Krzysztof Grzondziel was born in 1959 in Myslowice, Poland. He graduated from the Krakow Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice graphic department in 1984. Grzondziel's first satirical work was published in the Polish magazine "Karuzela" in 1977. None of his works were published again. He has also participated in dozens of team exhibitions, but never had a solo exhibition. Krzysztof Grzondziel has been awarded many times for his work; (and as he says: “that's not important to me!”). He loves eating potato pancakes, mowing the lawn, and playing prankster. Grzondziel's latest joke is winning the title of best cartoonist of the year 2013.