{"Id":7577,"Name":"Leszek Piotrowski","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECONTACT INFO:\u003Cbr /\u003EWebsite:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.leszek.piotrowski.net-galeria.eu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.leszek.piotrowski.net-galeria.eu\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.lesstro.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.lesstro.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.lesstro.ru\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.lesstro.ru\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEmail:\u003C/strong\u003E Barbara Piotrowska: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:sakven@wp.pl\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esakven@wp.pl\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ELeszek Piotrowski \u0022Lesstro\u0022 was born 19th December 1984 in Gdynia, Poland.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EHe graduated from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw in 2009 with a master\u0027s degree in painting, a diploma with highest marks, under the guidance of Prof. Franciszek Starowieyski who is a distinguished Polish painter. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ELesstro\u0027s paintings are classical realism. There are historical, genre scenes, portraits, horses, female nudes, landscapes and drawings among his artworks. He feels best by creating very large scale paintings. By examining his paintings we find universality and vitality of great, classical art. The technique and subjects of his paintings and drawings are inspired by the old masters. However, his work is not a result of blind imitation or deliberate artistic intention, but is a sign of an unusual artistic instinct of this very young painter, who has just started his professional career.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAlthough very young, the artist has already achieved significant success at the international art scene. While a student in June 2009, Lesstro has got his first, world-wide success; the Golden Trophy Award at the World\u0027s Nude Show in Hong Kong. His paintings were displayed among world renowned artists from 19th century and the \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.baoqutang.com-events-previous events-2009\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EBaoqu Tang Gallery\u003C/a\u003E bought six of his paintings. His artworks were shown within the \u0022Body Language\u0022 and \u0022Romantic Collection of Western Paintings\u0022 exhibitions by Baoqu Tang Gallery of Art in Hong Kong in 2009.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ELesstro\u0027s art has also been very highly appreciated in Europe and the USA. He participated in International Painting Competition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022 in Italy in 2009, 2010, 2011. He was awarded with First Prizes in 2009 and 2010. In 2011 he got the Prize of the Jury President.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EIn 2010 Lesstro was selected as the finalist (among 800 painters from all over the world) in the 5th Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition organized by Foundation of Arts and Artists in Spain. His painting \u0022Maja\u0022 was bought by MEAM - European Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona and it is exhibited within permanent collection of this Museum.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u0022...Alma creative and professional. Artistic genius. Figurative realist painter creates female figures full of deep tension, illusion, escape. With great mastery of colors the artist paints on canvas startling figures that glow like pure light. Lesstro\u0027s artworks show perfect balance of refined, lyrical atmosphere and the ideal artistic language. His paintings arouse great admiration...\u0022 \u003Cbr /\u003E- Prof. Mario Nicosia, DFG Roma\u003Cbr /\u003E(International Painting Competition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022 2009)\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFull list of Exhibitions and Competition\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2009\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EWorld\u0027s Nude Show, Baoqu Tang Gallery, Hong Kong, III International Painting\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ECompetition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022 Villa Pamphilij, Roma, Italy\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EI Painting and Graphics Exhibition \u0022I Colori della Polonia a Roma\u0022 Cascina Farsetti, Roma, Italy\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESolo Exhibition - Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EArt Zurich International, Congress House, Switzerland\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EV International Biennal of Painting and Unique Fabric Eko-Balt - Museum of Gdynia, Poland\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2010\u003Cbr /\u003EGroup Exhibition in Royal Casa de la Moneda, Madrid\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EGroup Exhibition in the Foundation of Fran Daurel, Barcelona\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EIV International Painting Competition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022 Villa Pamphilij, Roma\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EII Painting and Graphics Exhibition\u0022I Colori della Polonia a Roma\u0022 Cascina Farsetti, Roma\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESolo Exhibition - \u0022Mark 121 - Fine Art Events\u0022, Dubai, United Arab Emirates\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBP Portrait Award, London, Great Britain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2011\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESpring Exhibition Competition 2011, Charlottenborg Fonden, Copenhagen, Denmark\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EInternational Painting Competition Gallery Makeda, Palermo , Sicily\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EV International Painting Competition \u0022 Natale di Roma\u0022, Villa Pamphilij, Roma\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EVI Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition - Foundation of Arts and Artists, Barcelona, Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EXII International Painting Competition \u0022Memorial Antonello da Messina\u0022, Messina, Sicily,\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EInternational Drawing Competition - Foudation Ynglada Guillot, Barcelona\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2012 \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E3rd Edition of Exhibition of Modern Art in Lleida by Trazos Art Gallery, Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBP Portrait Award Competition, Summer Exhibition Competition by Royal Academy of Art, London\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EExhibition \u0022Horsepower\u0022 by Trazos Art Gallery, sponsored by BMW Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2013\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EExhibition at Gallery d\u0027Art Lawrence-Arnott, Marrakech, Morocco\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EExhibition at \u0022 Amelie H.\u0022 Gallery, Brussels, Belgium\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EExhibition at Amart Gallery, Brussels, Belgium\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBelgian Antique Dealers Art Fair \u0022BAS\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Brusselsartsquare\u0022, Brussels, Belgium\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2014\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EEXPO-Madrid 2014 - Exhibition by Llei d\u0027Art Gallery, accompanying ARCO Madrid 2014\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESolo Exhibition at \u0022Contemporary Masters Fine Arts\u0022, Hawaii - Maui, USA\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EOpen Competition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, London, England\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EGlobal Competition of Oil Figure Painting 2014 by New Dynasty Tang Television, New York, the USA\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2015\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ESolo Exhibition at GRONERT Fine Art Gallery - Munich, Germany\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2016\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ERussian Art Week, Central House of Artists/Trietiakow Gallery, Moscow\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EArt Portrait Club International Festival in Moscow, Central House of Artists\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EGroup Exhibition \u0022Women in portraits\u0022, Central House of Artists\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EInternational, World-wide Art Competition \u0022American Art Awards 2016\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2017\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ENord Art 2017 - International Art Exhibition, Budelsdorf, Germany\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAwards\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2009\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EGolden Trophy Award - World\u0027s Nude Show, Hong Kong\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EFirst Prize in the III International Painting Competition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EPrize of Rome Mayor in the I Painting Competition \u0022I Colori della Polonia a Roma\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2010\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EFinalist of 5th Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition - Foundation of Arts and Artists - European Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona, Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EFirst Prize in the IV International Painting Competition \u0022Natale di Roma\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EPrize of Rome Mayor in the II Painting and Graphics Competition \u0022I Colori della Polonia a Roma\u0022\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2011\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EFirst Prize in XI Memorial \u0022Antonello da Messina\u0022 - Premio Europeo TINDARI\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Premio Presidente del Giuria\u0022 in the Vth International Painting Competition\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Natale di Roma\u0022 Finalist in International Painting Competition - Gallery Makeda, Palermo, Sicily\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro selected by \u0022TRAZOS Art Marketing\u0022 - Spain as contemporary, figurative painter\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EArticles published in \u0022Llei D\u0027Art\u0022, No.6/2011., No.7/2011\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2012\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro\u0027 s painting of horse was selected as promotional image of \u0022Horsepower\u0022 Exhibition in Spain, sponsored by BMW Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EExArte Equinus VI - USA - selected as finalist to be published in the Annual Book of the VI International Equine Art Competition 2012-2013\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro selected to be published in \u0022Annuario d\u0027Art Contemporanea - 2013\u0022 - Curated by Vittorio Sgarbi, Italy\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2013\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Tutto Arabi\u0022 Magazine (world-wide, Arabian horse magazine) Milano, August, 2013 - 6 pages publication on Lesstro\u0027s career and his horse painting.\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro selected to be published in \u0022I Segnalati\u0022 - Contemporary Masters in Painting, Book curated by Salvatore Russo, Italy\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2014\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro\u0027s portrait \u0022Dominique\u0022 preselected in Annual Open Exhibition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries, London, UK\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EBrown Award at 9th International Global Oil Figure Painting Competition 2014, New York, the USA, recommended by the judges to give Interviews and live demo for TV - by New Tang Dynasty TV, New York\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2015\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro\u0027s portrait \u0022Barbara\u0022 preselected in Annual Open Exhibition by Royal Society of Portrait Painters, The Mall Galleries , London, UK\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro\u0027s painting \u0022Still life with Mask\u0022 preselected in Open Exhibition by New English Art Club, The Mall Galleries, London\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro\u0027s Painting \u0022Mirella\u0022 preselected in the 7th Figurative Painting and Sculpture Competition by Foundation of Arts and Artists, Barcelona, Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro selected to be published in the Yearbook of \u0022Arte y Libertad\u0022 by Arte Libre Publishers, Spain\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003ELesstro invited for individual Residency by Abu Dhabi Art Hub (September 2015)\u003C/li\u003E\r\n\u003C/ul\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E2016\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\u003Cli\u003EII Award in Russian Art Week : nomination - 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