With History in the Background - posters by Wiesław Grzegorczyk | Galeria pod Ratuszem
About the exhibition
· Show originalThe Galeria pod Ratuszem invites you to an exhibition of posters by one of the most renowned poster artists and graphic designers in Rzeszów, Wiesław Grzegorczyk, titled “Z historią w tle” (With History in the Background). We have all seen the posters he has created, pasted on the advertising pillars of our city for national holidays. The exhibition title is deliberately general, as it includes posters that speak of history, jubilees and important events in Poland. The exhibition will be open until 22 November of this year and coincides with the 11 November holiday and the 130th anniversary of the birth of Leopold Lis-Kula.
Dr hab. Wiesław Grzegorczyk, prof. UR (born 1965 in Rzeszów) – graphic designer and academic teacher, employed at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Rzeszów.
Graduate of the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (1995). Earlier he completed studies at the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical Academy in Kraków (1990).
Author of around one hundred hand-painted posters, inspired by art of the past, as well as computer posters, numerous graphic signs, visual identities, coats of arms, book designs and covers.
He has presented his work at 35 solo exhibitions and 350 group exhibitions, including since 1995 at the most important recurring poster reviews, festivals, biennials and triennials around the world.
Winner of 41 awards and distinctions, including: fourth prize at the 6th European Triennial of Political Poster in Mons (1995), second prize in the “Days of Kraków in Lviv” competition (1998), third prize in the “Postercard” competition (2025) and special distinctions: Taiwan International Poster Design Award 2005, Quadrennial of Poster in Bardiów/Kraków 2025, distinctions at the 30th National Museum and Heritage Protection Poster Review, Przemyśl 2025, first prizes in competitions for a poster for Czas Krakowski (1990), an anti-nicotine poster (1993), the logo of Bielsko-Biała (1996), the logo of the University of Rzeszów (2001) and the logo for the 25th anniversary of “Solidarność” (2004). At the international WOLDA graphic sign reviews he won: Best of Poland (2010), Award of Excellence (2017), Best of Show (2020) and Bronze Award (2023). At Graphis Poster Annual reviews he received 3 distinctions (2018, 2022, 2025), 4 Silver Awards (2019, 2024, 2026) and 2 Gold Awards (2025, 2026).
Member of the jury of 12 design competitions, including in 2025: the International Music Poster Biennial in Rzeszów, the Polish Poster Biennial in Katowice and the International Stage Poster Triennial in Sofia.
He belongs to the Association of Polish Fine Artists (ZPAP) and the Association of Applied Graphic Artists.
Opening | 10.11.2026 | Tuesday | 6:00 pm Exhibition period | 10.11.2026 – 22.11.2026 Opening hours | Tuesday – Sunday | 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Galeria pod Ratuszem, ul. Rynek 1 Free admission
