Boguslaw Szwacz

Bogusław Szwacz [ˈbɔɡuswav] [ˈszvat͡sz] (27 March 1912 – 24 February 2009) was a Polish-born artist, painter, sculptor, professor and lecturer at Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts.

Here, he studied in the studios of Ignacy Pieńkowski, Władysław Jarocki, Karol Frycz, Jan Hoplinski, Teodor Axentowicz and Xawery Dunikowski, among others.

During his time in Paris, he met and befriended several avant-garde artists including Fernand Léger, Édouard Pignon, Hans Hartung, Jean Bazaine, Maurice Estève and Noël Arnaude, who was the editorial secretary of a journal published by the influential artists’ group, "Le Surréalisme Révolutionnaire" (Revue bimestrielle publié par le Bureau International du Surréalisme – Révolutionnaire).

Soon after joining the Young Artists and Scientists Club in Warsaw, his social-realist paintings gained popularity; he participated in four impressive Modern Art Exhibitions in the city from 1948 to 1959.

In the 1960s, Szwacz exhibited in the Krzywe Koło Gallery in Warsaw and took part in the First Biennale of Spatial Forms in Elbląg (1965), where his sculptures can still be seen in the municipal spaces.

Szwacz took part in many exhibitions around Europe including France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Serbia, Norway and Turkmenistan.