Ryszard Balon / Poland

Ryszard Baloń was born in 1944. He graduated from a fine arts high school in Szczecin and the Pedagogical University in Opole. He has been involved in graphics since 1974. In 1985, he received artistic qualifications in the field of graphics, granted by the Ministry of Culture and Art. He is a member of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers. He practices painting, drawing, applied graphics and artistic graphics, mainly miniatures and bookplates. He has made over 400 miniatures and bookplates using concave and convex techniques. He has participated in many exhibitions and competitions in Poland and abroad. He is the winner of many awards and distinctions. In 2013, he received the Henryk Failhauer "Golden Stylus" award in Malbork, and in 2017 the Janusz Mikołaj Szymański medal in Malbork. His works can be found in public and private collections, including the National Library in Warsaw, the Poster Museum in Warsaw, the Malbork Castle Museum, the Przypkowski Museum in Jędrzejów, the Ostrów Wielkopolski City Museum, the District Museum in Lublin, the State Museum at Majdanek, the Miniature Gallery in Wapiennik, the Exlibris Gallery in Kraków, the Municipal Public Library in Gliwice, Rzeszów, the Exlibris Gallery in Sint Niklaas in Belgium, in Frederikshavn and Grafisch Atelier – Alkmar in Denmark, the Eulenturm Gallery in Templin in Germany, the Baron Taylor Foundation and the Erotic Museum in France, and the Senigallia Art Museum in Italy, as well as in many galleries in Canada and China. He is a member of several artistic associations and organizations. He is involved in artistic education.