Rafał Labijak (born 1968) is Poznań based painter who works also abroad (Berlin,
Czech Republic); in 2015-2016 he was working in a studio located in a revitalized
former steel works and coal mining complex in the Dolni Vitkovice district in Ostrava.
In 1992 he graduated from the Poznań University of Technology. In 2004-2005
he audited the classes at VIII Painting Studio led by professor Józef Walczak at
the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. In 2014 he took part in Workshops and the
Encounters of Arts and Social Activities organized by professor Janusz Marciniak
(the University of Arts in Poznań) and Signum Foundation.
In his paintings, Labijak investigates the questions related to social relationships
in the smartphone revolution era, mediatisation of virtual reality, communication
in postmodern world, post-industrial landscapes, attention and its deficiency.
He uses traditional painting techniques, such as oil and acrylic on canvas, and
experiments with his own technique as well.
Solo exhibitions:
2013 Ignacy Kraszewski Museum and Studio in Poznań.
Curator: Janusz Marciniak. The exhibition was accompanied by catalogue.
2016, Rafał Labijak`s painting. Curator: Wojciech Gorączniak. Ostrava, Dolni
Oblast Vitkovice. Catalogue: Rafał Labijak: painting, ed. W. Gorączniak,
R. Labijak, J. Marciniak, trans. M. Turski, Poznań-Ostrava 2016.
2020, Smart Canvas: Rafał Labijak’s Paintingu
Państwowa Galeria Sztuki w Sopocie / State Gallery of Art in Sopot, Curator: Ewelina Jarosz.
The exhibition was accompanied by catalogue.
2021, The Laundry, MO gallery, Poznan, Poland, Curator: Tomasz Desko
Group exhibitions:
2016 Collegium Physicum UAM; Exhibition in One Image Gallery
2018 Refektarz Gallery, Krotoszyn, Empathy: Art and Life.
Curator: Janusz Marciniak.
The exhibition was accompanied by catalogue.
