Jacek Sempolinski
Encyclopedia
Jacek Sempoliński is a Polish
painter
, draftsman
, art professor, critic
, and essay
ist. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
. He has been teaching at his alma mater since 1956.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, draftsman
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
, art professor, critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
, and essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
ist. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw is a public university of visual and applied arts located in the Polish capital. The Academy traces its history back to the Department of Arts founded at the Warsaw University in 1812. As a separate institution it was founded in 1844 during the Partitions of Poland...
. He has been teaching at his alma mater since 1956.
Awards
- 1976 - Jan Cybis Prize, Warsaw
- 1986 - Brother Albert Award, Warsaw
- 2004 - The Kazimierz Ostrowski AwardKazimierz Ostrowski AwardThe Kazimierz Ostrowski Award is one of the most important awards given to Polish Polish painters and designers in recognition of their excellence. Founded in 2002, it is presented annually by the Association of Polish Painters and Designers in Gdańsk. The award was named after the Polish painter...
, Gdansk