Lech Majewski

Lech Majewski – graphic designer, poster artist, illustrator and book designer – and a guitarist by passion. He excels in editorial and advertising design, yet the poster remains his core medium. Signature style: flat vivid colour, cut-out lettering, and geometric signs/ornaments.

Lech Majewski – poster, book design & a distinct visual language

Lech Majewski is a leading Polish poster artist whose works combine clarity of message with musical rhythm of form. He champions the poster as a “precise record of place, time and event”. His hallmark: flat, saturated colours, paper-cut typography and geometric iconography. As an educator he urges students to find their own voice: technology is a tool, not a substitute for talent.

Biography & education

Born in Olsztyn; graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (diploma under Henryk Tomaszewski). Professor at the Warsaw ASP (Poster & Editorial Design Studio). Runs his own graphic and music studio; honorary member of STGU.

International Poster Biennale

Considered one of the guardians of the International Poster Biennale in Warsaw: member of the Programme Council, multiple Chair of the Organising Committee. Since 2018, after the Biennale moved to the Academy, he serves as its President. Jury member of numerous poster competitions.

Selected exhibitions

• Polish Poster Biennale (Katowice); International Poster Biennale, Warsaw;
• Toyama Triennial (Japan), Lahti Poster Biennale (Finland), Paris Poster Salon, Brno, Chaumont, Echirolles;
• ECO’92, Rio de Janeiro; solo shows from Warsaw (1981) to Rio (1994), Echirolles (2000), Kraków (2015), Nowy Sącz (2019).

Awards & honours (selected)

• UNESCO 1971 – 2nd prize (“A World Worthy of Us” poster),
• Grand Prix – 10th Polish Poster Biennale (1983); multiple medals for film posters,
• 1st prize – Chopin Competition poster (1987); 2nd prize – Paris Poster Salon (1987),
• Multiple PTWK awards for “Most Beautiful Book of the Year”,
• Doctor honoris causa (Usti nad Labem); Sutnar Prize (Plzeň); Master’s Eye (Trnava),
• Silver & Gold “Gloria Artis” medals.

Direction

Contemporary art – poster and editorial design.