Piotr Szurek

Prof. Dr. hab. Piotr Szurek is a faculty member at the Magdalena Abakanowicz University of Arts, Poznań, where he has worked since graduating in 1987. He serves as the Head of the 3rd Printmaking Studio – Intaglio at the Faculty of Graphic Arts and Visual Communication.

His research focuses on the self-portrait as a vehicle for symbolic and transcendent representation. Drawing and graphic art are central to his practice, with works executed in traditional intaglio techniques and recent hybridizations of digital printing with expressive intaglio styles.

Selected publications emphasize his exploration of form, energy, and symbolism in printmaking, including self-portraits from 2020-2021. Awards and exhibitions are noted but specific honors remain unlisted in the provided text.