Tomasz Zawadzki
Tomasz Zawadzki is a Polish visual artist, painter, draftsman, photographer, and educator associated with Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. Born in 1956 in Lublin, he has developed a consistent artistic practice focused on the language of painting, the relationship between image and sign, and contemporary forms of visual expression. His professional output includes both artistic creation and long-term academic work.
Biography of Tomasz Zawadzki
Tomasz Zawadzki was born in 1956 in Lublin. Between 1976 and 1981, he studied at the State Higher School of Fine Arts in Wrocław, now the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts. He completed his diploma in the painting studio of Professor Zbigniew Karpiński and in painting in architecture and urban planning under Professor Mieczysław Zdanowicz. He received the title of Professor of Fine Arts.
Artistic practice and the language of painting
Tomasz Zawadzki works in painting, drawing, and photography. His artistic practice is focused on the analysis of painterly language and the construction of the visual sign, often developed through series of works that record the experience of building an image. His work is shaped by formal discipline, reflection on the medium, and the relationship between abstraction, structure, and sign.
Academic career and UMCS in Lublin
For nearly four decades, Tomasz Zawadzki has been affiliated with Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin. He serves as professor and head of the Department of Painting and Drawing at the Faculty of Arts. His teaching activity forms an important part of his professional profile and remains closely linked to the development of contemporary painting and art education in Poland.
Exhibitions and artistic output
Tomasz Zawadzki is the author of numerous solo exhibitions and a participant in many group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Since the late 1980s, he has cooperated with the Lublin BWA, now operating as Galeria Labirynt. His work occupies a significant place within contemporary Polish art, combining reflection on the image with a consistently developed painting and drawing practice.
