- Dennis Orlowski was born in Detroit on February 26th, 1944 to second generation Polish parents. At age 14 he began 3 years of training under Cleta Popovich, a church artist and Master Craftsman. He began formal painting as a teenager. He then went on to New York City on an Art Scholarship to study at The Art Students' League. After 3 years in Europe , Courtesy of the Us Army, he returned to Detroit to study at the Center for Creative Studies. Mr. Orlowski also spent a year in Mexico City , Mexico . Were he studied Fresco painting at the University of Mexico under a former assistant to Diego Rivera. Orlowski holds a masters degree in painting from Wayne State University and his bachelors degree is in Art Education. He is currently retired from teaching art at Detroit Public Schools where he donated much of his time to students. Dennis Orlowski is responsible for over 100 Murals throughout South Eastern Michigan in a variety of public places ranging from schools and libraries to churches, as well as murals elsewhere, including Mexico and Germany .