Roman Kalarus

Roman Kalarus (born March 21, 1951 in Katowice ) is a Polish poster artist, graphic artist, cartoonist and designer.

Kalarus studied up to the faculty of graphics of the Academy of Fine Arts. He taught graphic design and composition at the Silesian University of Computer Science. At the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow he gives courses for students in the last two years of study, among them were Sebastian Kubica , Monika Starowicz , Weronika Ratajska and Stefan Lechwar . He also gave courses in Chile and Israel.

His own works have been shown at around 300 exhibitions in Poland, England, Hungary, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Azerbaijan, Israel and the USA. At the Bienale of Poster Artists in Katowice he received the Grand Prix twice (1995 and 2001) as well as other prizes (1977, 1979, 1987 and 1989), and the First Prize at the 2001 Krakow Poster Festival. Together with his student Sebastian Kubica , he was awarded a bronze medal at the 2003 International Poster Triennial in Toyama. He received further awards at the International Biennale for Applied Graphics in Brno (bronze medal), the International Poster Triennial in Hong Kong in 2004 and the 8th International Poster Triennial in Tehran (2004). In 2006, his hometown named him President of Culture in recognition of his artistic and educational achievements.

Kalarus is also active in the field of artistic collage, woodcuts (prizes at the 4th and 5th Quadrennial of Polish Woodcut in Olsztyn in 1987 and 1991), painting and drawing. For the Śląski Teatr Lalki i Aktora he designed the set and puppets for a play by Gustaw Morcinek , as well as the set for Jacek Popławski's production of the play Dokąd pędzisz, Koniku? . Between 2000 and 2003 he also realized sacred painting projects in churches with Joana Piech .

For a project of the Archdiocese of Katowice against alcohol abuse ("I drive - I'm sober") he was responsible for the graphic design and designed a series of posters between 1999 and 2006, as well as billboards, stamps and prints on trams and buses.

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personal data
SURNAME	Kalarus, novel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Polish poster artist, graphic artist, cartoonist and designer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 21, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH	Katowice