Leszek Markuszewski

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Leszek Markuszewski – a true “Renaissance man”: painter, visual & conceptual artist, designer, architect and art theorist. Co-founder of La Grupa; runs La Galeria (Milanówek/Warsaw). Works within abstraction.

Leszek Markuszewski – abstraction, concept and community

Leszek Markuszewski (b. 1981, Milanówek) bridges painting with visual and conceptual art, design, architecture and theory. He co-founded the artistic formation La Grupa and actively animates the local art scene.

Biography & education

Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting (studies 2003–2008; diploma 2009 with Prof. Marek Sapetto). Diploma annex in textile art under Prof. Dorota Grynczel; theory paper with Prof. Wojciech Włodarczyk, “What is art?”.

La Galeria – public space & education

Since 11 March 2022 he has been exhibiting and running educational & pro-social programmes at La Galeria (Milanówek, ul. Dworcowa 2/2) – an open creative and exhibition space. A Warsaw venue is in preparation (ul. Wilcza 2/4).

Artistic practice

Markuszewski develops abstraction and non-narrative visual art across media: painting, drawing, spatial forms, installation, happenings and design. Process, place and audience interaction are central.

Selected exhibitions

2004 – ASP Warsaw (Painting Faculty); outdoor show “U Rycha”, Kazimierz Dolny; Izabelin
2006 – installation at the Warka Art Festival; solo at “Jadłodajnia Filozoficzna”, Warsaw
2007 – DK Łazienkowska (Prof. Sapetto’s studio); 2009 – Diploma show, ASP
2011 – “Galeria Promocyjna”, Warsaw
2014 – “Only stones are motionless” – opening of Micro-Museum “La Galeria”, Kazimierz Dolny
2014–2016 – weekly “Events” series at La Galeria (Kazimierz Dolny)
2018–2019 – ongoing shows at La Galeria (Milanówek, ul. Warszawska 28a)
2019 – “Modern Polish Colourists”, Warsaw; “Sensory Art”, Podkowa Leśna
2020–2021 – pandemic cycle, Studio–La Galeria, Milanówek
2021 – Night of Museums, Kazimierz Dolny (MYdomek)
2020–2022 – work on Local Centre for Contemporary Art (LCSW)

Direction

Abstraction; visual & conceptual art.

La Galeria – mission & programme

La Galeria is an open art space in Milanówek (ul. Dworcowa 2/2), hosting exhibitions, talks and community-driven education. The programme emphasises experiment, process and audience dialogue, with a strong focus on abstraction and non-narrative visual art. A Warsaw venue (ul. Wilcza 2/4) is in preparation.