Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

A Polish musician, the drummer and percussionist for the technical death metal band Decapitated, and

A Polish musician, the drummer and percussionist for the technical death metal band Decapitated, and younger brother of the musician Waclaw "Vogg" Kieltyka. He had been with the band ever since it was founded in 1996, when he was only twelve years of age. He also did work for the heavy metal bands Dies Irae and Panzer X.

Was one of most femous painters of Czestochowa. In his creativity he successfully joins the predomin

Was one of most femous painters of Czestochowa. In his creativity he successfully joins the predominant style of his times with motifs of Polish sacrum.

Was a Polish-born sculptor[1] who worked mainly in England.After the war he moved to Nottingham and

Was a Polish-born sculptor[1] who worked mainly in England.After the war he moved to Nottingham and continued his studies in sculpture at Nottingham College of Art. In 1953 he opened his first studio and produced much of his work in alabaster. The themes of his abstract forms were influenced by his experiences during World War II. In 1959 he had a piece selected for the Royal Academy summer exhibition, and in 1963 his exhibition at the Drian Gallery led to his connection with the hospice movement. His best known work is the sculpture for Dame Cicely Saunders’s St Christopher's Hospice at Sydenham. It shows St Christopher carrying Christ across the water. The sculpture was unveiled by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

Was a Polish pianist who specialized in Chopin. Brother of Karol Malcuzynski, politician and journal

Was a Polish pianist who specialized in Chopin. Brother of Karol Malcuzynski, politician and journalist.Originally he intended to study law but switched to music, studying under a pupil of Busoni. In 1936, he received an invitation to study under Ignacy Paderewski, former prime minister of Poland and one of the great Romantic pianists of the "Golden Age". Malcuzynski's playing was marked by great passion and poetry. In 1937 he met his future wife, Colette Gaveau, French pianist.

Was a Polish painter and draughtsman.Pruszkowski lived his youth in Odessa and Kiev. He later went t

Was a Polish painter and draughtsman.Pruszkowski lived his youth in Odessa and Kiev. He later went to Paris where he served an apprenticeship under the renowned portrait painter Tadeusz Gorecki. He continued his studies in Munich and then Kraków under Jan Matejko. Pruszkowski started his career as a portrait painter but later moved to painting subject matter with legend, fable, of folk-tale themes. In 1882, Pruszkowski moved to an isolated village outside Kraków where he focused on his work. Here, through contact with the country people, he produced some of his peasant genre paintings.

Was a Polish painter. He started his education at the Warsaw Drawing School in 1898 and continued at

Was a Polish painter. He started his education at the Warsaw Drawing School in 1898 and continued at the Academy in Kraków. His original and inventive work anticipated Polish Expressionism. Wojtkiewicz offer employed grotesque motifs and irony in his work. He admired the modernist paintings of Stanislaw Wyspianski and Jacek Malczewski. He reflected the ideas of Romantic poets such as Cyprian Norwid and authors such as Stanislaw Przybyszewski and Edward Abramowski, the originators of Expressionist manifestos. He also worked as an illustrator and postcard designer. One of his most famous works was a watercolour entitled "Spring is Approaching."

Is a Dutch artist. In his childhood bedroom, which was situated in the attic, the famous Dutch comic

Is a Dutch artist. In his childhood bedroom, which was situated in the attic, the famous Dutch comic artist Marten Toonder had lived for one year during the Second World War.Wartena studied art in Enschede, where he graduated with a Degree in Illustration in 1998. In 2006 he successfully finished his Masters of Design course at the ECA (Edinburgh College of Art) in Illustration. Considering comics to be the most versatile art medium, Wartena and Sebastiaan Schlicher created the comic game 'Kassie Mik-Mak' in 1997, presenting it in the Dutch town, Enschede.

Was a Polish painter.A classic style Polish school painter, Bakalowicz studied at the Warsaw School

Was a Polish painter.A classic style Polish school painter, Bakalowicz studied at the Warsaw School of Fine Arts from 1849 to 1854. He relocated to France in 1863, settling in Paris where he became a French citizen. Bakalowicz married actress Wiktoryna Szymanowska and had a son, Stefan, who also became a painter well known in Russian Empire (?????????, ?????? ?????????????).[1

Was a Polish artist.In 1866 Czachorski went to the Warsaw Drawing School and had Rafal Hadziewicz as

Was a Polish artist.In 1866 Czachorski went to the Warsaw Drawing School and had Rafal Hadziewicz as a peer. Then he spent one year at the Dresden Academy and from there went to Munich Academy (1869-1873) some of his classmates were: Hermann Anschutz, Karl von Piloty, and Alexander Wagner. He received Magna Cum Laude (the Grand Silver Medal) from Munich, and proceeded to travel to France, Italy and Poland after his graduation. He held membership to Berlin academy and has also organizer and jurist of international exhibitions even though he had his home in Munich. He was awarded the Bavarian Order of Saint Michael in 1893. He had many art exhibitions in Poland. Some took place in Kraków, Warsaw, Lódz, and Lwów. After his death in 1911, a posthumous showing was held at the Warsaw "Zacheta" Society of Fine Arts.

Was a notable Polish language Playwright and artist, winning multiple awards. He emigrated to Austra

Was a notable Polish language Playwright and artist, winning multiple awards. He emigrated to Australia in 1949.He was a painter, sculptor, actor, stage designer, and theatre director. Two of four brothers were also artists: Jan Dutkiewicz (1911-1985, Poland) and Ludwik Dutkiewicz (1921-2008, Australia). He had five children, three of whom have careers as artists: Michal (now a commercial artist), Adam (art critic, historian & painter) & Ursula Dutkiewicz (ceramist & sculptor).

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish painter.

Was a Polish sculptor who created a monument of Adam Mickiewicz in Miloslaw.

Was a Polish sculptor who created a monument of Adam Mickiewicz in Miloslaw.

Was a Polish sculptor who created a monument of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan.

Was a Polish sculptor who created a monument of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan.

Was a Polish artist.In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for h

Was a Polish artist.In 1928 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his series of posters "Sw. Hubert", "Diana", "Lucznik II", and "Lucznik III".

Was a Polish painter. He was a student of Gauguins and a leading artist of the Young Poland movement

Was a Polish painter. He was a student of Gauguins and a leading artist of the Young Poland movement.Wladyslaw Slewinski was a Polish painter. He administered his estate in Poland before traveling to Paris in 1888. Once there he studied at the Académie Colarossi where he met Gauguin. The impression this encounter made on him and Gauguin's encouragement prompted Slewinski to dedicate himself to art. He submitted to Gauguin's artistic and personal influence, spending time with him in Paris and, from 1889, in Pont-Aven and Le Pouldu in Brittany.

Better known by only his last name Liberace, was an American entertainer and pianist of Polish and I

Better known by only his last name Liberace, was an American entertainer and pianist of Polish and Italian descent.Liberace, known as "Lee" to his friends and "Walter" to family, was born in West Allis, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, to Frances Zuchowska, a Polish American, and Salvatore ("Sam") Liberace, an immigrant from Formia, Italy. He had a twin who died at birth and he was born with a caul, which in his family, as in many societies, was taken as a sign of genius and an exceptional future. Liberace's father was a musician who played the French horn in bands and movie theaters but sometimes had to work as a factory worker or laborer. While his father encouraged music in the family, his mother was not musical and thought music lessons and a record player to be luxuries they couldn't afford, causing angry family disputes. Liberace later stated, "My dad's love and respect for music created in him a deep determination to give as his legacy to the world, a family of musicians dedicated to the advancement of the art".

Was a Polish painter, one of the most popular painters of the interwar and postwar years.a Czech, an

Was a Polish painter, one of the most popular painters of the interwar and postwar years.a Czech, and Teofila, a Polish woman. In 1889 Vlastimil moved to Kraków in Poland, where he studied at St Barbara’s School and then at the Jan III Sobieski high school. In 1896, he became a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he studied under Jacek Malczewski. In 1899 he went to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1902 he had his first showings in an exhibition by the "Sztuka" society. Further exhibitions followed in Munich, Amsterdam, Rome, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, and Warsaw. In 1904 he painted the first of his village (or peasant) "Madonnas".

Is a Polish poet and painter.

Is a Polish poet and painter.

Was a Polish painter. He was born in Lviv.

Was a Polish painter. He was born in Lviv.

Is a Polish graphic artist and painter, a director of the Institute of Fine Arts at the University o

Is a Polish graphic artist and painter, a director of the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Zielona Góra.Papla, who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan in 1976, is an exhibiting artist since 1975. He took part in numerous leading national and international shows, and in 1985 was awarded the Stanislaw Wyspianski Prize for the Young Artists.[1] Papla is the president of Stowarzyszenie Polskich Artystów Malarzy i Grafików "Wielkopolska".

Is a contemporary artist based in New England, and since 2001 works from a 6000 sq. ft. studio in Rh

Is a contemporary artist based in New England, and since 2001 works from a 6000 sq. ft. studio in Rhode Island. He is best known for his large-scale abstract paintings.His works are abstract. He uses oil paints and encaustic painting on large canvasses to build up layers with thin washes and impastos, then scratches, splatters, gouges and picks at the paint to create incised geometric forms and lines.[3][2] His works take up to six months to complete,[3] and are usually untitled.

Was a Polish painter with works in collections of the Warsaw National Museum and Kraków.Tetmajer st

Was a Polish painter with works in collections of the Warsaw National Museum and Kraków.Tetmajer studied painting at the Kraków School of Fine Arts (Szkola Sztuk Pieknych w Krakowie) from 1875 to 1886, than in Viena and Munich (1886-1889), in Paris at the Académie Colarossi, and with Jan Matejko from 1889 to 1895.In 1890 he maried Anna Mikolajczykówna, a peasant’s daughter from Bronowice in the spirit of the Young Poland's return to the roots. His village wedding became the inspiration for the dramatist Stanislaw Wyspianski who wrote defining Polish independence drama called "Wesele" (The Wedding). Tetmajer settled with his wife in a remote house covered with thatch, where he was visited by poet Lucjan Rydel among others.

Was a Polish painter with works in collections of the Warsaw National Museum and Kraków.Tetmajer st

Was a Polish painter with works in collections of the Warsaw National Museum and Kraków.Tetmajer studied painting at the Kraków School of Fine Arts (Szkola Sztuk Pieknych w Krakowie) from 1875 to 1886, than in Viena and Munich (1886-1889), in Paris at the Académie Colarossi, and with Jan Matejko from 1889 to 1895.In 1890 he married Anna Mikolajczykówna, a peasant’s daughter from Bronowice in the spirit of the Young Poland's return to the roots. His village wedding became the inspiration for the dramatist Stanislaw Wyspianski who wrote defining Polish independence drama called "Wesele" (The Wedding). Tetmajer settled with his wife in a remote house covered with thatch, where he was visited by poet Lucjan Rydel among others.

Was a Polish painter, graphician and poster artist. He was a professor of Academy of Fine Arts in Wa

Was a Polish painter, graphician and poster artist. He was a professor of Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, founder and director of Front Poster Studio (Polish: Pracownia Plakatu Frontowego) of Ludowe Wojsko Polskie (1944–1948), member of the Group of Realists (Grupa Realistów).Zakrzewski was an author of sociopolitical posters, landscape paintings (especially city landscapes of Warsaw and Paris) and figural compositions. He was a co-initiator of socialist realism in Polish painting and poster.

Is a Polish vocalist. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and graduat

Is a Polish vocalist. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and graduate of Jagielonian University where he earned Master's degree in Musicology. Wasowicz was vocalist in death metal group Decapitated and has been a member of Masachist since 2008.