Rafal GAWLIK (b. 1989), Buried in thought, 2024

mixed technique (acrylic, oil), canvas, 81 x 65 cm, signed l.d.: R. Gawlik

Graduate of Painting and Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. He completed his first degree in the Digital Imaging studio at the Faculty of Graphic Arts. He earned his master's degree at the Faculty of Painting in the atelier of Andrzej Bednarczyk. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Poland, including the Wilson Shaft Gallery in Katowice, Galeria Pod Baranami in Krakow, Dworku Sierakowskich in Sopot and the National Museum in Krakow. Involved in the "Artbox Project," he also shows his work digitally abroad, including Basel, Zurich, Miami and New York. His paintings have been published in an Australian art album, documenting the work of leading contemporary artists from around the world. He is a former comic book artist and author of his own comic book album published in 2008.

Selected exhibitions:
2017 r. - "New Avant-Garde" - Post-competition exhibition of the 1st Review of Contemporary Art at the Wilson Shaft Gallery in Katowice.
2017 r. - "Poem + Image" - Post-competition exhibition of the 4th edition of the poetry and art competition in Sopot
2018 r. - "Art Now" - exhibition at the National Museum in Krakow
2018 r. - "One Artist's Day pres. Rafal Gawlik" - solo exhibition at the Krakow club "Szpitalna 1"
2018 r. - TEDx AGHUniversity - participation in a group exhibition during the TEDx conference at the Studio Club in Krakow.