Krzysztof Krawiec, The afterlife of Valhalla, 2023.

Krzysztof Krawiec
The afterlife of Valhalla, 2023.
acrylic on canvas, 60 x 90 cm

Born in 1973 in Mielec, Poland. Graduated from the P.Michałowski State Art School in Rzeszów. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan. Diploma in 1998 in the Woodcut Studio under Prof. Zbigniew Lutomski and in the Typography and Illustration Studio under Prof. Grzegorz Marszałek. He works in painting, printmaking, illustration and drawing. He has had quite a few solo exhibitions in Mielec, Rzeszow, Sandomierz, Przemysl, Krakow, Poznan and within the framework of the XVIII International Fantastic Festival in Nidzica Castle. He is the author of dozens of covers and illustrations for books, periodicals, poetry volumes and CDs, including illustrations for children's books.
In 1999-2002 he published his drawings in the monthly magazine "Nowa Fantastyka". His favorite style is undoubtedly surrealism, esoteric, mystic, fantasy and magical realism.

More important selected awards and prizes:

Gold Medal 1998 XVII Edition Konfrontacje'98 WDK Leszno in the graphics and drawing department.
Gold Medal 2002 1st International Biennial of Exlibris and Small Graphic Form Boguszów-Gorce in the category of Small Graphic Form
Grand Prix 2003 - ART DEA - national competition of young visual artists Warsaw in the category of painting
Silver medal FIAP 2005 8th International Unconventional Photography Contest "Foto Odlot" Rzeszow
Special Prize 2006 9th International Unconventional Photographic Contest "Foto Odlot", Rzeszow.
Gold Medal 2007 Exlibris Competition of the Pedagogical Library in Ciechanow
Honorable Mention FIAP 10 International Unconventional Photo Contest "Foto Odlot" Rzeszów
Gold Medal 2008 XI International Contest of Digital Photography ROK Czestochowa
Special Award National Competition for Exlibris of the L.Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz.
Silver Medal 2009 2nd National Biennial of Digital Miniature, Płock
Honorable Mention International Competition for Exlibris "Spirit of Gdańsk Architecture", MDK Gdańsk
Honorable Mention FIAP "Blue Ribbon" XII International Unconventional Photo Contest "Foto Odlot".
Special Award I International Exhibition-Competition of Small Graphic Forms and Exlibris "Belovezhskaya Pushcha" Belarus
Special Prize International Competition of Exlibris and Small Graphic Forms "Solidarity of Nations" MDK Gdańsk
Honorable Mention of the III International Biennial of Small Graphic Form and Exlibris, Boguszów-Gorce in the category of Small Graphic Form
Grand Prix of Young Polish Graphics District Museum Bydgoszcz