Cezary Paszkowski
Cezary Paszkowski (born June 1, 1948 in Gdańsk) is a Polish professor, printmaker and painter.
Cezary Paszkowski lives and works in Gdańsk. He graduated from PWST in Gdańsk in 1973 under Professor Rajmund Pietkiewicz. He is a professor at the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts at Faculty of Graphic Design, he runs Studio of graphic Design and Multimedia Graphic.
His artistic activity is reflected in different forms of arts: he draws, paints, but first of all he creates prints. He employs both traditional techniques using metal plates (mezzotint, etching) but for quite a long time he has been using digital techniques and moving picture with his own music.
Exhibitions and awards
His works can be admired in National Museums in Kraków, Gdańsk and Szczecin and in National Library in Warsaw, in Hermitage Museum collection in Saint Petersburg in Russia, also in museums and private collections in Poland, number of countries in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.
Selected individual exhibitions (until 1998 r.):
- 1980 – Polish Institute, Vienna, Austria
- 1984 – Gallery "Pokaz", Warsaw, Poland
- 1989 – City Library, Mannheim, Germany
- 1994 – International House Club Galery, New Orleans, United States
- 1994 – Hotel de Ville, Nancy, France
- 1994 – National Museum in Gdańsk, Abbots' Palace, Oliwa, Poland
- 1997 – Mondiale Kunst Dichterbij, Breda, Netherlands
- 1998 – BVB Volksbank, Bad Vilbel, Germany
He also participated in numerous exhibitions both Polish and international. He has also been awarded in a great number of graphics competitions, winning more than 40 prizes and awards.
More significant international exhibitions and competitions:
- 1987 – Balticum Biennale 1987, Rauma, Finland – medal
- 1987 – International Print Biennale Varna 1987 r. Bulgaria – exhibition
- 1988 – International Art Conterporary Exhibition in Monte Carlo 1988 – exhibition
- 1989 – International Print Biennale Varna 1989 r. Bulgaria – udział w wystawie
- 1989 – International Independent Exhibition of Kanagawa 1989 r. Japan – exhibition
- 1990 – International Print Biennale Varna 1990 r. Bulgaria – exhibition
- 1990 – International Independent Exhibition of Kanagawa 1990 r. Japan – exhibition
- 1997 – International Print Triennial Kraków 1997 – Europa Prix
- 1997 – The Print of the World – National Culture Festiwal – Kagawa 1997, Japan – exhibition
- 1998 – International Mini-Print Triennial 1998 – Tokyo, Japan – Museum Award