Andrzej Ratajczyk. Born in Warsaw 1964. Graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He obtained his diploma in the studio of printmaking led by Władysław Winiecki in 1990, presenting a series of prints made in the technique of etching and aquatint under the title ‘Licentia poetica’ and a theoretical work entitled ‘Emotional-visual baggage’. Having been an advertising artist for many years, he developed his creative skills in printmaking and painting. Works from this period can be found in private and public collections in Poland, Europe, the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. Since 2016, he has been working in his studio in Łomianki near Warsaw focusing on spot linocut and painting. He is a member of ZPAP (Association of Polish Artists).
Individual exhibitions
1990 / „Graphic” / KTH Stockholm
2001 / „Painting and Graphics" / Saatchi&Saatchi Warsaw
2022 / „Przestworzenie” / Galeria Zwierz / Centrum Koneser / Warsaw
2023 / „Absolut space”/ Coffeedesk-"Tamka" / Warsaw
Group exhibitions:
2016 / Plural melts - Dunmore Caves at Yvonne Lambert / Berlin
2021 / 11th Polish Graphics Triennial / Katowice
2022 / International Biennial Print Exhibit R.O.C. / Taipei
2023 / XV Józef Gielniak Graphics Competition / Jelenia Góra
2023 / Post-competition exhibition of the XV Józef Gielniak International Graphic Competition/ Kamienna Góra
2023 / Salon Wielkopolski 2023 / Czarnków
2024 / Ślady graficzne/ SegnALI incisi / Bielsko Biała
2024 / Fatum / Galeria impuls / Podkowa Leśna
Achievements:
2021 / 11th Polish Graphics Triennial / Finalist / Katowice
2022 / International Biennial Print Exhibit R.O.C. / Finalist / Taipei
2022 / The Luxembourg Art Prize / Certificate of Artistic Achievement
2023 / XV Józef Gielniak International Graphics Competition / Finalist
/ Jelenia Góra
2023 / Salon Wielkopolski 2023 / Finalist / Czarnków
