Dimensions: 70 x 70 cm
signed, dated and described on the reverse: 'PIOTR DAWID | WORONIEC | "I WAS BEFORE | I WAS" from the series "MAPS" | 2023 | Woroniec'.
Biography
Graduate of the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Rzeszow. Obtained a diploma in 2005 in the painting studio of Prof. Irena Popiołek-Rodzińska. Currently a lecturer in the Painting Department of the native university. Since December 2014, he has served as President of the Association of Polish Artists of the Rzeszow District. In 2018, he received a doctoral degree at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice in the field; Visual Arts under the supervision of promoter Prof. Janusz Karbowniczek. He has participated in dozens of national and international exhibitions.
Repeatedly awarded and nominated for awards.
Winner of, among others:
2020 - honorable mention in the Competition "Image , Drawing , Graphics , Sculpture of the year 2020, BWA Rzeszow
2010 - Grand Prix at the 10th International Autumn Art Salon "Homo Quadratus Ostroviensis", Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski;
2010 - Grand Prix in the review "East of Art - Art of the East". , Rzeszów
2010 - First Prize XI Biennale of Krosno Art - BWA Krosno
2008 - First Prize of the Marshal of the Podkarpackie Province for the painting "From the Journey", BWA Rzeszow.
Author of several individual exhibitions including.
2021 - Synergy - BWA Rzeszow
2019- "The Shape of Difference" BWA Krosno.
2018- "Alt-realism" Pragaleria ,Warsaw.
2018- "Voltage" ,BWA Rzeszow.
2017- "Piotr Woroniec jr / Painting", r_z Gallery ,Rzeszow.
2014- "Substitute models", BWA Sanok
2010- "Surdus-Deaf", Center for Contemporary Art Solvay in Krakow.
He has marked his participation in prestigious exhibitions- the more important ones include;
2021- "Quadro art" in Łódź
2020 - International Triennale of Miniature Art in Częstochowa,
2019/2016/2013/2010 - Triennale of Polish Contemporary Painting at BWA Rzeszów.
2018 - National Art Biennale "45 Winter Salon " in Radom,
2018/2012/2009 -International Triennale of Painting of the Carpathian Region" Silver Quadrilateral".
2016 - New Illustrations - Asenal Gallery in Bialystok.
2014 - 1st Leon Wyczółkowski Competition at BWA Bydgoszcz,
2011 - VI International Biennale of Painting and Unique Textiles - Colors and Textures,
2010 - Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting in Szczecin,
2010 - 8Triennale of Small Painting Forms in Toruń,
2009 - "Quadro art" in Lodz,
More important exhibitions abroad
2010/11 - "Colors of Podkarpacie" from the series Young Polish Painting - Beletage Gallery , Nuremberg , Saarbrucken - Germany.
2010 - International Triennial of Carpathian Region Painting "Silver Quadrilateral" Vychodoslovenska Gallery Kosice - Slovakia
2010 - International Triennial of Carpathian Region Painting "Silver Quadrilateral" Deri Museum in Debrecen - Hungary
2006 - We art Gallery - London
Author of films, installations, He has participated in many exhibitions,open-air events, interdisciplinary festivals and international projects as a participant, curator and initiator including European Stadium of Culture, cyclical projects Art Square in 2012-2014, Culture from the Kitchen- 2014/16 , Art&Science, Topography of Freedom, Silesian Kafka, Shaft-art 2011/16, Wall-art 2015, UNESCO -art 2020
In 2014, he received the Creative Scholarship of the Marshal of the Podkarpackie Province.
About his work he writes;
"The multifaceted idea of presenting the problems that bother me is a collision of life vision, content and pure artistic painting form. Through such a concept, the truth of existence is given in one act in a sensual, visual way. Man by nature likes reflections. For me, emotion and authenticity are important."
