Artists

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Born 1930 in Falenty near Warsaw, lives and works in Warsaw. One of Poland's most internationally acclaimed artists, known for works that transcend the conventional sphere of sculpture production... Read more about: Magdalena Abakanowicz

Neo-plastic Room at the Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, designed in 1946 by Władysław Strzemiński as the exposition venue for the international avant-guard works gathered by the a.r. Group in the 1930's. Photo: Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź.

a.r. Group

The "a.r." artistic group ("revolutionary artists", "real avant-garde"), active in the years 1929-1936, was one of the most noted leftist Polish avant-garde groups of the interwar period... Read more about: a.r. Group

Piotr Anderszewski

Pianist. Nominated for the Grammy Award in 2001, winner of many prestigious awards for his recordings of Schumman, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Szymanowski. Read more about: Piotr Anderszewski

Maria Ajzensztadt

Maria Ajzensztadt, also known as Miriam Eisenstadt, was a lyrical soprano born in 1921, daughter of the renown conductor Dawid Eisenstadt. An artist at the venues Femina and Sztuka in the Warsaw ghetto, she was a very popular performer called "the nightingale of the ghetto" who was shot to death in Umschlagplatz in August 1942. Read more about: Maria Ajzensztadt

Wojciech Modest Amaro

In 2013, Wojciech Modest Amaro’s Atelier Amaro was awarded one Michelin Star. It was a historic moment for Polish gastronomy. Read more about: Wojciech Modest Amaro

Akademia Ruchu

Its style is often described as theatre of gestures and visual narration. Apart from performances, it also organises happening-like theatre actions, theatre workshops, and functions as an interdisciplinary cultural centre. Read more about: Akademia Ruchu

Nina Andrycz

Legendary actress, famously nicknamed the Dame of Polish theatre. Born on November 11th, 1912, died on January 31st, 2014, at the age of 101. Read more about: Nina Andrycz

Tomasz Augustyniak

Born in 1975 in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Tomasz Agustyniak is one of the leading lights of contemporary Polish design. Read more about: Tomasz Augustyniak

Atom String Quartet

Atom String Quartet was founded in 2010 by four musicians: Dawid Lubowicz, Mateusz Smoczyński, Michał Zaborski and Krzysztof Lenczowski. Surprisingly for a string quartet, instead of playing pieces from the repertoire of classical chamber music, Atom String Quartet chose to play jazz. Read more about: Atom String Quartet

Azorro

The artistic group, also known as Supergroup Azorro, was established in 2001. Read more about: Azorro

Kari

Kari Amirian is an artist who brought the atmosphere of cool Scandinavian pop to Poland. Her melancholic and delicate songs are similar to the productions of such vocalists as Lykke Li or Stina Nordenstam. Read more about: Kari

Agata Zambrzycka i Piotr Górski, fot. dzięki uprzejmości projektantów

AP Dizajn

A design company founded in 2009, a shared project of Agata Zambrzycka and Piotr Górski. They design creative urban spaces, alternative vehicles that make traveling through the streets easier and notebooks in which you can quickly write down your thoughts while riding on a bus or tram. Read more about: AP Dizajn

Anna Augustynowicz

Theatre and television director. She was the first to consequently introduce the vogue of dramas by young artists touching important social problems onto Polish stages. Read more about: Anna Augustynowicz

Amareya Theatre

Theatre of movement and gesture. Established by Agnieszka Kamińska, Katarzyna Julia Pastuszak and Alexandra Śliwińska in January 2003 in Gdańsk. Read more about: Amareya Theatre

Piotr Anderszewski

Pianist. Nominated for the Grammy Award in 2001, winner of many prestigious awards for his recordings of Schumman, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Szymanowski. Read more about: Piotr Anderszewski

Sholem Asch

Writer, one of the major authors of Yiddish literature. Born in Kutno in 1880. The estimates on his birth date vary between 1st January, 1st October, and 1st November. He died in London on 10th July 1957. Read more about: Sholem Asch

Erwin Axer

Theatre director, essayist and pedagogue. One of the most significant figures of post-war theatre in Poland. Read more about: Erwin Axer

Arte dei Suonatori

Arte dei Suonatori, founded in 1993 by the violinists Ewa Golińska and Aureliusz Goliński, is one of the most interesting Polish orchestras specialising in the performance of baroque and classical music. Read more about: Arte dei Suonatori

Janusz Anderman

A novelist and short-story writer, screenwriter and translator. He is known for grotesque humor used as a weapon against official slogans and propaganda. Read more about: Janusz Anderman

Kinga Araya

Drawing on her experience as an emigrant, Araya creates interdisciplinary video, sculptural, music, and performance works. She was born in 1966 in Tarnów, Poland. Read more about: Kinga Araya

"Amadeus" Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra

The "Amadeus" Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra, considered one of the best chamber orchestras in the world, was founded in Poznań in 1968 by Agnieszka Duczmal. Read more about: "Amadeus" Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra

Adam Adach

Painter, His figurative and abstract works, have been presented in Poland, France, UK, USA and Japan. In his paintings private motifs, often referencing childhood memories, interwine with references to history and collective experience. Read more about: Adam Adach

Karol Adwentowicz

An esteemed actor, particularly valued for his roles from the contemporary repertoire, stage director and theatre manager. Read more about: Karol Adwentowicz

Ewa Axelrad

Ewa Axelrad (b. 1984), author of illustrations, objects, photographs, and video works. Read more about: Ewa Axelrad

Jerzy Andrzejewski

A writer whose first volume concentrated on philosophical and aesthetic spheres of life and the sociology of poverty. He has been accused of distorting history. Read more about: Jerzy Andrzejewski

Edward Abramowski

Philosopher, psychologist, social activist. Born on 17th August 1868 in Stefanin (today’s Ukraine), died on 21st June 1918. Read more about: Edward Abramowski

Apostolis Anthimos

Guitarist and keyboards player. The album Memento z banalnym tryptykiem, features him playing some of the most significant solos in the history of Polish rock music. Read more about: Apostolis Anthimos

Anna Kotowicz Puszkarewicz i Artur Puszkarewicz, photo courtesy of the artists

AZE design

AZE design studio consists of two designers: Anna Kotowicz-Puszkarewicz (born 1978), graduate from the Faculty of Graphic Design of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź and Artur Puszkarewicz (born 1976) who graduated from the Faculty of Architecture of the Technical University in Białystok. Read more about: AZE design

Agata Auguścik, photo by Magda Marczewska / press release

Grażyna Auguścik

Jazz vocalist and composer. Since 1994 she has lived in Chicago where she has worked with many excellent musicians. Read more about: Grażyna Auguścik

Bolesław Augustis

Photographer of the interwar period, graced with a great sense of form and humour. A chronicler whose life intertwines with the great events of history. Read more about: Bolesław Augustis

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