Fine arts and art conservation
Fine arts and art conservation
Duration of studies: 4 years (8 semesters)
Program description:
In the field of the discipline of fine arts and art conservation, doctoral students gain in-depth knowledge of visual arts and artistic creation. Education is carried out through participation in lectures, seminars developing their skills and competences and through internship opportunities in academic and cultural centers. One of the most important elements of doctoral student education are their own artistic researches, achievements and publications. Creative studies, and artistic work is carried out with the use of the university infrastructure and with the support of the interdisciplinary didactic potential of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
Research topics are selected individually due to its artistic and scientific potential and consistency with the interests of the doctoral student. It can cover art and design topics or explore issues on the border of various media.
Graduate profile:
Graduates of the doctoral school within the discipline of fine arts and art conservation are experienced artists and have qualifications to continue artistic and research activities as experts in their field. In particular, graduates are prepared to work at universities with an artistic profile and in cultural institutions in the country and abroad.
Keywords:
- visual arts
- fine arts
- painting
- graphics
- sculpture
- intermedia
- multimedia
- graphic design
- animation
- photography
Candidates for PhD Supervisors
Basic information
ORCID
Department / Institute
Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 505 078 225
Email
Website
no data
Discipline
Visual arts and conservation of works of art
Key artistic achievements
- No achievements listed in the form.
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: no data
- Doctoral students under supervision: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Graphic arts.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 602 229 009
Email
Website
Discipline
Fine arts and art conservation
Key artistic achievements
- Long-standing artistic director and curator of the Białystok INTERPHOTO photography festival (multiple editions 2013–2024), curating exhibitions of artists including Igor Savchenko, Stanisław Woś, Anton Solomoukha, Stefan Wojnecki, Heikki Leis and Sigrid Viir.
- Juror of numerous international portfolio reviews and competitions, including KaunasPhoto (Lithuania), Riga PhotoMonth (Latvia), the Latvian Museum of Photography exhibition contest, and the PIX.HOUSE Talent of the Year competition.
- Over 40 individual exhibitions since 1989, in venues across Poland and abroad (Bratislava, Dresden, Kaunas), and participation in numerous group exhibitions internationally (Berlin, Rotterdam, Tallinn, Brescia, Yokohama, Budapest, Vilnius).
- 2014 / 2022 Co-curator of the Anastomosis exhibition, Great Aula, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
- 2024 Author of the publication "From Postmodernism to Critical Art" in European Journal of Media, Art and Photography, 12(1), 6–43; further publications in Kwartalnik Fotografia and a 2025 post-conference chapter co-financed by the Minister of Culture.
- 2024 Curator of the German photography exhibition "Photographs from the Schupmann Collection" at the Białystok Historical Museum, and juror of the INTERPHOTO Grand Prix international photography competition.
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: 0
- Doctoral students under supervision: 1
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
Yes
Research interests / offered topics
- Ontology of photography.
- History of photography.
- Semiotics of photography.
- Philosophy of photography.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 602 631 544
Email
Website
Discipline
Visual arts and art conservation
Key artistic achievements
- 2019 1st BICeBé Award, Poster Biennial of Bolivia — "social poster" category for the work Looking for Love (out of 10,763 works from 87 countries).
- DAAD research grant for the 3-month research project "Futuropa – Future of Europe" at the Merz Akademie, Stuttgart, Germany.
- 2019 2nd Prize, 5th PosterFest, Chorzów, category C "social poster" for the work Pan z nami!
- Honourable mention, TOP 20 Peru Biennial of Design — among 20 finalist works selected from over 10,000 submissions, for the work Final Suicide Cut.
- 2021 Poster exhibition Hi, Please be invited! at the Art and Design Faculty Gallery, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, Turkey (curator Prof. Murat Kara).
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: 0
- Doctoral students under supervision: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1–2 spots)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1–2 spots)
Research interests / offered topics
- Graphic design, visual communication, visual identity, interaction design, poster, web, illustration and multimedia in varied contexts (psychological, health, cultural, experimental, social impact).
- Shaping visual spaces.
- AI and the future of design.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
Department / Institute
Art Institute
Faculty
Faculty of Art
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 89 524 52 25
Email
Website
no data
Discipline
Fine arts and conservation of works of art
Key artistic achievements
- 2018 Ljepota žene, Lav Gallery, Zagreb, Croatia — solo exhibition.
- 2019 Tracce Warmińskie. Opere della Polonia del Nord, Laba Gallery, Brescia, Italy.
- 2023 Piešiniai, VDA Kaunas Faculty Library, Muitinės 2, Lithuania — solo exhibition.
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: no data
- Doctoral students under supervision: no data
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Painting.
- Drawing.
- Art history in the field of painting.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
No
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
Department / Institute
Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty
Art Department
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 608 848 687
Email
Website
no data
Discipline
Fine arts and conservation of works of art
Key artistic achievements
- 2023 Award of the President of Olsztyn for lifetime achievement in contemporary art.
- 2022 Grand Prix, 47th Winter Salon in Radom.
- 2019 Grand Prix, 11th Olsztyn Art Biennale (also Grand Prix, 3rd Biennale, 2003).
- 2017 3rd Prize, 9th Triennial of Polish Contemporary Drawing, Lubaczów (also prizes in the 6th, 7th and 8th editions).
- 2014 Prize of the Slovak Union of Visual Artists, International Drawing Biennial, Pilsen.
- 2014 UWM Rector's Award for scientific achievements; further awards at the Kalisz Biennale of Drawing and Graphics, Olsztyn Art Biennale, and the Sacred Art Triennial.
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: 0
- Doctoral students under supervision: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Foreign doctoral student
Yes (1 spot)
Research interests / offered topics
- Intermedia activities.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
Yes
Department infrastructure
Yes
Basic information
ORCID
no data
Department / Institute
Institute of Fine Arts
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
University
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Phone
+48 608 325 947
Email
Website
Discipline
Painting; drawing
Key artistic achievements
- No achievements listed in the form.
Achievement indicators
- Promoted doctors: 1
- Doctoral students under supervision: 0
Doctoral student supervision
Polish doctoral student
Yes
Foreign doctoral student
No
Research interests / offered topics
- Painting.
- Drawing.
Funds and infrastructure
Research funding
no data
Department infrastructure
no data