painting painted in oil on canvas, size 150 x 150 cm, signed
Piotr Król was born in 1973 in Lodz, Poland. From 1993 to 1999 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. He received his diploma in painting, drawing and woodcut in 1999 with a very good result. After graduation, he is engaged in easel and wall painting and educational work with young people.
He is a laureate of the Wł. Strzemiński Competition.
In 1999 he received a medal from the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Lodz for a series of woodcuts.
In 2006 he was the winner of the international competition "The Artist and His Work" organized by "Contemporary Painting", for his painting "Balloon Seller".
In 2007, he was awarded a scholarship to the Treglio fresco school run by prominent Italian painter Vic Calabro.
In 2008, his painting "Death on the Cross" was the icon of the Stations of the Cross exhibition at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadelupe. (Mexico).
In 2021 he was a finalist in the 6th Piotrkow Art Biennial "Return from the Stars".
Individual exhibitions:
2007 - Adi-Art Gallery, Lodz
2007 - Art Museum in Petrykozy - Wojciech Siemion Gallery
2008 - Lyktan Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, with S.Mostauskis
2008 - Giza Gallery - web presentation
2008 - Orla Gallery, Zakopane
2009 - Elevator Gallery, Kielce
2009 - Nova Gallery, Łódź
2010 - Manhattan Gallery, Łódź
2013 - City Gallery, Chorzów
Group exhibitions:
2006 - III International Art Forum, Lodz
2007 - Contemporaries, Adi-Art Gallery, Lodz
2007 - Post-Plenary Exhibition - Budy Lucieńskie
2007 - Exhibition of Competition Winners - "The Artist and His Work", Lodz
2007 - Exhibition of Polish Painting - Ostra Gymnasiet - Stockholm, Sweden
2007 - Stations of the Cross Exhibition at the Archcathedral Basilica - Łódź
2008 - Stations of the Cross Exhibition - Basilica of Our Lady - Guadalupe, Mexico
2008 - Auction exhibition - Consulate of the Republic of Poland - New York
2008 - Interart - Massa Lubrense, Italy
2012 - Gemlucart Monte Carlo Monaco
2021 - Final exhibition of the 6th Art Biennale, Piotrkow
Awards and honors:
1997 - Competition im. W.Strzeminski - Medal of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Lodz for a series of woodcuts
2006 - Painting Contest "Contemporary Painting" - Artist and his work 2006 - 1st prize
2007 - Scholarship of the School of Fresco Vica Calabro in Treglio, Italy
Bibliography:
2006/II - "Contemporary Painting" - "Melancholy Husband"
2007 No. 17 - "Oblicza Edukacji". - "Mąż melancholijny"
2008 - "Król" - album
2008 - Agora (30.09) - "Inter Art. Una Mostra di grande livello" Sorento, Italy
2008 - Dziennik Polski (25.10) - "Oczami duszy malowane"
2008 - "Art and Freedom" - Amnesty International, New York, USA.
In 1999 he received a medal from the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Lodz for a series of woodcuts.
In 2006 he was the winner of the international competition "The Artist and His Work" organized by "Contemporary Painting", for his painting "Balloon Seller".
In 2007, he was awarded a scholarship to the Treglio fresco school run by prominent Italian painter Vic Calabro.
In 2008, his painting "Death on the Cross" was the icon of the Stations of the Cross exhibition at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadelupe. (Mexico).
In 2021 he was a finalist in the 6th Piotrkow Art Biennial "Return from the Stars".
Individual exhibitions:
2007 - Adi-Art Gallery, Lodz
2007 - Art Museum in Petrykozy - Wojciech Siemion Gallery
2008 - Lyktan Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden, with S.Mostauskis
2008 - Giza Gallery - web presentation
2008 - Orla Gallery, Zakopane
2009 - Elevator Gallery, Kielce
2009 - Nova Gallery, Łódź
2010 - Manhattan Gallery, Łódź
2013 - City Gallery, Chorzów
Group exhibitions:
2006 - III International Art Forum, Lodz
2007 - Contemporaries, Adi-Art Gallery, Lodz
2007 - Post-Plenary Exhibition - Budy Lucieńskie
2007 - Exhibition of Competition Winners - "The Artist and His Work", Lodz
2007 - Exhibition of Polish Painting - Ostra Gymnasiet - Stockholm, Sweden
2007 - Stations of the Cross Exhibition at the Archcathedral Basilica - Łódź
2008 - Stations of the Cross Exhibition - Basilica of Our Lady - Guadalupe, Mexico
2008 - Auction exhibition - Consulate of the Republic of Poland - New York
2008 - Interart - Massa Lubrense, Italy
2012 - Gemlucart Monte Carlo Monaco
2021 - Final exhibition of the 6th Art Biennale, Piotrkow
Awards and honors:
1997 - Competition im. W.Strzeminski - Medal of the Society of Friends of Fine Arts in Lodz for a series of woodcuts
2006 - Painting Contest "Contemporary Painting" - Artist and his work 2006 - 1st prize
2007 - Scholarship of the School of Fresco Vica Calabro in Treglio, Italy
Bibliography:
2006/II - "Contemporary Painting" - "Melancholy Husband"
2007 No. 17 - "Oblicza Edukacji". - "Mąż melancholijny"
2008 - "Król" - album
2008 - Agora (30.09) - "Inter Art. Una Mostra di grande livello" Sorento, Italy
2008 - Dziennik Polski (25.10) - "Oczami duszy malowane"
2008 - "Art and Freedom" - Amnesty International, New York, USA.
