KEIJI
MATSUMOTO
Lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw – graphic artist, draftsman, and performer.
Born in Japan, he graduated from the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, earning his diploma in the studio of Prof. Jacek Staszewski. He is currently an assistant professor in the Studio of Design Composition and Drawing, working under Prof. Artur Krajewski at the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.
His works have been presented in several solo exhibitions, including Hos Gallery (2018), The Way of Drawing (2020), and NEO JAPONISM (2024) at Galeria Łazienkowska. He has also participated in over 30 group exhibitions, including Galeria Test in Warsaw and exhibitions in Bologna, Italy.
Awards & Distinctions
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2015 — Honorable Mention, 1st Warsaw Drawing Battle
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2018 — 1st Prize, “Konfrontacje Sztuki” Competition
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2021 — 2nd Prize, 1st National Art Competition “Nowe Sytuacje – Ożywienie,”
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2023 — Rector’s Award, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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2023 — 1st Prize, 11th Triennial of Polish Contemporary Drawing, Lubaczów
Solo Exhibitions
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2015 — Traces, University Library in Warsaw, Exhibition Hall
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2016 — HAKANASA, Publink, Warsaw
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2018 — Hos Gallery
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2020 — Droga Rysowania, MDK Łazienkowska, Warsaw
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2024 — NEO JAPONISM, MDK Łazienkowska, Warsaw
Group Exhibitions
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2012 — FARO FARE ARTE, Gallery FaroArte
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2014 — International Student Drawing Triennial, ASP Gallery Rondo Sztuki, Katowice
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2015 — Figurama 2015, Katowice
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2015 — Katedra 2.0 Rysunek, PROM Kultury Saska Kępa, Warsaw
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2015 — Graduates Exhibition of the Academy of Fine Arts, Galeria miniART PRSA, Warsaw
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2016 — Bunkasai – Japanese Arts Festival, Café Crux, Warsaw
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2016 — Mixtures of Culture Festival, Chopin University of Music (UMFC), Warsaw
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2017 — Konfrontacje Sztuki, Galeria Test, Warsaw
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2017 — Tower of Babel vs. Space, Orangery Wilanów — PhD Candidates Exhibition, Faculty of Graphics
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2017 — Interpenetration, Officyna Art & Design, Warsaw
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2017 — What Does Gingerbread Have to Do with Art?, Alfa Studio, Warsaw
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2018 — Bunkasai – Japanese Arts Festival, PROM Kultury Saska Kępa, Warsaw
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2018 — Interpenetrations, Officyna Art & Design, Warsaw
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2018 — REVIVE is ART, Mała Warszawa, Warsaw
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2019 — Post-Competition Exhibition: Konfrontacje Sztuki 2018, Galeria Test, Warsaw
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2020 — Kaleidoscope – Exhibition of ASP Lecturers, Stara Prochownia Gallery, Warsaw
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2021 — Group Exhibition, Elektrownia Powiśle, Warsaw
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2021 — Post-Competition Exhibition: Nowe Sytuacje – OŻYWIENIE, Poland
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2021 — What About Values: Truth?, Wrocław
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2021 — Salonou Winter Art Show, Elektrownia Powiśle, Warsaw
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2022 — Art Forever…? 75 Years of the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration, Academy of Fine
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2023 — 30 Years of the Polish Contemporary Drawing Triennial, Lubaczów
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2024 — 30 Years of the Polish Contemporary Drawing Triennial, Galeria Test, Warsaw
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2024 — Echo, Resursa Obywatelska, Radom
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2024 — Matsuri – Japanese Culture Picnic, Służewski Dom Kultury, Warsaw
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2024 — 28th International Eastern Art Salon, Post-Competition Exhibition
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2025 — 4th National Drawing Biennale: Time–Movement–Space, Post-Competition Exhibition
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2025 — 29th International Eastern Art Salon, Post-Competition Exhibition
Performance
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2015 — Traces, Exhibition Hall, University Library in Warsaw
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2016 — HAKANASA, Publink, Warsaw
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2016 — Autumn Festival of Japanese Arts Bunkasai, Café Crux, Warsaw
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2016 — “NIE WOLNO” Conference – Rebellion Against Stereotypes in Artistic Attitudes,
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2016 — Concert of Young Musicians, Dwór Artusa, Toruń
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2017 — Tower of Babel vs. Space, Orangery Wilanów — Collective Exhibition of Doctoral Students, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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2017 — Concert of Young Musicians, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw
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2018 — Concert of Young Musicians, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw
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2018 — Autumn Festival of Japanese Arts Bunkasai, PROM Kultury Saska Kępa, Warsaw
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2019 — Concert of Young Musicians, Fryderyk Chopin University of Music, Warsaw
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2019 — Autumn Festival of Japanese Arts Bunkasai, Nowy Świat Muzyki, Warsaw
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2019 — Concert of Young Musicians, Music School, Kraków
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2024 — Hotel Grand, Łódź
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2024 — Vienna House by Wyndham Mokotów, Warsaw
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2025 — ArtBox Experience, Warsaw
Workshop
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2015 – Workshop for 2nd-year students of prof. Jacek Staszewski’s Drawing Studio: “Avant-Garde Calligraphy”, drawing workshop in Dłuzew
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2016 – Workshop for 2nd-year students of prof. Jacek Staszewski’s Drawing Studio: “Ink Improvisation”
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2017 – Workshop for 2nd-year students of prof. Jacek Staszewski’s Drawing Studio: “Playing with Ink”
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2018 – Workshop for 2nd-year students of prof. Jacek Staszewski’s Drawing Studio: “Playing with Ink”
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2019 – Drawing workshop at PJATK
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2020 – Workshop: Shodo – Japanese Calligraphy at FUTURE TEXT, PJATK
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2022 – Workshop: Rōbokusho 蝋墨書, PJATK
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2024 – Workshop: Rōbokusho 蝋墨書, SWPS University
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2024 – Workshop in Japanese Calligraphy, Łazienkowska Gallery
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2024 – Workshop: Enso 円相, Hotel Grand, Łódź
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2024 – Workshop: Enso 円相, Vienna House by Wyndham Mokotów, Warsaw
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2024 – Workshop in Japanese Calligraphy, part of the Graphic Madness project
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2026 – Workshop in Japanese Calligraphy, Łazienkowska Gallery
