Piotr Szwabe vel Pisz

Piotr Szwabe was born in 1975. A canvas painter, occasionally a poet, singer and curator. Lives and works in Gdańsk. 1997 – scholarship at College of Art – London; 1998 – graduate of the University of Gdańsk – Faculty of Earth Sciences.Author of poetry books: „le creation“, 1998 „we dwoje raźniej“ (“it is better with two of us”), 2000 “dwadzieściapodwudziestej” (“twentypasttwenty”), 2006 “one hundred and fifty hours laugh and crying,2014 Recorded an EP: „BOHATER“ (“HERO”), 2008 Co-creator of the Tri-City artistic formation „Pracownia Ludzie Gdańsk“ (active participation 1998-2000) and of Vincent Van Gogh SAM Painting Group. SCHOLARSHIPS: In years 2000-2002 -Gdańsk Cultural Scholarship; In years 2003-2004,2013,2014 - Pomeranian Region Marshall Scholarship; Initiator, organiser and participant of Kliniczna Junction European Gallery of Mural Painting – 2002–2005 Initiator, organiser and participant of the International Festival of Monumental Painting – Gdańsk – Zaspa – 2009-2015 EXHIBITIONS: Major individual and collective exhibitions and installations: 1997 – Trinity Gallery – London; 1997 – College of Art – London (collective); 2001 – Kolo Gallery – „Bilet z Gdańska“ („Ticket from Gdańsk“) – Gdańsk (collective); 2002 – „pocztówka z kurortu“ („postcard from spa“) – mural for the City of Sopot; 2002 – September – Modelarnia/Wyspa Institute of Art – Gdańsk – “sex, art and video tapes”; 2003 – March - SAM Painting Group – Baltic Art Gallery – Ustka; 2003 – December – “Wieżowiec” (“Tower Block”) Project– SAM Painting Group – a mural in the staircase of the block on 12 Gleboka Street in Gdańsk; 2004 – June/July – Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art – Vincent van Gogh SAM Painting Group – “Przesyt” (“Repletion”) Project – Warsaw; 2004 – September – “Naprawdę SAM” („Really SAM”) – Abbots Palace /National Museum – Gdańsk; 2004 – 28 November – “AMERYKA OK” – Agnieszka W.’s garage (action) – Vincent Van Gogh SAM Painting Group – Gdańsk; 2005 – January/February – “ABSTRAKCJA, IDEALIZM? – PGR_ART” – Vincent Van Gogh SAM Painting Group – the Artists Colony – Shipyard – Gdańsk; 2005 – “zaginieni w akcji” (“lost in action”) – (action / intervention) – Vincent Van Gogh SAM Painting Group – Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Art – Gdańsk; 2005 – 15th June – “Gentelmens Story Club” – Zamek Culture Centre – Poznań (all-Polish collective exhibition); 2005 – “Podróż na Północ” (“Trip to the North”) - (public intervention) – Vincent van Gogh SAM Painting Group – Ratansalmi (forest) – Finland; 2006 – individual exhibition - Inner Spaces Gallery – Poznań; 2008 – November-December – mural for the 25th anniversary of Lech Wałęsa's Nobel Prize, Gdańsk-Zaspa; 2009 – May – Monumental Art – mural during the European Festival of Monumental Painting, Gdańsk-Zaspa; 2010 – May – individual exhibition, Ego Gallery, Poznań; 2010 – 31st August – 450 m2 banner together with T. Bielak, related to the celebrations of 30th anniversary of Solidarity – Shipyard – Gdańsk. 2013 – May – individual exhibition,Fibak Gallery,Warszawa 2014- May – individual exhibition,Warszawa