Paweł KRZYWDZIAK (b. 1989), Matterscape 1, 2016

aquatint, paper, 55.5 × 78 cm, 1/1, signed at the bottom: 1/1 "Matterscape 1" P. Krzywdziak 2016

Born in 1989 in Katowice.
Graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied in the Copperplate Engraving Studio. Currently pursuing doctoral studies. Teaching assistant in the Lettering and Typography Studio at his alma mater. He works in printmaking and graphic design; he lives and works in Kraków. Recipient of, among others, the Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Scholarship, the Małopolska Province “Ars Quaerendi” Award, and the Award for Best Debut at the 10th Polish Print Triennial.

Selected exhibitions:
Oct. 2018 – 10th Polish Print Triennial, Katowice – Award for Best Debut, for prints from the “Zasady” series
September 2018 – Kraków Art Salon, Palace of Art, Kraków, prints from the “Zasady” series
May 2018 – Main Exhibition, International Print Triennial, Kraków, “Luminacja” print series
May 2018 – “transgrafia” – main program of the International Print Triennial, the “Zasady” print series
April 2018 – “Masters Printmaking 2018,” Antwerp, Belgium – Honorable Mention for prints from the “Luminacja” series
Nov. 2017 – “Grafika 2017,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building, Warsaw – Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Foundation Award for the “Luminacja” print series,
June 2017 – “Exhibition of Selected 2016/2017 Graduation Works from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków,” Palace of Art, Kraków – Award from the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Kraków for the print series “Luminacja”