10 Notable alumni of Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk is ranked #6,888 in the world and #78 in Poland by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Paulina Olowska
1976-. (aged 50)
painter
draftsperson
video artist
conceptual artist
photographer
Paulina Olowska is a Polish painter and photographer, who also works in the field of performance and video-art, social action and applied art. The areas of her artistic explorations are modernist utopias and research on the work of 20th century artists, which she combines with her own creative practice to bring unjustly forgotten ideas back to life. A characteristic thread...
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2. Kiejstut Bereźnicki
1935-. (aged 91)
painter
Kiejstut Bereźnicki is a Polish painter, draftsman, and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
3. Kazimierz Ostrowski
1917-1999 (aged 82)
painter
university teacher
Kazimierz Ostrowski was a Polish painter.
4. Wojciech Gryniewicz
1946-2026 (aged 80)
sculptor
Wojciech Gryniewicz was a Polish sculptor.
5. Anna Baumgart
1966-. (aged 60)
painter
film director
video artist
performance artist
Anna Baumgart is a Polish artist, best known for her large installation pieces and film. She is based in Warsaw. While she covers many different issues in her works, "all of them share a preoccupation with repression." Her works are in the permanent collections of several Polish museums.
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6. Danuta Joppek
1955-. (aged 71)
painter
Danuta Joppek is a Polish artist and painter. She was curator and co-organiser of some exhibitions in Poland and abroad, and the author of analytical texts about art.
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7. Krzysztof Gliszczyński
1962-. (aged 64)
painter
Krzysztof Gliszczyński is a Polish painter from Sopot. He studied at the State College for Visual Arts (PWSSP) in Gdańsk between 1982–1987, and is now a professor in the department of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts there.
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8. Cezary Paszkowski
1948-. (aged 78)
painter
graphic artist
teacher
printmaker
Cezary Paszkowski is a Polish professor, printmaker and painter. Paszkowski lives and works in Gdańsk. He graduated from PWST in Gdańsk in 1973 under Professor Rajmund Pietkiewicz. His works are held in collections in Polish National Museums in Kraków, Gdańsk and Szczecin, and in National Library in Warsaw, in Hermitage Museum collection in Saint Petersburg in Russia, also in museums...
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9. Dorota Nieznalska
1973-. (aged 53)
photographer
sculptor
Dorota Alicja Nieznalska is a Polish visual artist and sculptor.
10. Janusz Janowski
1965-. (aged 61)
painter
musician
Janusz Janowski is a Polish painter, jazz drummer, art theorist, since 2006 president of the Gdańsk Branch of the Association of Polish Painters and Designers (ZPAP), co-creator of the Kazimierz Ostrowski Award (one of the most important awards given to Polish painters). He has been related for most of his artistic life with the city of Gdańsk.
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