Krzysztof Powałka

Born in Poland in 1985. He has a degree in the Fine Arts Academy of Katowice in 2010. Acquired the title of technician specializing in Artistic Glass (stained glass) in the National School of Fine Arts, Dąbrowa Górnicza in 2005. Working for years for "Printgraf", a Graphic Design Company in Czeladź. In 2006 and 2007 worked as a costume and decoration designer in the Golf Hotel Paradiso teather in Peschiera del Garda (Italy). In addition, he has done the design and the production of the following works for the city of Czeladź (Poland): a monument dedicated to Katyń victims, stain glass ceiling for the Muzeum Saturn, wall decoration at Wind Orchestra headquarters, “Tadeusz Kantor” Monument for the National School of Fine Arts, two models of St.Stanisław churches (from the late nineteenth century) on a scale of 1:100. Awards & Scholarship: Classified in the "LI Premi Internacional de Dibuix Ynglada-Guillot" organized by the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George – Barcelona – 2013. Classified in the 21th edition of OPMM PROMOCJE 2011 organized by Galeria sztuki w Legnicy – Legnica, Poland – 2011. Classified in the "Premio Internazionale TOKYO" organized by Centro Diffusione Arte – Palermo, Italy – 2011. Scholarship awarded to the brightest students of the Fine Arts Academy of Katowice – Katowice, Poland – 2009 and 2010. Scholarship awarded to the brightest students in the district – Bedzin, Poland – 2009 and 2010. Erasmus Scholarship in the Fine Arts Academy of Urbino – Urbino, Italy – 2009. Grand Prix in the 7 International Drawing Festival – Zabrze, Poland – 2004. Honorable Mention in Outdoor Sculpture – Bydgoszcz, Poland – 2004. Dąbrowa Górnicza Mayor's Award for academic excellence and artistic merit – Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland – 2003/2004. III Prize in the XI National Sculpture Competition – Bydgoszcz, Poland – 2003. EXHIBITIONS: Solo Exhibitions: 2014 – Galerie Carré Doré, "Nous,Vous, Eux", Monte Carlo, Monaco 2013 – Rai Art, "Big City Nemesis", Barcelona, Spain 2013 – Galería Miscelanea, "Mad World", Barcelona, Spain 2012 – Libélula, "Big City Nemesis", Barcelona, Spain 2012 – Galeria Kredens, "Big City Nemesis", Łódź, Poland 2010 – International Festival of Theatre Direction “Fantasio” , Live Painting, Trento, Italy. 2009 – “Il Portico” Vecchio Liceo di Raffaele, “Mia Mostra ", Urbino, Italy. 2009 – Fine Arts Academy of Urbino, “Mostra Temporanea”, Urbino, Italy. 2006 – “Exlibris” Gallery, Czeladź, Poland. Collective Exhibition 2014 – SDK Odeon, "Na przełomie", Czeladź, Poland. 2013 – Espai VolArt - Vila Casas Foundation, exhibition of the artists selected from the "LI Premi Internacional de Dibuix Ynglada-Guillot" (Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Saint George), Barcelona, Spain. 2012 – Mar Art Gallery, end of season exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. 2012 – Modern Art Room, pre-auction exhibition, Sopot, Poland. 2011 – Elle Gallery, "Collettiva di apertura 2012", Treviso, Italy. 2011 – "La Pigna" Gallery, "La Donna nella Bibbia", Rome, Italy. 2011 – Arte San Vicente Gallery, "VI Certamen de Minicuadros Muz-Martínez", Alicante, Spain. 2011 – Milano Studio Iroko, "Graffi", Milan, Italy. 2011 – Mar Art Gallery, "Petit format", Barcelona, Spain. 2011 – Sztuki w Legnicy Gallery, "Promocje 2011", Legnica, Poland. 2011 –“La Pigna” Gallery - Palazzo Maffei Marescotti-, “2011: Il ritorno del nucleare”, Roma, Italy. 2011 – Terra Ferma Art Gallery, late-season group exhibition, Lleida, Spain. 2011 – Mar Art Gallery, late-season group exhibition, Barcelona, Spain. 2010 – “Rondo Sztuki” Gallery, “Dyplomy 2010”, Katowice, Poland. 2010 –“Elektrownia” Gallery, “Obrazy Pod Napięciem”, Czeladź, Poland. 2010 – Atrio Ufficio Anagrafe, Massafra, Italy. 2009 – “Odeon” Gallery, “Pomiędzy”, Czeladź, Poland. 2009 – Palazzo Ducale di Urbino, “Kaleidoscopio”, Urbino, Italy. 2007 – “Starostwa powiatowego w Będzinie” Gallery, “Malarstwo i Ilustracja”, Bedzin, Poland. 2003 – Sculpture Biennial, Zakopane, Poland. 2003 – “Odeon” Gallery, “Młodzi stąd”, Czeladź, Poland.