Bartosz Banasik is a Polish sculptor specializing in marble. A significant part of his artistic practice is developed around this material, through collaborations with collectors, institutions, and private clients both in Poland and internationally.
He graduated from the Faculty of Sculpture at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. In 2017, he received his diploma with distinction under the supervision of Dr. Hab. Karol Badyna, Professor at the Academy. Since then, he has been running his own sculpture studio. In recent years, his artistic work has focused on exploring the formation of human personality, the significance of becoming aware of this process, and the role of dialogue in shaping relationships between people.
Alongside his artistic practice, he develops the activities of the Stara Szkoła Foundation in Wymysłów, helping to create a space for dialogue and cooperation across social, professional, and national boundaries. The foundation’s mission is to foster an accessible and open environment for artistic development, intergenerational exchange, and the preservation of cultural heritage through workshops, plein-air events, exhibitions, and symposia that support both professional artists and local communities.
This website presents selected artworks, independent artistic projects, and events in which Bartosz Banasik has participated or helped create.
Selected Awards and Scholarships
- 2026 Selection of the project “Salto Mortale” for The Laboratory Section of Cracow Art Week KRAKERS and receipt of a grant supporting the exhibition’s realization
- 2018 Grand Prize at the 5th Sculpture Symposium “Music in Stone”, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- 2017 Sculpture “Dreaming” included in the permanent collection of the Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
- 2016/2017 Jan Matejko Scholarship in the Field of Fine Arts
- 2016/2017 Rector’s Scholarship of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
Selected Exhibitions, Plein-Air Workshops and Symposia
- 2026 Organization and participation in the exhibition “Salto Mortale”, selected for The Laboratory Section of Cracow Art Week KRAKERS, Kraków
- 2025 Organization and participation in the International Art and Science Symposium “On the Margin” (Na Marginesie), Wymysłów
- 2025 Organization and participation in the exhibition “Stigmata Mortis”, Cracow Art Week
- 2024 Organization and participation in the International Art and Science Symposium “Pedagogical Body” (Ciało Pedagogiczne), Wymysłów
- 2024 Exhibition also presented during the “Undergdańsk Rally” event, Gdańsk
- 2022 Exhibition “Thinking Through Matter” (Myślenie Materią), PROM Kultury Saska Kępa, Warsaw
- 2022 Participation in the Góry Literatury Festival, exhibition “Persistence – Permanence in Nature and Endurance in Culture”
- 2021 Exhibition “Sculpture Laboratory II”, Koneser Praga Center, Warsaw (TOTUART Gallery)
- 2020 Exhibition “Sculpture Laboratory”, Koneser Praga Center, Warsaw (TOTUART Gallery)
- 2018 Exhibition “Home” (Dom), G2A Arena Exhibition and Congress Centre, Jasionka
- 2018 Participation in the 5th Sculpture Symposium “Music in Stone”, Mykolaiv, Ukraine
- 2016 Exhibition “Das Buch”, Kunstforum Piaristen, Vienna
- 2026 Organization and participation in the exhibition “Three Dimensions of Portraiture”, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
- 2016 Organization and participation in the International Stone Sculpture Symposium “Gravitas”, Polish Sculpture Center in Orońsko