Premio Combat Prize

ANTONI KOWALSKI Born on July 10,1957.
Studied at the Department of Graphic Art in Katowice of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland. He graduated summa cum laude in painting under professor Jerzy Duda-Gracz and design under prof. Tomasz Jura in 1982. In 1994-2000 a lecturer at the European Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Since 2009 Full Professor of Fine Arts in Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice.Member Manhattan Graphics Center NY USA, Association International Triennial graphic in Cracow Poland. Numerous artistic journeys through in Europe the USA and China. Resides in Katowice, Poland. www.antonikowalski.art.pl
SELECTED ONE-MAN EXHIBITIONS:
• 1982 Gallery 2016, Brussels, Belgium;
• 1982 L’Hotel de Ville, Courcelles, Belgium;
• 1983 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1984 BWA Gallery, Katowice, Poland
• 1984 Ka De We Gallery, West Berlin;
• 1984 Atelier für Polnische Kunst, West Berlin;
• 1984 Obere Galerie, West Berlin;
• 1984 Messehalle 3, West Berlin;
• 1985 Kuhdamm Galerie, West Berlin;
• 1985 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1989 A.B. Wahl Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1992 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1994 Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland;
• 1995 State Art Gallery – Willa, Łódź, Poland;
• 1995 Gallery 2016, Brussels, Belgium
• 1996 Gallery 2016, Hauterive/Neuchatel, Switzerland;
• 1997 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 1998 Contemporary Art. Gallery, Płock, Poland;
• 1999 Zapiecek Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;
• 2000 Society for Arts, 1112 Gallery, Chicago, USA
• 2002 Artemis Gallery, Cracow, Poland
• 2003 Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland, retrospective, Poland
• Chateau de Bourscheid, Schubertiade, Luxemburg
• 2006 Contemporary Art. Gallery Przemysl, Poland
• 2007 Contemporary Art Gallery BWA Olsztyn, retrospective, Poland
• 2009 Rondo Sztuki Gallery, Katowice, Poland
• 2010 Contemporary Art. Gallery „Elektrownia”Czeladz Poland
• 2011 BWA Gallery Rzeszów Poland
• 2012 Bibu Gallery , Katowice Poland
• 2013 Contemporary Art. Gallery BWA Kielce Poland
• 2013 Contemporary Art. Gallery BWA Busko Zdroj Poland
• 2015.Contemporary Art Gallery BWA Olsztyn Poland
PARTICIPATION IN 400 COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
AWARDS AND HONORS:
o 1981 Honorary Diploma, 6th Mostra Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
o 1983 4th Prize, 7th Mostra Internazionale Del Disegno Umoristico Sportivo, Ancona, Italy;
o 1989 Award for a painting at the International Art Competition, Pyramid Gallery, New York’ USA;
o 2007 Honorable award, Medial 2 Art Biennial, London, England.
o 2009 Arist in Residence Guanlan China
o 2010 Diploma of Excellence Art Now 3 London ,England
o 2010 Diploma of Excellence I Biennial of Contemporary Art,London ,England
o 2011 -Honorable award 11th Media Global Art Annual Artists of today Art Addiction Medial Museum, Londyn, England
• -Diploma of Excellence Graphic Art 6 Online Annual, Londyn, England
• -Certificate of Excellence Palm Art Award, Lipsk, Germany
2013 -Finalist XI Biennale Internationale per I’ncisione-Premio Acqui 2013, Acqui Terme, Italy
2014 -Prize Nomination Artworld Printmaker Competition Amsterdam Holland
• SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Museum of Modern Art, New York; USA, MuseumHaus am Checkpoint Charlie Berlin Germany, Museo del Hncisione Castello del Paleologi Aqui Terme Italy, Museo di Civico Cremona Italy, Cabinet d’Estampes AMAC Chamaliers, France
Cabinet Minicipal des Estampes „Achille Bertarelli“ Castello Sforzesco Milan Italy N.I, Institute and Museum Bitola MacedoniaMuseum of Art Cluj-Napoca Romania Print & Drawings Cabinet, National Museum in Szczecin, in Cracow Poland,National Museum in Krakow Poland