Mieczysław Górowski

Mieczysław Górowski (February 5, 1941 – August 31, 2011) was a Polish graphic artist.

Early life and education He was born in Miłkowa 1941 Nowy Sącz. He studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków from 1959 to 1966 where he later served as a professor on the Faculty of Industrial Design.

Career He started designing posters in 1966 and has created over 400 posters. In addition, he worked in interior design and painting but, as the artist said about himself: "For many years I have been creating posters – this is the main direction of my artistic and design activity". His art can be found in collections in Europe as well as North America. He died in Kraków.

Major awards 1983 – First Prize – International Poster Invitational, Fort Collins, Colorado 1986, 1987 – International Poster Salon, Paris, France 1987 – International Art Directors Club Exhibition, New York 1989 – Honourable Prize – International Poster Biennal – Warsaw 1989 1992 – First Prize – International Biennale of the Poster, Mexico 2000 – Master's Eye Award – at International Poster Triennal – Trnava, Slovakia