mgr Zbigniew Urbalewicz
Zbigniew Urbalewicz was born on April 9, 1968 in Dobre Miasto, Poland. In 1996 he graduated from Nicolas Copernicus University of Toruń, Fine Arts Department, with MA in graphic arts. Currently he works as an assistant at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Arts, as well as provides calligraphy and lettering classes, workshops and shows. As an artist Urbalewicz is interested in graphic design, graphic art, calligraphy, lettering, typography, drawing and photography. He has participated in over 30 individual and collective exhibitions in Poland as well as and abroad. He is a member of Chapter of Competition of Handwriting, a member of Warmia and Mazury Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Olsztyn and Japan Alumni Association Poland.
Selected exhibitions:
"Young Polish Graphic Art", 'Provincial' Gallery, Słubice, 1993;
"Exhibition of Young Artists", BWA Gallery, Olsztyn, 1995;
"Small is Beautiful", Polish Institute of Culture, Berlin, 1998;
"Contemporary Japanese Artists", Pfeiffer Gallery, Nidzica, 1998;
"Words and Pictures", Browarna Gallery, Łowicz, 2000;
"Zbigniew Urbalewicz's Japanese Calligraphy and Ink Painting", District Museum in Toruń, Far-East Art Department, Toruń, 2001;
"Through the Eyes of Others", Le Cap Gallery, Plerin, France, 2007;
"Signs in Art", Rocca Paolina Gallery, Perugia, Italy, 2008;
"Brittany - Memories and Visions", Brittany House, Poznań, 2009;
"On Paper", Contemporary Art Gallery, Ostrów Wielkopolski, 2009;
"The Energy of the Meeting: Four Graduates of the NCU's Faculty of Fine Arts", Theatrical Gallery, Sieradz, 2009;
"The 6th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts", BWA Gallery, Olsztyn;
"Gestures - Signs - Symbols: 20 Anniversary of the Institute of Fine Arts", UWM, BWA, Olsztyn, 2009;
"Notation", City Gallery, Inowrocław, 2011;
"Pages: Preludes and Studies", 'Old Town Hall' Gallery, Olsztyn, 2011;
"The 7th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts", BWA Gallery, Olsztyn, 2011;
"The 10th Quadriennial of the Polish Woodcut and Linocut", BWA Gallery, Olsztyn, 2011;