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Marcin Białas was born in 1977 in Zawiercie (Poland). He studied in the Faculty of Art at the Academy of Fine
Arts in Katowice. His diploma was obtained in the Intaglio Printing Studio of Professor Jan Szmatloch in 2004
and he was awarded a medal. After graduation he joined the academic staff of the faculty. In 2011 he was granted
the title of Doctor of Arts. His main interests are graphic arts (intaglio technique) and drawing. Since 2003 he has been
participating actively in reviews and festivals of graphics in Poland and abroad.
He had several solo exhibitions in Poland (Katowice, Warszawa, Białystok, Chorzów, Gliwice, Żywiec, Sosnowiec),
Canada (Trois-Rivierès), Romania (Ploiesti), Germany (Berlin), Ireland (Dublin), Belarus (Minsk), France (Paris).
Received grants:
2005, The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, Canada
2006, Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Foundation, Warsaw, Poland
2007, The Marshal of the Silesian Voivodeship, Katowice, Poland
2007 / 2010, The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Warsaw, Poland
2012, Grant programmes “Young Poland”, Warsaw, Poland
Prizes and distinctions (selected):
2004, 8th International Biennial Print, Ourense, Spain, HONORARY MENTION
Andriolli’s National Drawing Competition, Nałęczów, Poland, DRAWN PRIZE
2005, “Iosif Iser” International Biennial, Ploiesti, Romania, PRIZE OF THE ROMANIAN ART COLLECTORS’ SOCIETY
2006, 5th International Triennial Print, Cairo, Egipt, TRIENNAL AWARD
5th International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia, GRAND PRIX
3rd International Competition Ex libris „Toward Freedom”, Lomazzo, Italy, 2nd PRIZE
2007, 5th International Biennial Print, Trois-Rivierès, Canada, INVITATION PRESSE PAPIER
2008, 10th International Biennial Print, Ourense, Spain, MENTION
1st International Biennial Print – Isik Universit and IMOGA, Turkey, SPECIAL PRIZE – Turkish Cultural Foundation
2009, 15th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria, EQUAL AWARD
Young Polish Print, Cracow, Poland, ARTINFO AWARD
1st International Biennial Eastern Salon Of Art, Lublin, Poland, ZPAP CHAIRMAN AWARD
15th International Biennial Print – SPACE BIENNIAL, Seoul, South Korea, PURCHASE PRIZE
2010, 14th International Biennial Print Exhibition, Taiwan, China, MENTIONS
2011, „Iosif Iser” International Contemporary Engraving Biennial, Ploiesti, Romania, STATUTORY PRIZE
11th International Print Biennal, Acqui Terme, Italy, AWARD
10th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print – Art, India, HONORARY MENTION
11th International Biennial Print, Jose de Ribera, Xativa, Spain, HONORARY MENTION
2nd International Triennial of Graphic Arts IMPRINT 2011, Warsaw, MARIUSZ KAZANA’S FOUNDATION AWARD
2012, IMPRIMA International Biennal of Graphic Art, Ceara, Brasil, HONORARY MENTION
2013, 6th International Biennial of Small Graphics, Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia, GRAND PRIX
2014, 4th Bienal de Grabado Aguafuerte Provincia de Valladolid, 2nd PRIZE
17th International Triennial Print, Frechen, Germany, 3rd PRIZE
42th Print Award Carmen Arozena 2014, Madrit, Spain, MENTION
Group exhibitions 2003 –2015 (selected):
2003, The 5th Polish Print Triennial – Katowice, Poland
11th International Biennial of Graphics, Sarcelles, France
2004, „Identitets Afspejling” – Polsk Kunst 2004, Kolding, Denmark
8th International Biennial Print, Ourense, Spain
Andriolli’s National Drawing Competition, Nałęczów, Poland
2005, 12th International Triennial Small Form Prin, Łódź, Poland
13th International Print Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria
8th International Print Biennial „Josep de Ribera”, Xativa, Spain
2006, 5th International Exhibition of Drawing, Pilsen, Czech Republic; Chicago, Birmingham, USA; Schonsee, Germany
4th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibtion, Vancouver, Canada
12th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibitions, Taipei, Taiwan
2nd International Printmaking Competitons, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
2007, 14th International Triennial Print, Tallinn, Estonia
5th International Triennial Print, Prague, Czech Republic
5th International Biennal Print, Trois-Rivierès, Canada
7th International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Kochi, Japan
2008, 2nd International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibitions, Bangkok, Thailand
IMPRINT 2008 – Kulisiewicz International Triennial of Graphic Arts, Warsaw, Poland
3rd International Print Competition, Istanbul, Turkey
Celebrating Exhibition of RAMSAR Conference 2008, Gyeongnam Art Museum, Seoul, South Korea
2009, New Prints – 2009 / Winter, IPCNY, New York, USA
15th International Biennal Print „Space Biennal”, Seul, Korea
1st International Biennial Eastern Salon Of Art, Lublin, Poland
GUANLAN – International Biennal Print, Guanlan, China
15th International Biennal Print, Varna, Bulgaria
2010, 14th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibitions, Taipei, Taiwan
Exhibition of the Intaglio Printing Studio of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Galerie Alfred Merkelbach,
Dusseldorf, Germany
Jan Szmatloch and students, Gallery of National Academy of Fine Arts, Minsk, Belarus
2011, 10th International Biennal Print, Acqui Terme, Italy
10th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art, Bharat Bhavan, India
16th International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Frechen, Germany
International Biennal Print „Parker Harrison”, Hatton Gallery, UK
5th International Biennal Print, Musée de Saint-Maur, Villa Médicis, France
2012, Global Matrix III – Purdue University Galleries, Lafayette, IN, USA
Exhibition of graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan
Carmen Arozena 40th International Exhibition, Madrid, Spain
6th International Biennal Print, Douro, Portugal
Strasbourg Art Fair, Strasbourg, France
2013, „TRANSGRAPHICS” Polish Artists in The M. Kazana Art Collection in The Guangdong Museum of Art, Guangzhou, China
“Transition” Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Leipzig, Germany
4th Guanlan International Print Biennial, Guanlan, China
2014, 4th Bienal de Grabado Aguafuerte Provincia de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
2nd Lingshi International Print Biennial in China 2014, Lingsi, Shanxi Province, China
17th GERMAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF GRAPHIC ART, Frechen, Germany
International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014 ROC, Taipei, Taiwan
4nd Bangkok Triennale Intarnationale Print & Drawing Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand
2015, 10th International Biennial of Contemporary Prints in Liège, Belgium
8th Leonardo SciaScia amateur d’estampes , Milan, Italy
13th International Print Biennal, Acqui Terme, Italy