Jan Sawka

Jan Sawka

Biography

*1946 Born in Zabrze in Upper Silesia, Poland
*1970 Freelance artist and graphic designer
*1972 MA in architectural engineering from Wroclaw University of Technology.
*1972 MFA in painting and printmaking Fine Arts Academy in Wroclaw.
*1973-1974 Artistic director, Stodola Gallery, Warsaw, and F.A.M.A. Summer Arts Festival on the Baltic coast
*1977 Moved to New York
*Designed for the Wroclaw Jazz Festival, Bam Art Center, New York Times, Harold Clurman Theater, Samuel Beckett Theater, Jean Cocteau Repertory Theater, and Others
*Lectured at universities and museums throughout the world.

Major awards

*1973 – Award for the most outstanding young poster designer, 5th Biennial of Polish Poster Design, Katowice (Poland)
*1973 – Second place, 6th National Graphic Art Exhibition, Warsaw (Poland)
*1974 - LOT Polish Airlines Award, 5th International Poster Biennial, Warsaw (Poland)
*1974 - Golden Pin award, given by the editorial staff of Szpilki satirical magazine, Warsaw (Poland)
*1975 – Oscar de la Peinture award and the special prize of the President of France, 7th International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer (France)
*1978 - 1st Prize, 7th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (Poland)
*1979 – Prize of Honor, 3rd Biennial of Poster Design, Lahti (Finland)
*1990 - Silver Medal, XIV Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno (Czechoslovakia)
*1991 - Artist Laureate, 7th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ft. Collins , Colorado (USA)
*1994 – Japanese Cultural Agency Award, Tokyo (Japan)
*1995 – Award of Merit, 9th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins, Colorado (USA)
*2003 – Gold Medal in Multimedia, 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, (Italy)

ee also

*List of graphic designers
*List of Polish painters
*List of Polish graphic designers
*Graphic design

External links

* [http://www.jansawka.com/ Jan Sawka]


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