Michał DĄBROWSKI (b. 1983), *The Calm of Ecstasy*, 2026

oil on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, signed lower right: M. Dąbrowski

Born in 1983 in Częstochowa. He is an artist working in the fields of painting, printmaking, collage, and drawing. He graduated with a degree in printmaking in 2019 from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, where he studied in Prof. Katarzyna Winczek’s intaglio printmaking studio. In 2021, he earned his master’s degree in painting, specializing in painting in architecture and urban planning within the academic discipline of fine arts and art conservation, under the supervision of Prof. Jarosław Kweclich at the same university. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Jerzy Duda Gracz Association of Visual Artists in Częstochowa. In his paintings, the artist often references figures, industrial spaces, and geometric forms, which, when combined, create intriguing, often minimalist works of art. The artist’s technique is based on oil paints, and he often experiments with the structure and texture of the canvas. He has participated in solo and group exhibitions, including: an exhibition in 2017 at the Match Production Museum in Częstochowa, and in 2019 - Exhibition of Artistic Graphics at the Association of Polish Visual Artists in Katowice, 2020 - Exhibition at the Gallery of the Jan Długosz University Library in Częstochowa, 2020–2021 - Częstochowa Museum, 2022 - Solo exhibition in Kraków at the Szalom Gallery, 2022/2023. Exhibition at the City Hall in Częstochowa. The artist’s works have attracted interest abroad and are included in private collections in countries such as Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and France.