Jakub Julian Ziolkowski (b. 1980), Untitled, 2007

gouache, paper, 46 x 35 cm, unsigned


Polish painter and illustrator, also reaching for other means of expression such as installation. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, he earned his diploma in 2005 in Prof. Leszek Misiak's studio. In Ziolkowski's works we can find various stylistics from surrealism through expressionism to abstraction. The artist's compositions are created in his imagination, which he then transfers to paper or canvas. In 2014, his work received international recognition through publication in Kurt Beers' acclaimed album "100 Painters of Tomorrow" (published by Thames & Hudson Ltd, London/New York). Ziolkowski is the author of more than a dozen solo exhibitions at home and abroad. His works could be seen, among others. At CCA Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw (2018); Hauser & Wirth, London (2017, 2006); Neues Museum, Nuremberg (2017); MAN - Museo d'Arte Provincia di Nuoro, Nuoro (2017); Foksal Gallery Foundation, Warsaw (2017, 2012, 2005); BWA Zamosc Gallery, Zamosc (2017, 2004); Café Nhà Sàn, Hanoi (2016); BWA, Zielona Gora (2015); Hauser & Wirth, Zurich (2013, 2008); Hydra Workshop, Hydra (2012); Parasol Unit, London (2011); Zachęta National Art Gallery, Warsaw (2010); Hauser & Wirth, New York (2010); BWA Wrocław, Poland (2010); Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (2009); Galeria F.A.I.T., Krakow (2007); Galerie Martin Janda, Vienna (2005). The artist's works are in many private and public collections in Poland and abroad