Roman Opalka (27 August 1931 – 6 August 2011) was a French-born Polish painter, whose works are mostly associated with conceptual art.

Opalka was born on 27 August 1931 in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family returned to Poland in 1946 and Opalka studied lithography* at a graphics school before enrolling in the School of Art and Design in Lódz. He later earned a degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He moved back to France in 1977.

Opalka lived in Teille, near Le Mans, and Venice. He died at age 79 after falling ill while on holiday in Italy. He was admitted to a hospital near Rome and died there a few days later, on 6 August 2011.

Roman Opalka by Lothar Wolleh:
In 1965, in his stu...