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Józef Wilkoń (b.1930), Tiger, 2022

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Drawing, illustration in mixed technique ( gouache, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, ink, gilding ) on paper, dimensions: 61 x 75, 5 cm, unframed


Józef Wilkoń (born February 12, 1930 in Bogucice near Wieliczka)

Illustrator, painter, sculptor, creator of posters and theater sets. Studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (graduated 1955) and art history at the Jagiellonian University (graduated 1954).

He has illustrated more than 200 books for children and adults at home and abroad and has himself written texts for more than a dozen children's books. He has received many awards and prizes, including the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis (1964), the State Prize for Children's Creativity (1974) and the Minister of Culture's Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005. In 2010 he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta and received the Golden Sceptre of the Polish Culture Foundation.

He has exhibited in many galleries and museums around the world. From the Pompidou Center (1989) through the Zachęta National Gallery in 2006, where his exhibition achieved record attendance, to Japan and South Korea. His works are in numerous museums, including the Museum of Illustration in Moulin, France, the Museum of Picture Books in Oshima, the Chihiro Art Museum in Azumino, Koruisaua in Japan, and the Museum of Literature and the National Library in Warsaw. Galleries and collectors on five continents have his works in their collections. The most important recent publications with his illustrations are "The Jungle Book" published in 2009, "Pan Tadeusz" in 2015 and "Don Quixote" in 2016. The book he wrote and illustrated, "Dog's Life," was named the most beautiful book of the year in Poland in 2011 and was awarded the Bronze Medal in the fiftieth anniversary Best Designed Books from all over the World International Competition 2013. In 2014, he received the Presidential Couple Award for outstanding achievement in works for children and young people. On the occasion of his 80th and 85th anniversaries, he received Awards from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. In 2016, he was named Man of the Year by Book Literary Magazine. In 2019, His Majesty King Philip VI of Spain awarded Joseph Wilkoni the Commander's Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic for his contribution to Spanish culture.

More important exhibitions at home and abroad

  • 1960 - Exhibition of paintings, graphics, illustrations, Warsaw
  • 1961 - Exhibition of paintings, graphics, illustrations, Vienna
  • 1968 - Exhibition of book graphics, Lublin, Chelm, Torun
  • 1969 - Exhibition of book graphics, Manchester
  • 1970 - Exhibition of graphics and illustrations, Warsaw
  • 1971 - Exhibition of illustrations, Berlin
  • 1973 - Exhibition of illustrations, Cologne
  • 1975 - Exhibition of graphics and book illustration, Slupsk
  • 1976 - Exhibition of graphics and illustration, Rzeszow, Chicago
  • 1979 - Exhibition of graphics and illustration, Bialystok, Kalisz, Torun
  • 1980 - Exhibition of graphics and book illustration, Katowice
  • 1988 - Exhibition of illustrations - 30 years of creativity, Pulawy, Warsaw
  • 1989 - Exhibition of illustrations, Paris
  • 1990 - Exhibition of illustrations to "Pan Tadeusz" - studies from 1963 - 1970, Warsaw.
  • 1991 - Exhibition of illustrations, Offenbach
  • 1992 - Exhibition of illustrations from the collection of "Bohem Press", Warsaw
  • 1993 - Józef Wilkoń - Kinderbuchillustrationen, Aachen
  • 1994 - Józef Wilkoń - Kinderbuchillustrationen, Bohum, Ludenscheld, Viersen, Augsburg, Dortmund
  • 1995 - "Lifetime achievement" Olsztyn, Zielona Gora, Bratislava
  • 1996 - Wilkoń's Menagrie, Munich Germany
  • 1997 - 40th anniversary of creativity, Warsaw
  • 1998 - "Concert for Małgosia", Kozienice, Cracow
  • 2000 - Exhibition of illustrations in Japan, Toyama, Aki Town, Bunsen
  • 2002 - "Zwierzyniec" , Książnica Pomorska, Szczecin
  • 2004 - Exhibition of works by Józef Wilkoń, Macerata, Italy
  • 2005 - Exhibition of illustrations, Belluno, Italy
  • 2005 - Exhibition, Tokyo Japan
  • 2005 - "Fish and Horses - a small show", Stair Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2005 - "Image and Word" Vilnius Lithuania
  • 2005 - Book workshop in Taipei Taiwan
  • 2006 - "In Soplicowo ...,in Wilanow" exhibition.
  • 2006 - "Wilkoniowe Bestiarium" Olsztyn
  • 2006 - exhibition in Urawa Art. Museum in Tokyo Saitama
  • 2006 - "Wikonia's Ark", Zachęta Gallery Warsaw
  • 2007 - "Nine beasts and an angel", Rome Italy 2007 - Animal Fantasy Fukui Fine Arts Museum
  • 2007 - "Encounters with Art" Radziejowice
  • 2008 - "Wilkonia's World", Bielsko-Biala
  • 2008 - "Wilkoniada" Warsaw
  • 2008 - "Wilkonia's Ark", Bialystok
  • 2009 - "Blues Rhinoceros" Lodz
  • 2009 - exhibition at the Youth Library in Munich
  • 2009 - illustration and sculpture exhibition, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
  • 2009 - "Wilkoń" exhibition Rzeszow
  • 2009 - "Kici, Kici miau" exhibition Gdynia
  • 2009 - "Bestiary" exhibition, Czestochowa
  • 2009 - "Wilkon na Bielanach" exhibition Warsaw
  • 2009 - "Wilkoń's World" exhibition Skierniewice
  • 2010 - "Jozef Wilkoń and his animals" Gallery 31 MBP Lublin
  • 2010 - "Jozef Wilkoń AUTOWIDOKI" BWA Skierniewice
  • 2010 - "Józef Wilkoń " PKIN Book Fair Warsaw
  • 2010 - "Józef Wilkoń - sculpture, painting, drawing" BWA Kalisz
  • 2010 - Jozef Wilkoń exhibition Zacisze Culture House Warsaw
  • 2011 - exhibition Municipal Art Gallery in Chorzow
  • 2011 - exhibition Werewolves by Master WilkońTheater Baj in Warsaw.
  • 2011 - "Fish, Birds Mammals and Other Werewolves" Museum of Lubuska Land in Zielona Gora,
  • 2011 - exhibition of sculptures and illustrations by Józef Wilkoń Kazimierz Dolny Uciąż
  • 2011 - "Wilkoń finally in our city". Piaseczno
  • 2011 - "Don Quixote - trip to Plock " Plock Art Gallery
  • 2011 - " JÓZEF WILKOŃ painting, illustration, spatial sculpture" MBP Łańcut
  • 2012 - "Don Kichot expedition to Belchatow" Museum of the City of Belchatow
  • 2012 - "Józef Wilkoń "Autowidoki" Gallery upstairs, Radziszewo
  • 2012 - "Birds , fish, mammals and other Werewolves" Municipal Cultural Center Jastrzębie Zdrój
  • 2013 - " Birds , fish, mammals and other werewolves" Museum Grudziadz
  • 2013 - " Wilcons" DDAP Warsaw
  • 2013 - " Fish Snakes Werewolves" National Museum Przemysl
  • 2013 - "Wilkoń return to Tarnów" BWA Tarnów
  • 2013 - "Wilkoń's Ark" Ostróda
  • 2014 - "Fish, birds, mammals and other werewolves" Rondo Sztuki ASP Katowice
  • 2014 - "Der Wunderbare Welt des Józef Wilkoń" Kunshaus Museen Stade Germany
  • 2014 - sculpture exhibition at Pulaski Museum in Warka
  • 2014 - "Senses of art" Royal Palace in Wilanow
  • 2015 - "Wilkoniada" Olympic Center Warsaw
  • 2015 - "85.Wilkon's Illustrations" SCEK Warsaw
  • 2015 - anniversary exhibition Radziejowice
  • 2016 - "Wilkoni Forest" Vezley France
  • 2016 - "Book illustrations by Józef Wilkonia from the collection of the Oshima Museum " Museum of Picture Books. Japan
  • 2016 - "Don Quixote" Dom Słów Lublin 2016 - "Electronic Impressions of Wilkoń" digital graphics Limited Edition Warsaw.
  • 2016 - "Wilkoń in Wieliczka" CKiT in Wieliczka
  • 2017 - "Wilkoń's Don Quixote" Opera Gallery National Theater Warsaw
  • 2017 - "Dreamers. Don Kichot by Józef Wilkoń", Museum of the City of Gdynia
  • 2017 - "Posters by Józef Wilkoń" University Library in Warsaw.
  • 2017 - "Computer graphics by Józef Wilkoń" PJATAK Warsaw
  • 2017 - "Józef Wilkoń The Story in Nature" Albus Gallery, Seoul, South Korea.
  • 2017 - "Józef Wilkoń's Animals" J. Malczewski National Museum in Radom, Poland
  • 2017 - "Pan Tadeusz and Don Quixote by Józef Wilkoń" Horyniec Zdrój
  • 2017 - "Jozef Wilkoń and his animals" CKiT in Wieliczka 2018 - " Happy cases of Jozef Wilkoń" Public Library ST.Miasta Warszawa
  • 2018 - "exhibition Kornik Drukarz, Wilkoń ,Piláta, Kusza, Gallery 18 A Warsaw
  • 2018 - outdoor permanent exhibition of Józef Wilkoń's sculptures in Piaseczno
  • 2018 - "What Józef Wilkoń painted from January 2018 to today Quadrillion in Warsaw
  • 2018 - "Józef Wilkoń. Handmade" Museum of Caricature in Warsaw
  • 2018 - "Wilkoń and WE "Kobro Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz.
  • 2018 - Józef Wilkoń, guest of honor of the 36th meeting of illustrators "La imagine della fantazia" in Sarmede, Italy
  • 2018 - "Wilkoń in Opole" Municipal Public Library in Opole, Poland
  • 2018 - "The Fantastic World of Józef Wilkoń" Browar B Cultural Center in Włocławek, Poland
  • 2019 - "Caroling with Józef Wilkoń" Służewski DK Warsaw
  • 2019 - "Nude in the paintings of Józef Wilkoń" computer graphics DPT Radziejowice
  • 2019 - "Pan Tadeusz in the illustration of Józef Wilkoń" Castle in Dzików Tarnobrzeg
  • 2019 - "Józef Wilkoń in Japan" Powsin Botanical Garden
  • 2019 - "Józef Wilkoń's Nudes at 52" Zlota 44 Warsaw
  • 2019 - "Józef Wilkoń's art in Japan" APS Gallery Warsaw
  • 2019 - "Don Kichote by Józef Wilkoń Journey to Skierniewice" BWA Skierniewice
  • 2019 - "Józef Wilkoń exhibition of illustrations for children" Art Gallery Na Prostej Jabłonna
  • 2019 - " 100 years of contacts between Poland and Japan group exhibition" Chihiro Art Museum Azumino Japan
  • 2019 - "Don Quixote by Józef Wilkoń" Museo d'Arte Moderna UGO CARÀ in Muggia, Italy
  • 2019 - "Wilkoń in Białowieża" Białowieża National Park

More important awards and decorations

  • 1959 - Gold Medal at the IBA International Exhibition of Editorial Art, Leipzig, Germany.
  • 1964/1966 - Deutschen Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany), nominations in the category Bilderbuch
  • 1967 - Prize of the Minister of Culture and Art and National Prize for achievements in book illustration
  • 1969 - Gold Medal at the Biennial of Illustration in Bratislava BIB (Slovakia)
  • 1970, 1973 - Silver Goats at the Biennale of Art for Children (Poznań)
  • 1973 - Award at Biennale of Illustrations in Bratislava BIB and Medal of the National Education Commission for artistic work for children
  • 1974 - Prime Minister's Award for artwork for children and Gold Medal at the International Book Exhibition in Moscow (USSR)
  • 1975 - Premio Europeo, Padua (Italy)
  • 1977 - Golden Goats at the Biennale of Art for Children (Poznań)
  • 1980 - "Loisirs Jeunes" diploma for the best illustrated foreign book, Paris (France) and Premio Grafico at the International Children's Book Fair, Bologna (Italy)
  • 1984 - The Owl Prize, Tokyo (Japan).
  • 1959, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1973, 1974 - Most Beautiful Book of the Year. PTWK Awards
  • 1987 - PTWK special award for lifetime achievement.
  • 1991 - Grand Prix (Totem Album), Montreuil (France) and Premio Grafico at the International Children's Book Fair, Bologna, Italy.
  • 1998 - Andersen Premio, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2000 - Graine de Lecteurs 2000, Arles (France)
  • 2002 - Medal - award of the Polish Section of IBBY for lifetime achievement
  • 2005 - Award of the Minister of Culture
  • 2006 - Gold Medal for "Meritorious Service to Culture Gloria Artis".
  • 2007 - Award of TVP Kultura for the exhibition "Ark Wilkonia" at the Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw
  • 2008 - Honorary Award - Book of the Year 2007 of the Polish Section of IBBY
  • 2009 - Nomination of Internationale Jugendbibliothek for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
  • 2010 - Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
  • 2010 - Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
  • 2010 - Pegazik Award in the category Creator of Children's Books
  • 2010 - PTWK Award for outstanding illustrations to the book by Rudyard Kipling The Jungle Book.
  • 2010 - Golden Sceptre, award of the Polish Culture Foundation
  • 2012 - PTWK Award Most Beautiful Book of the Year 2011 for The Dog's Life
  • 2013 - Bronze medal for the book Psie Życie in the competition Best Designed Books from all over the World
  • 2014 - Presidential Couple's Award to Jozef Wilkoń for outstanding achievements in works for children and young people 2015 - Honorary Citizen of the City and Municipality of Piaseczno
  • 2015 - Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
  • 2016 - Award of the Man of the Year according to the Book Literary Magazine
  • 2017 - Honorary badge of the Royal Mining Free City of Wieliczka.
  • 2017 - ZAiKS Award for works for children
  • 2018 - Nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
  • 2019 - Wieliczka County Pearl Award
  • 2019 - Commander's Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, awarded by King Philip VI of Spain
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