Karol Palczak (b. 1987), Dancing in smoke, 2019

oil, metal, board; 54 x 60 cm;
Signed and dated on the reverse: "Karol Palczak 2019";
On the board stamp: "@nocnyartpatrol"

Provenance:
Night Art Patrol collection

Image exhibited:
- "Karol Palczak - Everyday One Fire," Śladowski Gallery, Kraków 2019.
- "Salon Shefter Gallery," Shefter Gallery, Krakow 2019
- "Compass of Young Art 2021", Bolesław Biegas Museum, Warsaw 2021
- "The world in my eyes - Night Art Patrol Collection", Hugonowka, Konstancin-Jeziorna 2022

Reproduced painting:
"Karol Palczak. Everyday one fire. Painting," Śladowski Gallery, Cracow 2019, p. 16.

Graduate of the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (he received his diploma in the atelier of Prof. Janusz Matuszewski). Winner of the Grand Prix of the 1st Krakow Art Salon (2018), winner of the prestigious Grand Prix of the 44th "Bielska Jesień" Biennale of Painting (2019). Nominated for the Polityka's Passport in the visual arts category (2020). He creates realistic compositions, firmly rooted in local themes, and at the same time with a strong emotional charge. The artist is inspired by the art of the old masters.

The Night Art Patrol collection was founded in 2020 in Krakow by Dr. Mariusz Horanin. Its goal is to support and promote the most interesting personalities and phenomena of contemporary painting in Poland. With the participation of private collectors, a significant collection of current painting has been created, which is successively presented at exhibitions and in the media space. The Night Art Patrol collection has a dynamic character and its mission is to actively support the activities of the most outstanding artists and artists and the further development of contemporary painting in Poland.