Biography
Born in 1985 in Radom, Dariusz Milczarek graduated from Kraków’s Academy of Fine Art, Faculty of Painting under the supervision
of Professor Adam Wsiołkowski in 2011 who also supervised his Ph.D. studies, which he completed in 2017. In his work, Dariusz focuses on paintings, murals, photography, organization of cultural events. He is also the head of the Pryzmat Gallery.
His paintings are part of the collections of the National Museum in Gdańsk, Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków and
private collections in Poland and abroad.
Individual exhibitions:
| 2019 | Transition states, painting exhibition, Stalowa Gallery, Warsaw, Poland |
| Dialog Marta Kawiorska, Dariusz Milczarek, exhibition was part of Kraków’s Artistic Encounters Dialogs 2019, Ogniwo Cooperative, Kraków | |
| 2018 | Waiting Rooms, painting exhibition, Wspólna Gallery, Bydgoszcz |
| Beyond Painting, a painting exhibition was part of KRAKERS Cracow Gallery Weekend, Zofia Weiss Gallery, Kraków | |
| 2017 | Waiting Room, painting exhibition, Artemis Gallery, Kraków |
| Clearance, an exhibition of paintings, part of Kraków’s Artistic Encounters, Kawiarnia Rio, Kraków | |
| 2013 | Emerged by light, painting exhibition, Attis Gallery, Kraków |
| 2012 | Image, an exhibition of drawings, Contemporary Art Foundation Gallery, Warszawa |
| 2011 | Light Portrayal, painting exhibition, Onamato Gallery, Kraków |
| 2010 | Between Light and Shadow, painting exhibition, Theatre Academy Gallery, Kraków |
Awards and honorable mentions:
| 2018 | Scholarship awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage |
| 2nd place in the National Painting Competition Triennale with still nature | |
| Honorable mention in the National Painting Competition in the name of Leon Wyczółkowski | |
| 2017 | Nominated to the award of the 45th Winter Salon in Radom |
| Scholarship awarded by the Minister of Culture of Austria and Kultur Kontakt Austria Institute; Artists in Residence Program 2017, Vienna, Austria | |
| 1st award of the mural competition Avangard, between culture and nature, project, Kraków | |
| 2016 | Participation in the international mural festival Monumental Art, Gdańsk |
| 2013 | Artistic Scholarship awarded by the City of Kraków Grazella scholarship |
| 2012 | Grand Prix of Franciszka Eibisch National Painting Competition |
| 2011 | Friends of Art Diploma award for the dissertation entitled Light Portrayal |
| Scholarship awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for academic achievements | |
| 2010 | Janina Kraupe-Świderska scholarship |
| ZPAP Katowice award of Polish Poster Biennale BWA, Katowice | |
| Jan Matejko Scholarship | |
| Henry J. T. Doren scholarship | |
| The main prize of the competition for a poster for Juliusz Słowacki’s play entitled Beatrix Cenci Organized by Juliusz Słowacki Theatre in Kraków |