Roman Starak

Roman Starak (* 1929 in Tarnopol , Poland , † 2016 in Katowice ) was a Polish artist.

biography

In 1956 he studied graphics with A. Rak at the Art School in Katowice . In 1992 received the post of professor at this Katowice art college and in 1997 the title of professor of fine arts. Since 1980 he has also headed the relief printing laboratory at the university. He took an active part in all exhibitions of the Association of Polish Visual Artists ZPAP of the Katowice district and in such important exhibitions in Poland as the Biennale in Krakow .

Exhibitions (selection)

He had nine solo exhibitions at home and abroad and was represented in group exhibitions in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Uruguay, Russia, Great Britain, Brazil, France, Canada, Italy and Switzerland. His works are in the collections of Polish and foreign museums.

• 2003- Exhibition "Praca Roku" in the gallery "ZPAP", Katowice
• 2000 Exhibition - Galeria SDK Odeon, Czeladź
• 1999 So we live in today , National Museum, Gdansk (Gdańsk)
• 1999 It starts here, and where does it go? , Gallery of the Odeon Culture House, Czeladź

Awards

• Award of the Minister of Culture and Art in the exhibition on the twentieth anniversary of the communist regime
• Golden Cross of Merit
• Individual award from the Minister for Culture and Art in 1971,
• Team gold medal at the XII International Art Salon in Paris 1971
• Gold medal for the development of the culture of the Katowice Voivodeship.

Web links

• Biography, polish
• Catalog Museum Miejskie Zabrze (Polish) "Roman Starak, the master of black and white" ISBN 978-83-88427-89-3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.