Zbigniew Kaja - Retrospective, 1958 - 1980, Polish Poster Gallery, BUW, Warsaw

Zbigniew Kaja

Zbigniew Leon Kaja (1924 - 1983) Graduated from Poznan ASP, 1951. The painter, a graphic designer, a stage designer, and a costume designer. The creator of over 300 posters, was one of the creators of the "Polish school of poster-making". Prints, Posters, commercial art, stage designer, book illustrations, display desig . Individual shows : Poznan 1951, 53, 56, 58, 59, 64, 76, 78, 81; and after death 1985 ; Prague - 1957; Dessau - 1958; Kalisz - 1964, 1975; Rzeszow - 1965;Leipzig - 1961; Sydney - 1970; Dessau -1959; Warszawa-1965 ; and many others Participated in many exhibits abroad, both group and individual : Germany , Korea , Australia , China , USSR, France , Hungary, Norway and others. City of Poznan Award for engravings and Third prize at National Exhibition of Illustration , Posters and Small Forms, 1955; Commendations at Poster Exhibition and at the Prints and Drawings Exhibition of the cycle "Polish Arts on the 15th Anniversary of the Polish People's Republic ", 1961; "Warsaw Poster of the Year " award , 1962 ; many prizes and diplomas at prints and poster competition Knights Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for services to art.

ZBIGNIEW KAJA - POSTERS

Retrospective, 1958 - 1980

Polish Poster Gallery, BUW May 5 - 31, 2010.
Posters exhibition accompanying 22nd International Poster Biennial in Warsaw
University of Warsaw Library, ul. Dobra 55/56, 00-312 Warszawa

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The Exhibition presents 40 posters selected (from over 380) by Zbigniew Kaja's son Ryszard Kaja - who also designed a poster advertising this event (printed courtesy of Krzysztof Dydo Poster Gallery).