Boguslaw Lustyk (born 1940 in Warsaw, Poland)[1] is a poster artist of the Polish School of Posters.[2][3]

He graduated summa cum laude from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 1965. Lustyk has worked as a painter, poster designer and graphic artist since 1965. His style is poetic and creative, lighthearted and amusing, usually employing muted tones. He specializes in equine posters.[4]

Major awards

  • 1968 – 2nd Prize – Polish Olympic (Mexico City, Mexico) Poster Competition, Poland
  • 1973 – Special Prize at the Polish Poster Biennial Exhibition
  • 1998 – Official Kentucky Derby Artist of the Year, Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Major one-man exhibitions include:

Other exhibitions:

References

  1. Bulletin du Musée national de Varsovie, Volume 40, Issues 2–4, Musée, 1999, p. 213
  2. Znad Wilii, Volume 4, Issues 1–26, Res Publica, 2004, p. 51
  3. Encyklopedia polskiej emigracji i Polonii: K-O, Oficyna Wydawnicza Kucharski, 2005, p. 191, ISBN 978-83-89376-13-8
  4. "Artist to donate works to Saratoga". Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY). 25 September 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2011.


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