Background
Piczek, and her sister Edith, were born in Hungary, where her father was a noted artist and art professor, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest.
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Career
Her sister, Edith Piczec, was also a noted religious artist. After World World War II, the sisters fled the to Rome during the Communist dictatorship in Hungary to pursue their work in sacred art By 1955 they were in Canada and shortly after arrived in Los Angeles to pursue their combined talents.
In Las Vegas, Edith designed the 2,000 square-foot mosaic on the façade of the cathedral that illustrated the roles of the Guardian Angel.
Achievements
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There, whilst still only teenagers, they won a 1949 competition to paint a mural at Rome’s Pontifical Biblical Institute. In 1992, Piczek was honoured by Pope John Paul II in recognition of her prolific artistic achievements, examples of which can be found in nearly 500 different cathedrals, churches and other buildings across the world. Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, conferred on Piczek admission into the Order of Saint Gregory the Great, and the title Dame of Saint Gregory, whereby she became one of only 70 Knights and Dames throughout the world to hold this honour.
