walbrzych Nowa Ruda |
| | Studies at the School of Art and Design in Lódz |
| | Meets his first wife Halszka (Alina) Piekarczyk |
| | Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw |
Alina Piekarczyk, Roman Opalka |
| First trip to Paris |
| | Serie of monochrome paintings in white |
| Painting on the color white |
| | Beginning of the work OPALKA /1 – ∞ |
| | Prize at the Exhibition of Young Polish Painters in Sopot, Poland |
| Broadening of his concept: first voice recording |
| | Grand Prize at the First British International Print Biennial, Bradford |
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