"In the mapping process I use many media – pastels, acrylics, oils – on canvas, wood or paper – to materialize the tones and forms that inspire me.”
Born in Poland in 1954, moved to Canada 1990 and now lives and works in Toronto, Ontario.
Tadeusz received his Master of Fine Arts degree with Honours from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland in 1979. During his five-year academic program, he started designing posters and won many awards including 1st prize in the National poster design contest for "Sztandar Mlodych" (Polish National Newspaper) in 1976. In his final year of study, he was the only student from his graduating class to have been offered a Teaching Assistant position at the Academy. Upon graduating from the Academy, Tadeusz was awarded several major awards for his artwork, and firmly established himself as a poster design artist in Poland. He won the Silver Medal for art at the Polish Poster Biennale in Katowice in 1979.
Tadeusz Biernot has been exhibiting his works since 1979. His paintings are found in private and corporate collections in the United States, England, Italy, Germany, Holland and Canada. In 1989 he moved to Italy and a year later to Canada.
In 2005, after fifteen successful years of award-winning creative directing he decided to devote his entire time to painting, his first calling.
Apart from his teaching activities throughout the decade, Tadeusz designed award winning posters, book illustrations, and typefaces. He also exhibited his paintings every year at the "Bielska Jesien" Annual Art Show, and at the Annual Group Exhibitions of the Polish Artists Associations in Katowice.
EXHIBITIONS
2017-2024
Abbozzo Gallery, Various Exhibitions, Toronto, ON
2017
Earls Court Gallery, The Elusive Figure, Hamilton, ON
2015-2016
Abbozzo Gallery, Various Exhibitions, Toronto, ON
2014
Leonardo Galleries, Islands, Toronto, ON
2014
Walnut Contemporary, Dress Rehearsal, Toronto, ON
2014
Leonardo Galleries, Trialogue, Toronto, ON
2013
Articsok Gallery, Toronto, ON
2012
Galeria Bielska BWA, Twarz (Faces), Bielsko-Biala, Poland
2012
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Side by Side, Hamilton, ON
2011-2012
John B. Aird Gallery, Various Exhibitions, Toronto, ON
2011
Hamilton conservatory for the Arts, Bruno Capolongo Invitational, Hamilton, ON
2010
Engine Gallery, Faces, Toronto, ON
2009
Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Italy: Artists’ Muse, Hamilton, ON
2008
Towne Square Gallery, Oakville, ON
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2010
Chicago Tribune Campaign Applied Arts Awards, Chicago, ILL
2003
Broadcast Design for Space Channel – Gold Award, New York, NY
2002
Television Bureau of Canada, Bessies Award for Commercial for BMW Mini Canada
2001
Toronto International Film Festival, Best Canadian Movie Poster for “The Hanging Garden”,
1998
Annual Printer’s Awards, Design Excellence Prize, Toronto, ON
1994
Linotype Font Library – 2 typefaces selected for world distribution
1986
Works selected for exhibition at Children’s Books Biennale, Barcelona, Spain
1884
Silver Medal – Children’s Book Illustration Biennale, Poznan, Poland
1983
Award for Typeface Design – “Mecanorma” Typeface Design Competition, Paris, France
1981
Works selected for Polish Poster Biennale, Katowice, Poland
1980
Works selected for International Poster Biennale, Warsaw, Poland
1979
Silver Medal – Polish Poster Biennale, Katowice, Poland
1978
First prize in the national poster competition for Polish Red Cross, Warsaw, Poland
COLLECTIONS
His works can be found in many private and corporate collections in Canada, the United States, England, Italy, Germany, Holland and Poland.
