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Andrzej Gosik

Painter

Watercolor Artist

Illustrator

Graphic Designer

Location:

Poland

A Bit About Me

I am a graduate of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology, where I earned my degree in 1987. I continued my education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, completing studies at the Faculty of Graphic Arts. I studied painting under Jerzy Tchórzewski and received my diploma in 1991 from the Poster Studio led by Maciej Urbaniec.

My artistic practice spans watercolor, oil, and acrylic painting.
My works have been acquired and featured in publications by the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

My expertise in watercolor has led to the creation of over 100 postage stamp designs for Poczta Polska (Polish Post). In 2000, my stamp commemorating “1000 Years of Wrocław” was recognized by philatelists as the most beautiful stamp of the year. A selection of my philatelic watercolors is on display at the Museum of the Polish Post in Wrocław.

In 2007, I received third prize in the International Artist magazine’s Challenge No. 40. My watercolors were also featured in two of the magazine’s publications:
“100 Ways to Paint – Flowers & Gardens” and “100 Ways to Paint – People & Figures.”

I have illustrated books for publishers in both Poland and Italy.

Live Painting

Exhibition

My works are part of private and institutional collections, including those of:

Pope Franics
King Juan Carlos of Spain
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
King Albert II of Belgium
Former Emperor Akihito of Japan
Former French Presidents Jacques Chirac and Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
Former President of the European Commission Romano Prodi
Former Secretary of State of the Holy See, Cardinal Angelo Sodano
Former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Composer Krzysztof Penderecki
Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
Former NATO Secretary General and EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana
Adam Małysz

Exhibitions:

American Embassy, Warsaw, 1989
Lyonsy Gallery, Lyon, 1989
Vena Gallery, Warsaw, 1995
Katarzyna Napiórkowska Gallery, Warsaw, 2003
“Magical Miniature”, Warsaw District of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP), 2005
Natta Gallery, Brussels, 2009
Municipal Cultural Center, Pruszków, 2013
“Watercolor – Passions and Obsessions”, Historical Museum, Bielsko-Biała, 2013
“Ecco Acquerello”, Civico Museo, Maccagno, 2013
“Disappearing Atmospheres of Pruszków”, Wedding Palace, Pruszków, 2014
“Aerial and Aquatic Painting”, Vistula River Museum (Muzeum Nadwiślańskie), Kazimierz Dolny, 2014
“18th ECWS International Watercolour Exhibition”, Llançà, 2015
“Fabriano in Watercolour”, 2016
Exhibition of the Polish Watercolour Society, Kraków, 2016
“A World Painted in Watercolor”, Polish Watercolour Society Exhibition, Białystok, 2016
“International Watercolour Exhibition l'Acquarello”, Alessandria, 2016
“Love. United”, 1st International Watercolor Biennale, Hong Kong, 2016
ECWS International Watercolour Exhibition, Avignon, 2016
2016 Taiwan World Watercolor Competition & Exhibition, 2016
Polish Watercolour Society Exhibition, Art Nouveau Museum, Płock, 2016
Miniature and Small Form Exhibition, Warsaw, 2017
“Maccagno in Acquerello”, Civico Museo, Maccagno, 2018
“Fałatówka”, Historical Museum, Bielsko - Biała, 2018
Polish Watercolour Society Exhibition, Grudziądz, Pruszków, Gorzów, Dębica, Kraków, 2018
International Watercolour Exhibition – ECWS, Palace of Art, Kraków, 2018
"Monza in Aquarello" Monza Italy, May 2019
Exhibition at the Baltic Culture Center in Gdańsk, "Perception of the wheel", February 2020
"Monza in Aquarello" Monza Italy, September 2020
The International Watercolour Exhibition Fremantle, Australia March 2020
Fabriano Watercolor 2020
“Monza in Aquarello" Monza Italy, May 2021
7th International Watercolor Festival in Lushan, China 2021
"Monza in Aquarello" Monza Italy, May 2022
Art in Spire, Galeria przechodnia, Warsaw, 2022
L’acquarello sulle vie del Grand Tour, Frascati, Italy, June 2023
"Impressions of eternity" Frascati, Italy, June 2024,
The XXVII ECWS Symposium in Tampere, August 2024
The New Art Nouveau - contemporary style creations, The Mazovian Museum in Płock 2024

Awards and Honors:

Promotion to the Top 30 Artists of 2016 Taiwan World Watercolor Competition & Exhibition
Special award of the Italian Academy of Philately (philatelic Oscar), 2016
Finalist of the competition in "The Art of Watercolor" Magazine 37th issue, December 2019
The Award for the Best Foreign Painting Gold Medal and The ECWS Main Awards on the XXVII ECWS Symposium Exhibition in Tampere
1000th Anniversary of Wrocław (block) – “The Most Beautiful Stamp of 2000” by magazine Filatelista
Third Prize in the 40th Art Challenge competition by the magazine International Artist, August 2007
Special Award from the Italian Philatelic Academy and Postal History for 2015 in the International Philatelic Art Competition in Asiago for the stamp World Blood Donor Day

Book illustrations and covers:

Shaman from the River • Vistula Tales, Vol. 2 (cover), by Andrzej Stański, Maria Dryhub, published by Andrzej Stański, 2019
Shaman from the River • Vistula Tales, by Andrzej Stański, Dariusz Koźlenko, published by Andrzej Stański, 2018
International Watercolor Artist • Handbook for Aspiring Artists and Art Lovers, Book 2, ed. K. Corally Burch, April 2015
Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, published by Black Cat Publishing, Italy, 2004
100 Ways to Paint – Flowers & Gardens, 2004
100 Ways to Paint – People & Figures, 2004

Publications:

And Then There Was Light!, "The Art of Watercolour", no. 18, March 2015
Surrealism and Stamps, "Gazeta Bankowa", October 2015
My Last Painting, "The Art of Watercolour", no. 28, March 2016

Post Stamps:

75th Anniversary of the Birth of John Paul II and FDC Envelope, 1995
Architectural Styles (series) and FDC Envelopes, 1996
Europe (series) and FDC Envelopes, 1996
Heroes of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s Trilogy (series) and FDC Envelopes, 1999
1000th Anniversary of Wrocław and FDC Envelope, 2000
100th Anniversary of Warsaw’s Zachęta Gallery and FDC Envelope, 2000
Polish Cities (1-10, 18-23, 25-27, 29) (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2002-2023
Cats (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2010
750th Anniversary of the City of Tczew and FDC Envelope, 2010
World Blood Donor Day and FDC Envelope, 2015
Air Show • Radom 2015 (series) and FDC Envelope, 2015
Wooden Churches in the Polish and Ukrainian Carpathian Region and FDC Envelope, 2015
Anders' Army • The Hope Trail (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2016-2017, 2020-2021, 2023
Year of the Vistula River and FDC Envelope, 2017
500th Anniversary of the Reformation and FDC Envelope, 2017
700th Anniversary of Lublin and FDC Envelope, 2017
We Remember 10.04.2010 and FDC Envelope, 2017
International Exhibition Astana EXPO 2017 and FDC Envelope, 2017
Poland in the UN Security Council 2018-2019 and FDC Envelope, 2017
Bishopric Anniversary in Poznań (968-2018) and FDC Envelope, 2018
Beetles (series) and FDC Envelope, 2018
100th Anniversary of the Catholic University of Lublin and FDC Envelope, 2018
First Days of Independence (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2018-2019
Small and Large Animals and FDC Envelopes, 2018
Europe and FDC Envelope, 2019
June 4, 1989 • 30th Anniversary of the Rebirth of the Senate and Free Elections and FDC Envelope, 2019
50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing and FDC Envelope, 2019
Birds of Singapore and Poland and FDC Envelope, 2019 – co-author: Sonny Lee
Chinese Zodiac Signs (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2020-2024
Dinosaurs (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2020
Tile Stoves (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2020
Dogs (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2022
50th Anniversary of Polish-Thai Diplomatic Relations (series) and FDC Envelope, 2022
Lech Kaczyński – President of Warsaw 2002-2005 and FDC Envelope, 2022
Butterflies (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2022
200th Anniversary of the Rozewie Lighthouse and FDC Envelope, 2022
Beneficial Insects (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2023-2024
600th Anniversary of St. Florian Parish in Brwinów and FDC Envelope, 2023
Castles, Palaces, and Mansions – Milusin and FDC Envelope, 2023
600th Anniversary of Łódź and FDC Envelope, 2023
Butterflies (series) and FDC Envelopes, 2024
World Bee Day and FDC Envelope, 2024
New Printing of the Anders’ Army – The Hope Trail Stamp Emission, 2024

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