painting_drawing_gawlik_ | vernissage of Wacław Gawlik's exhibition
22 May 2026, hour 18:00 - 20:00
Contemporary Art Gallery BWA SOKÓŁ
Wacław Gawlik – painter, draftsman. For years, he has been creating series of large-format works rooted in an abstract and conceptual perception of reality. On Friday, May 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. we invite you to the grand opening of the exhibition “painting_drawing_gawlik_.”
Wacław Gawlik was born in Kraków in 1958. After graduating from the Department of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, he began teaching in 1987 at his alma mater in the Lettering Studio, instructing students majoring in painting and sculpture —initially in the Department of Graphic Arts, and since 2014 in the Department of Sculpture as part of the Chair of Architectural and Sculptural Design.
He works in painting, drawing, graphic design, and digital art, and his body of work is the result of experiences accumulated over the years, gained through both his teaching and artistic practice. Although the themes he explores are diverse, as are the techniques he employs, and the associative elements appearing in his works often draw inspiration from the nature that surrounds us, their formal structure and conceptual message are always rooted in an abstract, painterly perception of reality. The works - typically large-format paintings and drawings - have been presented at a number of exhibitions, both solo and group shows, and some of them are held in private and museum collections.
He works in painting, drawing, graphic design, and digital art, and his body of work is the result of experiences accumulated over the years, gained through both his teaching and artistic practice. Although the themes he explores are diverse, as are the techniques he employs, and the associative elements appearing in his works often draw inspiration from the nature that surrounds us, their formal structure and conceptual message are always rooted in an abstract, painterly perception of reality. The works - typically large-format paintings and drawings - have been presented at a number of exhibitions, both solo and group shows, and some of them are held in private and museum collections.
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painting_drawing_gawlik_ | Wacław Gawlik Exhibition
Wacław Gawlik - painter, draftsman. For years he has been creating series of large-format works rooted in an abstract and conceptual perception of reality. From May 22 to June 27, 2026 we invite you to visit the exhibition “painting_drawing_gawlik_.”