
Bartolomei Belniac
Czynstochowy, Poland
Cartoonist, graphic artist
He was born in 1974.
Graduate of an advertising school in Katowice.
He graduated from the Art College at the Higher Pedagogical School in Częstochowa (Poland).
He was engaged in the traditional graphic studio of Mr. R. Osadchy.
Debut in the press:
1998 – daily newspaper Gazeta Krakowska.
Cooperates: Semestr, Gazeta Krakowska, Premiery, Chichot, Rzeczpospolita, NIE, Lider Przyszości, OMS, Chip, Komputer Świat, Świat Kamienia.
Collaborates as a graphic artist with SPI International, Pliva, ComPress, Agencja Sukurs, Secret Client (Jako Obsugi), Western Union, Grupa ywiec and many others.
Participant and laureate of international cartoon contests.
Prizes:
Honorable mention of KOGUCI PAZUR (Olava, 2003); special prize of the Polish Institute in Stockholm — international contest of cartoons “New Europe — New Frontiers” (Sweden, 2004); special prize of the First international competition of cartoons “Don Quixote” (Germany, 2004), special prize “Papkinada’2005” (Kolobrzeg); the third prize “Golden pin 2005” (Przemysl); The prize of the distinction at the Second International Exhibition of WINE 2005 cartoons (China); special prize “Karpik 2006” (Nemodlin, Poland); The SPAK prize — “Papkinada’2008” (Kolobrzeg); prize “Karpik 2008” (Nemodlin, Poland); special prize “Theater” (Warsaw, 2009); SPAK Award “Wine” (Zielona Gora, 2009); The first prize “Gas, gas …” (Poland, 2010); Prize of distinction “FABRYKA – MANUFACTURE” (2010).
Personal exhibitions of graphics and caricatures: Art Gallery “Miniature” (Grybów, Poland, 2004); gallery «Piranie Dwie» H. Sebula (Yaroslav, 2005); Małopolska Art Gallery “Dwr Karwacjanw” (Gorlice, 2006); art gallery “Na Tynku” (Tarnów Mountains, 2009); art gallery “Pod Rur” (Vidava, 2009); «Satyrblues» (Tarnobrzeg, 2010).
The founder of the contest of satirical drawings Roponioska.
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