Wiesław Wałkuski

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Wiesław Wałkuski is active as a poster designer, illustrator and painter * born in 1956 in Białystok * studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw * since 1981 cooperate with publishing houses, theatres, and film distributors * lives and works in Warsaw * major awards: the Gold Plaque for the best poster at the International Film Festival in Chicago, 1986; 2nd prize at the International Biennale of Poster in Mexico, 1990; Silver Medal at the International Exhibition of the Art Directors Club in New York, 1992; 3rd prize at the International Theatre Poster Biennale In Rzeszów, 1993; 3rd prize at the Inernational Theatre Poster Competition in Osnabruck, Germany, 1997; Grand Prix at the Polish Poster Biennial in Katowice 1997 and 2nd prize in 2001 * fot. D. Zgutka, 2001