Rafal Olbinski was born in the city of Kielce in Poland. He graduated from the Architectural Department of Warsaw Politechnical School. In 1982, he emigrated to the US, where he soon established himself as a prominent painter, illustrator and designer. Since 1985, he's been a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2002, Olbinski designed stage settings for The Philadelphia Opera Company's production of ''Don Giovanni''.

Collections (partial list)
Carnegie Foundation, New York City
The Modern Art Museum, Toyama, Japan
The Isreal Museum, Jerusalem, Isreal
The Museum of Contemporary Art, Lhati, Finland
National Museum, Warsaw, Poland
The Library of Congress
Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt, Germany
Equitable Capital Corporation, New York City
Holiday Inn World Wide Corporation, New York City
Searle Collection, Chicago, IL
National Arts Club, New York City
Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC
Santory Museum, Osaka, Japan
Continental Corporation, USA
Browne & Company Corporation, USA

Awards (partial list)
Society of Illustrators
Art Directors Club of New York
Best of British Illustration
Prix Savignac (UNESCO)
Worlds Most Memorable Poster Competition
Patrick Nagel Award
Studio Magazine
Human Rights Institute, Poster Competition
Gold and Silver Award
Third International Poster Salon
Print Magazine Design Annuals

Bibliography of Articles (partial list)
Print Magazine
Novum Magazine
Graphis Magazine
Communication World Magazine
Idea Magazine
Art in America
Communication Art
The World and I Magazine
High Quality Magazine
Univers des Arts

Olblinski's Art

Olblinski at Gallery 444 2006

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