Zdzisław Stanek in his studio, decorated with the IPKART medal.

In the 1950s to 1980s, Stanek was one of the most interesting and outstanding artists of Silesian and Polish Neo avant-garde, gaining recognition not only in the country, but also abroad. He was a professor of the Faculty of Art of the Polish University Abroad, a member or the Roman Accademia Internazionale d’Arte Moderna, Accademia Italia delle Arti e dell Lavoro and IAA AIAP UNESCO, as well as a laureate of numerous prestigious awards. Among others, he received a silver medal and the title of Artifex Doctus IPKART for lifetime achievement (1978), a gold medal of the International Painting Competition Italia 2000 (1979), gold medal Il Trofeo Internazionale Medusa Aurea (1980) and a gold badge of ZPAP (Association of Polish Artists and Designers) (1996).