Career
Born in Warsaw, he moved with his family to France in 1925, settling in the community of Nœux-les-Mines in the Pas-de-Calais. Before becoming a painter he studied philosophy with Jean Grenier. In 1991, the French magazine L"Amateur d"Art was devoted to him, with an interview with Jean-Pierre Thiollet entitled "Ladislas Kijno: "Je suis un moine de l"Art!"" (I"m an Art Monk!).