Janusz Kokot

Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he organized 19 individual exhibitions. He took part in dozens of collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He is a laureate of 13 awards and honorable mentions in national competitions.






The creative process goes hand in hand with making choices. It is not as obvious as the choice of media or motifs, but about making decisions that are fundamental for the artist and his work. The first question that must be answered is whether to continue to exploit a known and controlled area of activity, or rather to give up the feeling of security and being led by intuition, go into the unknown. From the time of my high school studies, my attention was drawn to realistic painting. My greatest idols were Malczewski, Gierymski and other Polish painters of the late 19th century. When the opportunity to travel around European museums appeared, I always spent the most time in the halls with works by Rembrandt Goya and Repin. The fascination with the work of the great Masters over three decades was reflected in my artistic activity, but a couple of years ago during a few months of...

Awards
• 1990 III National Watercolor Triennial, Lublin - honorable mention
• 1991 2nd Salon of Fine Arts EGERIA Ostrów Wielkopolski - award
• National Art Competition "Częstochowa 91", Bon Art Gallery, - honorable mention, awarded prize
• 1992 III Art Salon EGERIA Ostrów Wielkopolski - Grand Prix
• 1993 XXX Polish National Painting Exhibition "Bielska Jesień", Bielsko-Biała - honorable mention
• 1994 IV Salon of Fine Arts EGERIA, Ostrów Wielkopolski - Grand Prix
• 1997 Triennial with still life, Sieradz - 2nd prize
• 2000 Triennial with still life, Sieradz - 2nd prize
• 2003 Triennial with still life, Sieradz - honorable mention
• 2006 Triennial with still life, Sieradz - Grand Prix Award of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage
• 2012 Kalisz Biennial of Drawing and Graphics "Attempt 1", Galeria im. J. Tarasina, Kalisz - Grand Prix
• 2017 Kalisz Biennale of Art ACCUMULATIONS, Kalisz - honorable mention