Mariusz Kulakowski (b. 1961), from the series 'Profiles'

oil, canvas, 125 x 125 cm, signed on stretcher: 'MARIUSZ KUŁAKOWSKI, OLEJ, 125 x 125'.



Studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk; graduated in 1987 in the studio of Prof. Włodzimierz Łajming. His works can be found in the collections of, among others: Museum of the Earth
Lubuska, National Museum in Gdansk (Department of Contemporary Art), UM in Sopot, Collection of ZPAP in Lodz, private collections. Author of painting series: "Profiles", "Gradients", "Icons". He has developed a distinctive style of painting based on perfectly painted tonal transitions. The artist is the winner of several international and national painting competitions. Selected exhibitions: 1988 - "Arsenal 88", National Exhibition of Young Visual Arts, Warsaw; "Diploma 87", Zachęta Gallery, Warsaw; 2005 - "Memory and Participation", National Museum in Gdansk, Abbots' Palace in Oliwa, Gdansk; 3rd National Biennial of Painting and Unique Textile, Tricity - honorable mention; 2006 - "Barcode", Historical Museum of the City of Gdansk; 21st Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting, Szczecin; 2007 - "Autumn Confrontations", Triennale of Polish Contemporary Painting, BWA, Rzeszow; 1st International Painting Biennale, QUADRO-ART. 2007, Łódź, Historical Museum - award of the President of ZPAP; 2008 ZPAP Gallery, individual exhibition, Gdańsk; 2008 XXII Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting in Szczecin - nomination for the award; 2009 - III Premio Internationale di Pittura e Grafica "Natale di Roma" 2009, Cascina Farsetti, 3 °Classificato ex aequo - Sezione Pittura, Rome, Italy; 2012 "On the road..." Starogardzkie Centrum Kultury Gallery A, Starogard Gdański; 2018 - Sopot Auction House "Mariusz Kulakowski. Clearances"