Wiesław Wałkuski

Icarus, 1995


Wieslaw Walkuski was born in 1956 in Bialystok, Poland. Between 1976 and 1981 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Main professors: Teresa Pagowska – painting and Maciej Urbaniec – graphic design. In 1981 he started to cooperate with a number of publishing houses, theatres as well as Polfilm and Film Polski  – film distributors. Since 1987 he has been working as a freelancer. He has published about 200 posters. His prolific body of works includes paintings , artistic posters , illustrations. Lives and works in Warsaw.


Major awards:

– Hollywood Reporter Key Art. Awards, Los Angeles 1st prize 1988, 2nd prize 1990;

– Chicago Film Festival 1st prize 1986 , 2nd prize 1983 , 2nd prize 1988;

– International Poster Biennale , Mexico City 2nd prize 1990;

– Art. Directors Club , New York 2nd prize 1992;

– International Biennale of Theatre Poster, Rzeszow, Poland 3rd prize 1993;

– International Poster Festival, Chaumont, France 3rd prize 1996;

– International Theatre Poster Competition , Osnabrueck, Germany 3rd prize 1997;

– Poster competition (by invitation) "20th Pope John Paul II Pontificate", Warsaw 1st prize 1998;

– Biennale of Polish Poster, Katowice, Poland Grand Prix 1997, 2nd prize 2001

See also:

Wiesław Wałkuski, Zmowa świętoszków

Wiesław Wałkuski

Zmowa świętoszków, 1995
Wiesław Wałkuski, Caravaggio

Wiesław Wałkuski

Caravaggio, 1990
Wiesław Wałkuski, Seszele

Wiesław Wałkuski

Seszele, 1990
Wiesław Wałkuski, I feel like screaming

Wiesław Wałkuski

I feel like screaming, 1990
Wiesław Wałkuski, Galeria plakatu polskiego

Wiesław Wałkuski

Galeria plakatu polskiego, 2001
Wiesław Wałkuski, Historie zakulisowe

Wiesław Wałkuski

Historie zakulisowe, 2002
Wiesław Wałkuski, Danton

Wiesław Wałkuski

Danton, 1991
Wiesław Wałkuski, Satyrykon

Wiesław Wałkuski

Satyrykon, 1991
Wiesław Wałkuski, Untitled

Wiesław Wałkuski

Untitled, 1992
Wiesław Wałkuski, Żydówka

Wiesław Wałkuski

Żydówka, 2000
Wiesław Wałkuski, W objęciach czerwieni

Wiesław Wałkuski

W objęciach czerwieni, 1993
Wiesław Wałkuski, Bajadera

Wiesław Wałkuski

Bajadera, 2003
Wiesław Wałkuski, Carmen

Wiesław Wałkuski

Carmen, 1999
Wiesław Wałkuski, Ghetto

Wiesław Wałkuski

Ghetto, 1990
Wiesław Wałkuski, King Lear

Wiesław Wałkuski

King Lear, 1991
Wiesław Wałkuski, Arabian Nights

Wiesław Wałkuski

Arabian Nights, 2015
Wiesław Wałkuski, It's Me, the Thief

Wiesław Wałkuski

It's Me, the Thief, 2013
Wiesław Wałkuski, Juliusz Cezar

Wiesław Wałkuski

Juliusz Cezar, 1994
Wiesław Wałkuski, Face-off

Wiesław Wałkuski

Face-off, 2001
Wiesław Wałkuski, Caligula

Wiesław Wałkuski

Caligula, 1990