BiographySwiecicki, Krystyna Wiktoria (Kuratowski) Professor Krystyna Wiktoria (Kuratowski) Swiecicki, 88, formerly of Washington, DC, passed away Tuesday, April 29, at her residence in Groton, MA. Krystyna, known professionally as Krystyna Marek, was an artist and printmaker as well as a member of the faculty at the Corcoran School of Arts, George Washington University and American University. Her husband of 49 years, Marek Swiecicki died in 1994. She leaves a son, Michael Swiecicki and his wife Ruth of Lunenburg, MA; two granddaughters, Julianne Swiecicki of Lunenburg, MA and Katie Ruelas of Fort Meyers, FL and a great-grandson, Mateo Ruelas of Fort Meyers, FL.