Antoni Pastwa

A sculptor and teacher born in 1944 in Brzóza. In the years 1964 - 1970 he studied at the Sculpture Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. He completed his diploma under the supervision of Jan Bohdan Chmielewski. In 1974 he was employed as an assistant at the Faculty of Sculpture at his alma mater. From 1978 to 1980 he was a scholarship holder of the Culture Fund of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. In 1994 he was awarded the title of professor. In the years 1993 - 1996, 1999 - 2002, 2002 - 2006 he was the dean of the Faculty of Sculpture. He works mainly with sculpture and drawing, but also creates sculptures in public spaces. Individual exhibitions 1972 Sculpture Gallery, Warsaw 1976 Gallery of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers, Warsaw 1978 Krzywe Koło Gallery, Warsaw 1980 Atlantis Gallery, Duisburg 1987 Arsenal Gallery, Poznań 1987 Zamek Gallery, Olsztyn 1988 Oranżeria Gallery, Orońsko 1991 Spicchi del Est Gallery, Rome 1994 Gallery STUDIO, Warsaw 1996 Mała Galeria, Nowy Sącz 1997 Art Exhibitions Office, Zamość 1998 Aula Gallery, Warsaw 1998 Art Exhibitions Office, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 2001 Zamek Culture Center, Poznań 2003 Space Gallery, Krakow 2006 Studio Gallery, Studio Art Center. The exhibition entitled "Painting Grzegorz Pabla, Sculpture by Antoni Janusz Pastwa" 2007 Art Festival in Spoleto - Italy. Presentation of works in the framework of the festival from various fields of culture 2007 Institute of Polish Culture in Rome 2008 Gallery "Studio" Art Center "Studio" 2010 2010 - Gallery BWA Białystok 2011 Gallery of the Institute of Polish Culture in Rome. 2012 BWA Gallery Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 2013 Gallery of the Polish Institute, From the series "Shadows" - Rome 2014 Gallery Salon of the Academy "Torsy and Shadows" 2015 Gallery of the Art Stage of the Catholic University of Lublin "Sculpture and drawing" Realizations 1973 statue of Józef Brandt, Orońsko 1977 statue of Henryk Wieniawski, Lublin 1981 Katyn Monument, Warsaw (with Adam Myjak) 1988 bust of Janusz Groszkowski, Warsaw 1997 Dowborczyk monument (reconstruction of the monument from 1930, by the sculptor Michał Kamieński) 1999 Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Częstochowa (with Adam Myjak) 2002 Apollo's Quadriga on the front of the Grand Theater in Warsaw (with Adam Myjak) 2004 - Statuette "Patron of Culture", for supporting the national culture. 2007 - Statuette "Patron of the Culture of Warsaw" 2008 - Statuette "Benefactor of Culture" for supporting national culture. 2011 - Reliefs on the building of the Foksal Residence, Warsaw Works in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw Olympic Museum in Lausanne Sports Museum in Madrid In the Center of Polish Sculpture Orońsko Center for Contemporary Art Studio Galeria Arsenal Poznań In the space of the city of Kielce, Lublin, Gdańsk, Radom, Willany - Hungary , the Tinos Islands - Greece, and in private collections at home and abroad.