Graphic by Prof. Andrzej Krzywka, dimensions:80x60 cm, signed.
ARTISTIC AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES:
Actively practiced printmaking until 1991: more than 200 participations in collective exhibitions of Polish art abroad and 24 individual exhibitions in Poland European countries, USA, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Australia. Two-time scholarship recipient of the Ministry of Culture. Winner of prizes and awards in the field of artistic graphics, in 1991 awarded the Silver Cross of Merit by the President of the Republic of Poland for his artistic activity. Since 1992, he has been practicing performance art of creative actions in social space. Since the turn of 1999/2000, he has continuously arranged a project entitled. "DESIRE." To date, the project has been carried out in France, Scotland, England, Italy, Spain, Austria, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium and Denmark, as well as in Poland. In parallel, since 2012, he has been carrying out a second project entitled. "TRANSLATIONS."
A. Krzywka is also the author of more than 60 scientific articles published in journals and professional books in Poland, Europe and America in the field of aesthetics and art education. He actively participates (with papers) in international and national scientific conferences.
In addition, he is involved in architectural and graphic design, winning the first prize for "building of the year" for his projects three times, as well as several awards in the same competition. He has repeatedly won national and international industry competitions.
Practical artistic activity resulted in organizational experience related to the dissemination of art and working with human teams. He was the arranger and curator of 20 individual and collective exhibitions including Polish artists abroad. (Germany - 6 realizations, Slovenia - 1 realization , Spain - 1 realization, Cuba - 1 realization, Mexico - 1 realization) During his stay in Mexico he was hired by the French Media House as creative director. During this time, the launch of Wyborowa Vodka on the Brazilian market was successfully carried out. After returning to Poland, he was a consultant and marketing advisor to many foreign concerns and Polish companies since the early 1990s.
While working for the European Commission, he worked in a team of international evaluators assessing projects applying for EU grants. After his active work for the Commission, he assisted Polish companies in obtaining EU funding. He was an advisor, in the field of art marketing, to international financial consortiums: Belvedere and Apsyd. From 2006 to 2009 (May), he was a consultant to the international Tatry project under the EU Human Capital program.