Paweł Brodzisz (pronounced
pavɛw ˈbrɔd͡ʑiʂ born 15 February 1975
) is a Polish painter, photographer, graphic artist, miniaturist,
and
illustrator
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whose works have been exhibited both in Poland and internationally.
He is also a regionalist, focusing on the Lublin
and Silesia regions.
Education
Paweł Brodzisz completed an engineering degree in agriculture at The University of Life Sciences in Lublin.
He holds a master’s degree in visual arts education with a specialization in painting from the Faculty of Arts at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (MCSU).
He also completed postgraduate studies in human resource management at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.
Work and artistic work
His artistic journey began with participation in a group exhibition in 1992 in Łęczna.
He most often creates paintings in vivid, intense colours, using the oil-alkyd technique on canvas, but he also works on ceramics
and decorative stones.
At the same time, he is passionate about printmaking, with
linocut
Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of relief printing in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief printing, relief surface. A design i ...
being his favourite technique.
He also creates monotypes and photographs. In addition, he is involved in documenting and researching the history of Łęczna, the town where he lives and works.
Exhibitions and Open-Air Art Events
Paweł Brodzisz has participated in over one hundred group exhibitions (both international and in Poland) and has held nearly forty solo exhibitions of his own works.
He has taken part in international open-air art events in
Hungary
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,
Ukraine
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,
Belarus
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,
Japan
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,
South Korea
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, the
Czech Republic
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,
Romania
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,
Germany
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, and
Austria
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, while also cooperating with artists from these countries.
International Exhibitions
Austria
* Vienna – 2013
South Korea (Gunsan)
* 2013 – The 27th ASROPA International Exhibition – SANTAROSA Gallery
* 2018 – The 34th ASROPA International Art Exhibition – Gunsan Arts Center (89 artists from 39 countries)
* 2019 – The 35th ASROPA Exhibition – Gunsan Modern History Museum
* 2019 – The 35th ASROPA International Art Collective Exhibition – Gunsan Saemangeum Convention Center
* 2019 – The 37th ASROPA International Art Exhibition, 1st Exhibition – Gunsan Convention Center (Oct. 24–26, 2019)
* 2019 – The 37th ASROPA International Art Exhibition, 2nd Exhibition – Gunsan Modern History Museum (Oct. 30–Nov. 30, 2019)
* 2019 – The 37th ASROPA International Art Exhibition, 3rd Exhibition – Gunsan Art Center (Dec. 5–11, 2019)
Hungary
* Hajdúhadház – 2001
Italy
* Treviolo – 2004
Collections
His works in Museums
Miniatures are part of the collection at the
Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak in Tychy.
Since 2013, Brodzisz has been closely aligned with the museum, cooperating across numerous areas, including the
visual arts
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(are art forms such as painting, and printmaking/linocut),
culture
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, and
history
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.
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Personal life
Paweł Brodzisz is married to Małgorzata, with whom he has two children.
Honours and Awards
Honours
*
Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture
The Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture () or Meritorious for Polish Culture, is a Polish departmental decoration in Arts awarded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland to persons and organizati ...
(2025)
* Honorary Badge for Merits to the Lublin Voivodeship (2025)
Awards
* Nagroda Kulturalna Województwa Lubelskiego (Cultural Award of the Lublin Voivodeship) for lifetime achievement in cultural activities – 2013
* Jesień Plastyczna – Hrubieszów 2005 – awarded by the Director of the Muzeum im. ks. Stanisława Staszica in Hrubieszów for the work Ubrana w czerń i błękit (Dressed in Black and Blue) (2005)
* Łęczyński Odyniec Kultury (Łęczna Boar of Culture) – awarded by Mayor Teodor Kosiarski for significant contributions to local cultural development – 2015
* 2nd Reconnaissance Squadron (1918–1921) – co-edited publication prepared by the Centre of Culture in Łęczna, awarded the Wawrzyn Pawła Konrada (Paweł Konrad Laurel) and the title Książka Roku 2010 (Book of the Year 2010) in the Album – Lublin Region category by the Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna im. Hieronima Łopacińskiego w Lublinie (the Hieronim Łopaciński Provincial Public Library in Lublin) – 2010
Gallery
File:MAL64 Dworzec Wiedeński początek XX wieku 61 x 40 mm. Artysta malarz Paweł Brodzisz olej na płótnie 2013. Eksponat Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak w Tychach.png, ''Vienna Station, early 20th Century'' (); – (2013). Oil miniature on canvas
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, 40 × 61 mm. Exhibit at the Muzeum Miniaturowej Sztuki Profesjonalnej Henryk Jan Dominiak in Tychy – part of the series Silesian Architecture in Miniature.
References
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Recipients of the Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture
Polish illustrators
Polish male painters
Polish photographers
Polish graphic designers
1975 births
Living people