Mariusz Woszczyński

Mariusz Woszczyński. Professor of Fine Arts (2015), painter and educator at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Since 2005 he has run an independent Drawing & Painting Studio at the Sculpture Department. Expressive 1980s idiom, genre scenes and landscapes (stage- and zone-based), Borderlands cycle; catalogues “Figures & Landscapes” (2010), “Journey” (2021).

Mariusz Woszczyński – expression, figure and landscape

Mariusz Woszczyński (b. 1965, Warsaw) graduated from the Faculty of Painting, ASP Warsaw (1985–1990). Diploma with distinction under Prof. Rajmund Ziemski, printmaking annex under Prof. Rafał Strent. Since 2005 he has headed an independent Drawing & Painting Studio at the Sculpture Department; earlier assistant to Prof. Teresa Pągowska. Professor of Fine Arts since 2015.

Biography & education

PhD (2000) “Figures and Landscapes”, habilitation (2008) “Borderland Landscapes” at ASP Warsaw. International studies: Ecole d’Art et Architecture, Marseille (1992–1993); Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (1994–1996); La Cambre & RHoK, Brussels (1998). In 2013–2015 he ran a studio at the Institute of Art Education, APS Warsaw.

Painterly language

Expressive brushwork on light grounds; line fused with colour patches. Landscapes avoid linear perspective, building space through stage-like and zonal composition. Southern vistas carry a Mediterranean note (vivid accents, palms, antique architecture).

Exhibitions & publications

Over 100 group shows (Europe, USA) and 40+ solo exhibitions (Poland, Chile, France, Germany). Catalogues: “Figures & Landscapes” (2010) and “Journey” – 30 years (2021), ASP Warsaw Press.

Awards (selected)

• Grand Concours Internationale de Peinture, Musée 2000, Luxembourg (1990).
• ASP Rector’s Award (1990), Polish Ministry of Culture grant (1991).
• 1st Prize – “Warsaw Graphic of the Month” (1994).
• Distinction – “Bielska Jesień” (1997); 1st Prize – ZPAP Drawing Competition (1997).
• Exit Quarterly Award (2006); ASP 100th Anniversary Medal (2004); ASP Rector’s Awards (2006, 2019).

Direction

Expressionism; figure & landscape.

Motifs & techniques

• Line + patch – drawing and colour fields interlock; expressive brushwork on light grounds (expressionism).
• Stage & zonal layouts – space built by planes and rhythm rather than linear perspective (landscape).
• Figure within landscape – genre scenes placing the body against atmospheric grounds (figurative painting).
• Mediterranean accents – vivid hues, palms, antique architecture (southern vistas) (contemporary painting).
• “Borderland landscapes” – place-memory and geopoetics as a driver of form (landscape).