Rafał GAWLIK (b. 1989), Cliffs at Sunset, 2026

acrylic on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, signed lower left: R. Gawlik

Born in 1989. A graduate of Painting and Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He completed his bachelor’s degree in the Digital Imaging studio at the Faculty of Graphic Arts. He earned his master’s degree at the Department of Painting in Andrzej Bednarczyk’s studio. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Poland, including at the Szyb Wilson Gallery in Katowice, the Pod Baranami Gallery in Kraków, the Sierakowski Manor in Sopot, and the National Museum in Kraków. As part of the “Artbox Project,” he also exhibits his work digitally abroad, including in Basel, Zurich, Miami, and New York. His paintings have been featured in an Australian art book documenting the works of leading contemporary artists from around the world. He is a former comic book artist and the author of his own comic book, published in 2008.

Selected exhibitions:
2017 – “New Avant-Garde” – post-competition exhibition of the 1st Contemporary Art Review at the Szyb Wilson Gallery in Katowice
2017 – “Poem + Image” – post-competition exhibition of the 4th edition of the poetry and visual arts competition in Sopot
2018 – “Art Now” – an exhibition at the National Museum in Kraków
2018 – “One Artist’s Day pres. Rafał Gawlik” – solo exhibition at the “Szpitalna 1” club in Kraków
2018 – TEDx AGH University – participation in a group exhibition during the TEDx conference at the Studio Club in Kraków