Rafał Olbiński
Internationally Acclaimed Surrealist Painter and Illustrator
Rafał Olbiński, Stairways (around 1990)
Oil on cardboard, 39 x 32.5 cm
Oil on cardboard, 39 x 32.5 cm
Rafał Olbiński, Heart (1996)
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 64 x 87 cm
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 64 x 87 cm
Rafał Olbiński
Kielce 1943
Rafał Olbiński, painter and illustrator, studied architecture in Poland before emigrating to the United States in 1981. He became a prominent artist, earning over 150 awards, including gold and silver medals from prestigious art clubs in New York and Los Angeles.
He was a professor at Temple University and the School of Visual Arts in New York. He was a professor at Temple University and the School of Visual Arts in New York. Olbiński received numerous accolades, including the Prix Savignac in Paris in 1994, and his works are featured in renowned collections such as the Smithsonian Institute and the National Arts Club.
He has exhibited worldwide, with notable shows in New York, London, and the Polish Museum in Rapperswil. In 2006, he was awarded the Gloria Artis medal by the President of Poland, and in 2012, the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta. His art continues to be widely displayed globally.
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