Biography/Work Experience

Andrzej Pagowski designed over 1500 posters that have been circulating in print in Poland and abroad since 1977. The author of numerous book illustrations, covers, drawings for magazines, artwork for CD booklets. Painter. He received several Polish and international awards for his posters. Posters and paintings of Andrzej Pagowski have been exhibited in many individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad. His works can be found in MoMA and Centre Pompidou. MoMA placed Pagowski’s “Wolf Smile” poster among 100 the most important art pieces since 1980.

Professional Specialties

Poster, Graphic Design, Corporate Identity, Painting, Digital Art

Graphis Appearances

Several since the eighties

Awards

The Hollywood Reporter International Competition in Los Angeles (The Best of Show Award, 6 times the First Prize); Chicago International Film Festival Poster Competition (Silver Hugo Award and several others), Bronze plaque in the International Graphics Biennal in Brno and others.

Proudest Achievements

Creation of 1500 posters for spectacular films (Rosemary's Baby by Roman Polanski, Hair by Milos Forman, Seven Samurai by Kurosava, Eight and a half by Frederico Fellini as well as theatre plays (almost all Shakespeare plays)

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Museum/Gallery Collections

Museum of Modern Art in New York and San Francisco, Centre Pompidou in France, Stripped House Museum of Art in Tokyo, Poster Museum in Lahti

Education

Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland

Other

As a first artist in Poland worked in digital art, in 1987 in Prix Ars Electronica, Lintz, Austria

Clients

Prestigious film producers, publishing houses in Poland, Paris Opera House, Warner Bross, Wall Street Journal

Area of Expertise

Poster, Graphic Design, Corporate Identity, Painting, Digital Art

Hobbies / Freetime

Work