Stan Kaminski was born in Banbury, England in 1952 to Polish parents. He attended The Moseley School of Art from the age of 11 and then, at the age of 18, started a three-year apprenticeship at Hurlston Design in Birmingham.
At the age of 21, he left to work in a variety of advertising agencies as a designer and art director. He later became a freelance illustrator, and his work appeared in national poster and TV campaigns and magazines for several major clients such as Woman & Penthouse Magazine & on National Television (BBC's Black Adder III)
Stan has won many prizes and achieved excellent prices for his work at auction. In 1999, he staged his first one-man exhibition at Jane Powell's Art Gallery, Kenilworth, Warwickshire. A wide variety of his work was exhibited. culminating in a display of wildlife paintings.

He was heavily involved in the initial design of the Berkswell Millennium tapestry, which is now on permanent display.
In November 2000, a series of six paintings were selected by Buckingham Fine Art for publishing as prints, and in Apri! 2001 Rosenstiel's published four more paintings as open edition prints.

Stan's paintings are sold worldwide through Sotheby's & Christies Art auctions.