List of Polish contemporary artists
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This is a list of Polish
contemporary artists:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S–Ś T U V W Z–Ż
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
contemporary artists:
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- Magdalena AbakanowiczMagdalena AbakanowiczMagdalena Abakanowicz is a Polish sculptor. She is notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. She was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland from 1965 to 1990 and a visiting professor at University of California, Los Angeles in 1984...
(born 1930), sculptor - Wiesław AdamskiWiesław Adamski-Biography:He graduated from State High School fine arts in Szczecin and then studied at the Sculpture Department of the National Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. He specialises in small sculptures, medals, portraits, and blacksmithing. Adamski's works have been exhibited in Helsinki, Poltava,...
(born 1947), sculptor - Kazimierz AdamskiKazimierz Adamski-Biography:He studied at the Sculpture Academy of Fine Arts from 1988 - 1993. He created the Old Testament prophet statues in the Krasicki Palace in Krasiczyn near Przemysl. He is also designer of the coin "Cracoviae Merenti" and statuettes in his native Krakow....
(born 1964), sculptor - Paweł Althamer (born 1967), sculptor, performance artist, installation artist
- Sylwester AmbroziakSylwester AmbroziakSylwester Ambroziak is a Polish sculptor.He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in the Sculpture Department in the years 1983-1989 under professors Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz, Stanisław Kulon and Grzegorz Kowalski...
(born 1964), sculptor
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- Tomasz BajerTomasz BajerTomasz Bajer - Polish visual artist interested in contemporary phenomenons as well as conceptions centred around free culture, social and political issues....
(born 1971), sculptor, visual artist - Agnieszka BalewskaAgnieszka Balewska- Career :She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań in 1993. In 2002 she received a PhD degree from the Adam Mickiewicz University. Her PhD thesis Metonimia i metafora wobec artystycznego fenomenu sztuki obiektu was published in Paris in 2005....
(born 1967), painter, performance artist - Mirosław Bałka (born 1958), painter, sculptor, installation artist
- Krzysztof BednarskiKrzysztof BednarskiKrzysztof Bednarski is a famous contemporary Polish sculptor.-See also:* Krzysztof Bednarski home page*...
(born 1953), sculptor - Zdzisław Beksiński (1929–2005), painter, photographer
- Jan BerdyszakJan BerdyszakJan Berdyszak -Polish artist; from 1952 till 1958; studied at the Sculpture Department of the State College of Fine Arts in Poznań , in which he is a lecturer now. He participated in numerous exhibitions both in Poland and abroad. His works were exhibited in the Foto-Medium-Art Gallery in...
(born 1934), installation artist - Jozef BuryJózef BuryJozef Bury is a multidisciplinary artist who articulates researches about space-and-time problems, polysensory perception, subcognitive attitude and memory of experience...
(born 1961), multidisciplinary artist
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- Stasys EidrigevičiusStasys EidrigeviciusStasys Eidrigevičius is a graphic artist.-Biography:Eidrigevičius graduated from the College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Kaunas in 1968. In 1973, he obtained a diploma from Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. Since 1980 he has lived in Poland...
(born 1949), graphic, photographer
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- Krzysztof GliszczyńskiKrzysztof GliszczynskiKrzysztof Gliszczyński is a Polish painter from Sopot.-Biography:Gliszczyński attended State Grammar School for Visual Arts in Szczecin from 1977-82. He studied at the State College for Visual Arts in Gdańsk, the Faculty of Painting and Prints, the graduate studio of Professor Kazimierz Ostrowski...
(born 1962), painter - Peter GrzybowskiPeter GrzybowskiPeter Grzybowski is a multimedia and performance artist and a painter. Studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków . Graduated 1982. First performances completed 1981, individual and with Awacs Group and KONGER...
(born 1954), painter, performer
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- Władysław Hasior (1928–1999), sculptor
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- Rafał Jakubowicz (born 1974), visual artist
- Zuzanna JaninZuzanna JaninZuzanna Janin, is a Polish visual artist and former actor. Janin lives and works in Warsaw and London.Janin was a teenage actor in a Polish serial "Szalenstwo Majki Skowron" ....
(born 1961), painter, performer, installation artist
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- Koji KamojiKoji KamojiKoji Kamoji is a Japanese/Polish contemporary artist, who lives and works in Warsaw, Poland.-Life and works:Koji Kamoji is a painter, creator installations and objects....
(born 1935), painter, installation artist - Tadeusz KantorTadeusz KantorTadeusz Kantor was a Polish painter, assemblage artist, set designer and theatre director. Kantor is renowned for his revolutionary theatrical performances in Poland and abroad.- Life and career :...
(1915–1990), painter, performer, assemblage artist - Wladyslaw KazmierczakWladyslaw KazmierczakWladyslaw Kazmierczak is a Polish performance artist and curator, born in Psary, in Greater Poland Voivodeship. He studied at the Faculty of Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków under Jonasz Stern....
(born 1951), performer - Piotr KowalskiPiotr KowalskiPiotr Kowalski was an artist, sculptor, and architect. He was born 2 March, 1927, in Poland, and died 7 January 2004 in Paris.Piotr Kowalski worked in non-traditional materials including electronic and mechanical devices, neon, large earth works, explosions and other natural phenomena including...
(1927–2004), sculptor and architect - Katarzyna KozyraKatarzyna KozyraKatarzyna Kozyra is a Polish video artist. She graduated in 1993 from the Warsaw Academy of Fine Art and received a Paszport Polityki award in 1997. She has exhibited internationally since 1997, at venues including Brown University and Carnegie International in the U.S.Her art was involved in a...
(born 1963), photography, video artist - Zofia KulikZofia KulikZofia Kulik is a Polish artist. Her domain is performance and photography.She studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw...
(born 1947), photography, performer - Robert KuśmirowskiRobert KuśmirowskiRobert Kuśmirowski , is a Polish contemporary artist whose work includes sculpture, installations, performance and photography. His work uses reconstruction of historical artefacts and settings to examine and manipulate historical themes...
(born 1973), sculptor, performer, installation artist
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- Zbigniew LiberaZbigniew LiberaZbigniew Libera is a Polish artist. Born in Pabianice, Poland, he has become well known for the controversial LEGO Concentration Camp Set that he designed in 1996. The LEGO Corporation gave Libera the bricks for free without a clear vision of Libera's project and not knowing he would use them for...
(born 1959), photography, video and installation artist - Jan LenicaJan LenicaJan Lenica was a Polish graphic designer and cartoonist.A graduate of the Architecture Department of Warsaw Polytechnic, Lenica became a poster illustrator and a collaborator on the early animation films of Walerian Borowczyk. From 1963 - 1986 he lived and worked in France, while from 1987 he...
(1928–2001), graphic, designer and cartoonist
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- Michal Martychowiec ( born 1987), photography, video and installation artist
- Igor MitorajIgor MitorajIgor Mitoraj is a Polish artist born in Oederan, Germany.-Biography:He studied painting at the Kraków School of Art and at the Kraków Academy of Art under Tadeusz Kantor. After graduating, he had several joint exhibitions, and held his first solo exhibition in 1967 at the Krzysztofory Gallery in...
(born 1944), sculptor
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- Rafał Olbiński (born 1943), painter, graphic
- Roman OpalkaRoman OpalkaRoman Opałka was a French-born Polish painter.Opałka was born on August 27, 1931, in Abbeville-Saint-Lucien, France, to Polish parents. The family returned to Poland in 1946 and Opałka studied lithography at a graphics school before enrolling in the School of Art and Design in Lodz. He later...
(born 1931), painter - Joseph Stanislaus Ostoja-KotkowskiJoseph Stanislaus Ostoja-KotkowskiJoseph Stanislaus Ostoja-Kotkowski AM of Ostoja coat of arms was best known for his ground-breaking work in chromasonics, laser kinetics and 'sound and image' productions he earned recognition in Australia and overseas for his pioneering work in laser sound and image technology.PRG 919 Personal...
(1922–1994), painter, sculptor, photographer - Kazimierz OstrowskiKazimierz OstrowskiKazimierz Ostrowski was a Polish painter.-Biography:Kazimierz Ostrowski was born on February 14, 1917 in Berlin. In 1920 his family moved to Poznań...
(1917–1999), painter
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- Jerzy Tomaszewski (born 1924), artist, reporter and photographer
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- Ryszard WaskoRyszard WaskoRyszard Wasko is a Polish artist, who has worked in multimedia, including photography, film, video, installation, painting, and drawing. He is also known as a curator and organizer of art events.He lives and works in Berlin....
(born ), painter, photographer, video and installation artist - Zbigniew Wąsiel (born 1966), sculptor, installation artists
- Krzysztof WodiczkoKrzysztof WodiczkoKrzysztof Wodiczko, born April 16th 1943, is an artist renowned for his large-scale slide and video projections on architectural facades and monuments...
(born 1943), video and installation artist - Jan de Weryha-WysoczańskiJan de Weryha-WysoczanskiJan de Weryha-Wysoczański is a Polish sculptor and Concrete artist.He was born in Gdańsk. From 1971 to 1976 he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. Since 1981, he has been living and working in Hamburg. In 1998, he won 1st prize, Prix du Jury, at the 'Salon de Printemps 98',...
(born 1950), sculptor - Elisabeth Wierzbicka Wela (born 1964), installation artist
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- Włodzimierz Zakrzewski (1916–1992), painter
- Artur Żmijewski (born 1966), visual artist, filmmaker and photographer
See also
- ArtArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
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