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Marek Luzar

A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Artist painter, screenwriter, director and producer. He has been making animated and documentary films since 1989.

EDUCATION

1988 - Diploma at the Faculty of Painting in the studio of prof. Stanisław Rodziński

1983 - 1988 - Studies in the Studio of Animated Films by prof. Jerzy Kucia

1983 - 1988 - Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Department of Painting

1977 - 1982 - High School of Fine Arts in Krakow.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2017 - producer, screenwriter, director, set designer of the documentary “Kurierka – The Journey”

2014 - 2017 producer of the film series “Ikary from Bielsko-Biała”, which brings closer the profiles of the laureates of the President of the City’s Award in the field of culture and art

2010 - producer of the film “Perły Bielska”

2007 - currently - owner of Luzart Studio Kraków

2003 - 2007 - co-producer of the animated film “Roman Triptych” after the poem of John Paul II

2003 - 2007 - director, screenwriter, animator at the Studio Anima Media in Bielsko-Biała

2007 - 2008 - lecturer at the North Wales School of Art and Design in Wrexham, UK, as part of the Leonardo da Vinci project

1999 - director of Wonderlands Animation Studio in Bielsko-Biała

1998 - director at the Television School of Animated Films in Poznań

1994-1995 - artistic director, director, animator at Studio Betel in Bielsko-Biała

1988-1994 - director, screenwriter, animator at the Studio of Cartoon Films in Bielsko-Biała

1987-2017 - participation in 44 collective exhibitions, organization of 36 domestic and foreign exhibitions of paintings, drawings, photographs and scenography

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2019 Painting, Kuźnicza Gallery, Wrocław

2019 Painting, Beskidzka Gallery of Art, Szczyrk

2013 Painting, Zdrojowa Galley, The Culture Center The Community, Jaworze

2013 Harmony & Rhythm, Basilisk Gallery, Bielsko- Biała

2013 Observation & Harmony, Gallery of Art ROK, Bielsko-Biała

2011 Painting, Beskidzka Gallery of Art, Szczyrk

2010 BWA, Bielsko-Biała

2008 BURG NEUHAUS, Wolfsburg, Germany
Diocesan Museum, Długosz’s Hause, Sandomierz, Poland
Performance Mud People and Celtic Mythology, North Wales School of Art and Design w Wrexham, Great Britain

2007 Gallery on The Pavement, Bytom, Poland
Reduta, EYE Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

2006 EYE, The National Library, Warsaw, Poland

2007 Angels… Archdiocesan Muzeum, Cracow, Poland

Portrait, City-hall Gallery, BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2001 Angels…, The Beskidian Library, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
The Palace and Parks Complex, Żywiec, Poland
The Beskidian Library, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Gallery on The Pavement, Bytom, Poland
INES MED, Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2000 Shloß Wolfsburg, Germany
The Culture Center of Bielsko-Biała- the Gallery of Artistic Environment, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1999 Exhibition of painting & drawing, Gallery Artemis, Cracow, Poland

2000 Wzgórze Gallery, Paining, Bielsko-Biała

2001 Resurrecturis, Arka, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2002 Wzgórze Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2003 Chateau de Coatguelen, Boisgelin, France
Performance on Marsven conference, New Jersey, USA

1993 Grand Rapids County College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
St. Cecilia, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

1992 The Culture Center of Bielsko-Biała- the Gallery of Artistic Environment, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1993 RCK Gallery, Mielec, Poland

1994 The People of Europe, Farbiarnia , Hotel Forum, Cracow, Poland

1995 My Academy, ASP Cracow, Poland

1996 My Academy, ASP Cracow, Poland
Farbiarnia Gallery, Cracow, Poland
The Ballad About a Painter, SOK Cracow, Poland

1987 Corridor Gallery, ASP Cracow, Poland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2019 The 4th Bielsko-Biała Festival of Visual Arts, BWA, Bielsko-Biała

2014 The 3th Bielsko-Biała Festival of Visual Arts, BWA, Bielsko-Biała

2010 Jonn Paul II De Vita Ad Vitam, Museum in Bielsku-Białej, Sulkowski Duke's Castle

2009 SACRUM IN MUSICA, The Gallery of Artistic Environment, BCK Bielsko-Biała

2008 Laboratory, BWA, Bielsko-Biała
North Wales School of Art and Design, Wrexham, Great Britain

2007 Wędrowcy, City Art Gallery, Częstochowa, Poland
Visual Art Festiwal, BWA Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2005 Mystery, VI International Festival SACRUM IN MUSICA, BCK Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2003 Drawing, BCK Bielsko-Biała, Poland
I Międzynarodowa wystawa konkursowa Patroni Europy, Regionalny Ośrodek Kultury, Międzynarodowy Fundusz Wyszehradzki, Bielsko-Biała

2002 The Summer Art Parlour, Solvay, Cracow, Poland
Deferent Ways…, BCK Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2001 Anons, ZPAP, BCK Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Gallery on The Pavement, Art in Seym RP, Bytom, Poland
Exhibition in Seym RP 5-7.09, Warsaw, Poland
I The Summer Art Parlour, Solvay 2001, Solvay, Cracow, Poland
In Picture, Krypta Gallety oo Pijarów, Cracow, Poland
The Place, Polish Art Plein-air in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska,
The Culture Center in Bielsko-Biała-The Gallery of Artistic Environment, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

2000 Gallery of Palace, Pałac Pugetów, Cracow, Poland
The Art Exhibition, Gallery of Bielsko BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
The Place, Polish Art Plein-air in Kalwaria Zebrzydowska,
The Culture Center in Bielsko-Biała-The Gallery of Artistic Environment, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1999 The Cracovian Festiwal of Posters ‘99- Contemporary Art Gallery The Bunkier of Art, Cracow, Poland
Wzgórze Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1997 The Logo competition of the city of Cracow- the City Concil Cracow, Poland

1996 The Spring Parlour, TPSP Art Palace, Cracow, Poland

1995 The Summer Art Parlour, BWA Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1994 The Art of the Young, BWA Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1992 Paris, Dom Żołnierza, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Prof. Rodziński and his students, ASP Gallery, SOK Cracow, Poland
Gospel in Painting, BWA Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1991 Tough - iconography of the eighties in artistic creativity of the Cracowian artistic environment, the Art Palace TSP and BWA, Cracow, Poland

1990 Exhibition of the best Polish diplomas of Fine Arts Universities of'88 and '89, Toruń, Poland

1989 N. O. R. A. Gallery of Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
2th Review of the Painting of the Young, Plastyka Gallery, Cracow, Poland
7th Meeting of the Youngest Cracowian artists, Myślenice, Poland
Bielsko Autumn, BWA Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1988 Diploma'88, M Klub Kużnia Gallery, Cracow, Poland
And Poland Will Exist Forever, The Bernardines Friars monastery, Rzeszów, Poland
The Landscapes, Prism Gallery, Cracow, Poland

1987 The Landscapes, Prism Gallery, Cracow, Poland

1988 Art Gallery, Gorlice

FILMOGRAPHY

2017 – “ The Courier – The Journey” – a documentary film; script, direction, editing. Luzart Studio Krakow

2014-2016 - a series of films “Ikars from Bielsko-Biała”, an animated documentary; script, direction, animation. Luzart Studio Krakow

2013 – “Marylka” - documentary; script, direction, editing. Luzart Studio Krakow

2013 – “Marylka – the Red Sky” – an animated documentary; script, direction, animation. Luzart Studio Krakow

2010 – “The Bielsko Pearls” – the arthouse film, mixed techniques. Luzart Studio Krakow

2008 - 2009 - commercials for TVP

2007 – “Roman Triptych” - a film based on the poem of John Paul II - director, screenplay, stage design.
Anima Media in Bielsko-Biała

1998 – “ A Red Patch” - a film from a series of 14 fairytales from the Lailonia Kingdom for the big and the small, based on a short story by Leszek Kołakowski - direction, set design, decorations, main animation. TVSFA in Poznan

1997 – “Croatian Triptych” - documentary - screenplay, direction, editing

1997 - TV commercials of Liberty GSM phones - screenplay, direction, animation

1991-1996 – “A School of The Wise Men” - a series of animated films for TVP; Cow, Glue, Pants of Happiness, A Street of Worries and Dreams, Secrets of the Garbage Heap, Mr. Frustrated, Pants of Happiness 2, A Wolf and Tolerance, Grand Piano, Short Circuit; co-author of the screenplay, direction, main animation, decorations. SFR (Animated Movies Studio) in Bielsko-Biała, Grandma's TV, Lazy Bee, Amor, Nocturnal Pharmacy, co-writer, director, main animation, decorations. Betel Studio

1995 – “The Gymnastics of the Face and Tongue” – the opening of the TVP program for children. Studio Betel

1993 – the Finalist of the MTV Competition ”Free Your Mind” - screenplay

1993 – A commercial for Techmex

1990 – “Reksio and the Birds” series – “Reksio and the Peacock” - animation. SFR in Bielsko-Biała

1990 – “Captain Kliper's Adventure” Series – “Roger's Crazy Ghost” - animation. SFR in Bielsko-Biała

1990 – “Parodies of Famous Westerns” series – “Stagecoach Two” - animation. SFR in Bielsko-Biała

1989 – “America, America, Who Gave Me Wings?”, Dialogue, Cabaret 44, Image - director, animation, independent production

1989 – “One More” - script, direction, animation, decorations. The film was made using the cut-out under the camera technique, SFR in Bielsko-Biała

1989 – “Colorful Meadow” series – Swallowtail Butterfly - assistant director. SFR in Bielsko-Biała

THEATRE

1999 - cooperation with Grzegorz Królikiewicz during the performance of Anhella Juliusz Słowacki - Teatr Polski, Bielsko-Biała and in a television version of the play for the Television Theater.

1998 - theatrical spectacle for children Cudaczek Wyśmiewaczek - Teatralny Center Teatr Banialuka, Bielsko-Biała - adaptation, direction, set design.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

2015 - Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage

2009 - Scholarship of the Department of Culture and Arts of the Municipal Office in Bielsko-Biała

2008 - Special Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage in recognition of merits for the Polish culture

2008 - Ikar - the nomination and the Main Prize of the Mayor of the City of Bielsko-Biała in the field of Culture and Art for the Event of the Year

2008 - Second Prize at the Polonia Multimedia Festival "Polish Homeland" for the film “Roman Triptych”

2008 - Scholarship of the City of Wolfsburg and Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft in Wolfsburg, Germany

2001 - Scholarship of the Department of Culture and Arts of the Municipal Office in Bielsko-Biała

2000 - Scholarship of the City of Wolfsburg and Deutsch-Polnische Gesellschaft in Wolfsburg, Germany

1999 - Scholarship of the Department of Culture and Arts of the Municipal Office in Bielsko-Biała

1998 - Scholarship of the John Paul II Foundation in Rome

1994 - Finalist of the MTV “Free Your Mind competition” - screenplay

1991 - Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and Arts

1990 - Scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and Art

1989 – Second Prize at the OKFA Festival in Łódź for the film “America, America” - director, animation

WORK:

2008 Owner film studio - Luzart Studio Kraków, Poland

2004 - 2007 Co-operated with Studio Anima Media Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1999 Co-operated with Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1998 Co-operated with Studio Filmów Animowanych, Poznań, Poland
Co-operated with Theatr Banialuka- Ośrodek Teatralny, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1995 Co-operated with TVP, Department for Children, Warsaw, Poland

1994 Co-founder and the artistic manager of a film studio Studio Betel, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

1988-1994 Film director in Studio Filmów Rysunkowych, Bielsko-Biała, Poland