Jan Matejko Academy Of Fine Art
in Krakow
13 Matejko Square 31-157 Krakow, Poland
[+48 12] 299 20 00
Dean: Roman Łaciak, ASP Prof.
Vice-Dean: Janusz Matuszewski, ASP Prof.
Dean's Office:
Painting Studies
Krystyna Skuta, M. Econ.
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Matejko Square 13, 2nd floor, room No 201
31-157 Krakow
tel. + 48 12 299 20 31
Artistic Education Studies
Anna Regulska, M. Econ.
Matejko Square 13, 2nd floor, room No 201
31-157 Krakow
tel. + 48 12 299 20 31
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Evening studies, Stage Design Studies, Postgraduate Studies, Phd Studies, Open Academy:
Agnieszka Manowiecka, M. Econ.
Matejko Square 13, ground floor, room No 1
tel. + 48 12 299 20 39
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website:
www.malarstwo.asp.krakow.pl
The Faculty of Painting prepares the students for their individual work in the fields of easel painting, architectural painting and unique textile as well as for stage design. Within the curriculum there are additionally: core subjects such as visual effects and structures, painting technology, anatomy and perspective, supplementary instruction for specializations such as sculpture, integration of painting, architecture and urban spaces, lettering, graphic art, mural painting, as well as general studies such as history of art and culture, philosophy, sociology of culture, theory of art, foreign languages, physical education, thesis pro-seminar and seminar. Every year the faculty organizes plein-air painting sessions in Zakopane (in the Tatra Mountains), where the Academy has its house.
Many a distinguished artists studied painting and then became well known in Polish and world art. The list is quite large; let us then name only some of them, starting with Jan Matejko and his disciples: painter, poet and dramatist Stanisław Wyspiański, Józef Mehoffer and Jacek Malczewski. In the 20th century among distinguished graduates of the Academy there were Louis Marcousis, Moise Kisling, Tadeusz Makowski, painter and dramatist Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (known as Witkacy), Jerzy Nowosielski, film director Andrzej Wajda, painter and theatre creator Tadeusz Kantor, painter Jan Szancenbach.
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