Jacek Sempoliński (March 27, 1927August 30, 2012) was a Polish

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

, draftsman, art professor,

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, and

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ist. Sempoliński was born in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...

. He studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He taught at his alma mater from 1956. His works are held in the collections of

Zachęta The Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, ...

Museum of Modern Art The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on 53rd Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It plays a major role in developing and collecting modern art, and is often identified as one of ...

, Warsaw, BWA Bielsko Biała, Starak Family Foundation

Selected exhibitions

* 2017 - Jacek Sempoliński, Gazing pictures, Manggha, Cracow * 2002 - ''A me stesso'',

, Warsaw * 1995 - ''Jacek Sempoliński. Malarstwo, rysunek, Galeria Kordegarda, Warsaw * 1983 - ''Jacek Sempoliński, Czaszka", Poznań Museum of Art

Awards

* 1976 -

Jan Cybis Jan Cybis (16 February 1897 - 13 December 1972) was a prominent Polish painter and art teacher. Biography Cybis was born in Fröbel (now Wróblin, Opole Voivodeship, Poland) and studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, set ...

Prize, Warsaw * 1986 - Brother Albert Award, Warsaw * 2004 - The

Kazimierz Ostrowski Award {{refimprove, date=November 2016 The Kazimierz Ostrowski Award is one of the most important awards given to Polish artists and designers in recognition of their excellence. Founded in 2002, it is financed by the NDI construction group and present ...

, Gdańsk * 2012 -

Gloria Artis Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins) ...

(Zasłużony Kulturze - Gloria Artis) Medal, Warsaw

References

External links

Sempoliński profile on culture.pl

Sempoliński's works in Zachęta collection

Sempoliński's works in Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw collection

Sempoliński's works in BWA Galeria Bielska collection
20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 21st-century Polish painters 21st-century male artists Polish draughtsmen 1927 births 2012 deaths Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw alumni Academic staff of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw Polish male painters {{Poland-painter-stub