I do not not only love art I am passionate about it. My name is Aniela Kos and I am the founder and the owner of Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park located on three hectares of gardens, set against the backdrop of breathtaking Kangaroo Valley escarpment. Warm in winter and cool in summer, the architecturally design  the two stories, solar efficient, spacious art gallery is crafted from cool mud-bricks and warm timbers. Many say Galeria Aniela is a work of art in itself. It is a "living heaven" and a world away from the main stream of the busy city.

I was born in Warsaw at the time when Sylvia Porter, a Financial Columnist in the New York Post Times described the phenomenon of the “baby boom” for the first time and when the Post-World War II Europe reconstruction was completed. I was a second child to Halina Grotnik and Edward Litwinek, a young master craftsmen who used a technique known as French polishing “flake shellac” to create a lustrous, mirror-like finish for fine wood mahogany furniture. I arrive into the world which was free of material possessions, valued higher education and supported equal gender.  After completing a master's degree in the University of Warsaw at the Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics (declared the best university in Poland) I successfully pursued a career in the corporate business in designing computer software.  From the early childhood I craved to go to Australia (and live at the end of the world). I have traveled extensively and prior to setting up a home in Melbourne (November 1979) I lived in Paris establishing a permanent residency in France.

I have always been drawn to the world of art. The commitment to art in my family goes as far as King Frederick Wilhelm III and my grandmother's Aniela Ostrowski father, Karol Ostrowski (Heraldic Rawicz) was a renowned art collector in Poland. My family wealth including all possessions and heritage vanished during the World War II.  

To share my passion and convey it to the wider audience, I created Galeria Aniela. I embraced a name Kos (Kos is a small black bird  ‘blackbird’ renowned for the beautiful singing voice, once shy successfully adapted to the conditions of a hectic city life in Poland and many parts of cosmopolitan Europe).

I believe in education, and aim to increase awareness of the significant cultural contribution of Australian artists and Australian Aboriginal artists in particular. I am a citizen of the world and believe that humanity belongs to a single moral community. I want to make a difference in the world and I hope I do. I take my responsibilities with humility and pride. I would describe myself as a cosmopolitan; an exciting and glamorous character associated with travel and a mixture of cultures.

Established in 1994, Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park  specializes in the high-quality of modern art by important artists. Aniela combines the business acumen with the passion for the finest of art, to the benefit of Galeria Aniela clientele. An experienced mentor, she assists clients on starting and building up art collections with European charm, passion, confidentiality and care. Her warm, positive and people focused approach ensures that everyone has an enjoyable and rewarding experience.