Meet our speaker - Marcin Markowski

Marcin Markowski

Marcin Markowski

Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu

Marcin Markowski

Uniwersytet Artystyczny w Poznaniu

BIO

A graphic designer, visual artist, and educator. He is the author of numerous posters, publications, visual identities, and artistic settings for cultural events and institutions across Poland. His work combines a broad visual language with a deep understanding of cultural context. He collaborates regularly with leading cultural institutions such as the Polish Theatre and the Grand Theatre in Poznań, the Syrena Theatre in Warsaw, the National Museum in Poznań, and the ZAMEK Culture Centre.

His works have been exhibited at poster and editorial design shows in Poland and internationally – including in China, Japan, the United States, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary. He is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards in the field of graphic design, and his works are held in the collections of institutions such as the National Museum in Poznań, the Poster Museum in Wilanów, and the Shenzhen International Design Museum in China. His designs have been featured in industry catalogues and magazines worldwide.

He has served as a jury member for national and international graphic design competitions, including the Shenzhen International Poster Festival (2020), the International Festival of Graphic Design Ideografia (2019), and the Remediuminternational poster competition. Closely associated with the First Poster Studio (I Pracownia Plakatu) since his student years, he became an assistant shortly after graduating, and since 2018 has led the studio as its head, mentoring the next generation of designers.