I graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, where I attained a diploma in Sculpture as well as a PhD in Fine Arts and habilitation (doctor habilitatus) in the discipline of in Fine Arts. I am currently an Associate Professor at my home university engaged in both teaching and research. My main artistic interests lie in medal art and coin design. I am a member of the International Art Medal Federation (FIDEM) as well as the Polish Association of Medal Art.
Selected Awards and Distinctions
- 2022– Jaap Van Der Veen / Teylers Museum Prize For The Contemporary Art Medal. The international Prize for the most promissing oeuvre in the Contemporary Art Medal awarded by Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Netherland.
- 2022– Main prize for the medal “MEDALS OF DIS/HONOR” at the 36th International art medal and small sculpture symposium, awarded by Prof. Algirdas Žebrauskas, ALKA Museum, in Telšiai, Lithuania
- 2021– 2nd and 3rd prize in the international contest of the Central Bank of Estonia Esti Pank for a silver 15 euro coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Johan Pitka. Tallinn, Estoniapoświęconą 150. rocznicy urodzin Johana Pitki, Tallinn, Estonia.
- 2020– 2nd prize in the “Coin Constellation — 2020” contest in the category „Unique Conception” for the New Zeland’s 5 dollar coin „Creation of the World”, Moscow, Russia
- 2020– Main prize for the medal “500 Years of Medal Art in Poland and Lithuania” at the 36th International Medal Art Symposium, awarded by Prof. Algirdas Žebrauskas, ALKA Museum, in Telšiai, Lithuania
- 2020– Award in the medal art contest for the exhibition “Czas ucieka, wieczność czeka” (in Polish: Time is running out, eternity awaits). The 5th Edition of Medal Art Conversations with John Paul II. The Kordegarda Gallery of the National Centre of Culture in Warsaw
- 2019– 3rd prize in the 2019 International Coin Design Competition, Osaka, Japan
- 2018– Ist place in the international competition Coin Constellation — 2018 in the category Coin Classic for the 10 zloty collector’s coin The Great Polish Economists — Nicolaus Copernicus, issued by the National Bank of Poland, Moscow, Russia
- 2018–1st prize in the international competition of the Central Bank of Estonia Esti Pank for a silver 15 euro coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jaan Tõnisson, Tallinn, Estonia
- 2017– 1st prize in the international competition of the Central Bank of Ireland for a silver 15 euro coin devoted to the work of Jonathan Swift on the 350th anniversary of his birth, Dublin, Ireland
- 2016– The title of World’s Most Inspirational Coin in the numismatic competition Coin of the Year 2016 (COTY) for the silver coin Jan Karski, 10 zloty value of the National Bank of Poland, Krause Publications, USA
- 2013-2023– awards in competitions of the National Bank of Poland for the designs of collector and circulation coins along with their implementation
- 2012– Award for the medal Samogitian Baptism at the XXVIII International Medal Art Symposium at the ALKA Museum in Telšiai, Lithuania
- 2011– Grand Prix Prize at the XXVII International Medal Art Symposium “Memory” (Lietuvos medalio kūrėjų stovykla “Atmintis“) at the ALKA Museum in Telšiai, Lithuania
Selected Awards and Scholarships
- 2018– Decorated as Medallist Honoris Causa for special merits in the field of medallic art, granted by Professor Bogomil Nikolov from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia, Bulgaria, FIDEM Art Medal Congress and Medal Exhibition 2018, Ottawa, Canada
- 2018– The Honorary Medal “Thorunium” — a special prize awarded by the President of Toruń in honor of service to the city
- 2018– Scholarship of the Marshal of the Kujawsko-Pomorski Voivodeship for persons active in artistic creation, the promotion of culture and the preservation of monuments
- 2017– The Golden Coach, awarded by the “Nowości” newspaper in the category “Culture”
- 2016– Distinction at the International Art Medal Competition in memory of Boris Schatz, Israeli Art Medal Association, Yannay, Israel
Selected Works in Museum Collections
- British Museum, London, Great Britain
- Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Nederland
- Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany
- Museum of Coins and Medals of The National Bank of Slovakia, Kremnica, Slovakia
- The Eesti Pank Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
- The Mint Museum, Osaka, Japan
- National Museum of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
- The Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- University Museum of Bergen, Norway
- National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Museum of Kristijonas Donelaitis in Tolminkiemis, Russia
- Samogitian Museum “Alka”, Telsiai, Lithuania
- Contemporary Medal International Centre, Seixal, Portugal
- Tsarskoye Selo State Museum-Preserve, Saint Petersburg, Russia
- The Museum of Medallic Art of Wrocław, Poland
- Museum of the City of Lodz, Poland
- The Numismatic Cabinet of The Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland
- Numismatic Cabinet at Mint of Poland
- Money Center of The National Bank of Poland in Memory of Sławomir S. Skrzypek in Warsaw, Poland
- Krakow Economic Salon, National Bank of Poland NBP
Individual Exhibitions
- 2023– Between — Obverse/Reverse The Medals and Coins of Sebastian Mikołajczak. The District Museum in Toruń
- 2023– The World and its People, Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Nederland
- 2019– Sebastian Mikolajczak AVERZ/REVERZ, The Museum of Coins and Medals of the National Bank of Slovakia in Kremnica, Slovakia
- 2019– Sebastian Mikolajczak THE WORLD, Medialia Gallery, New York, USA
- 2018– Sebastian Mikołajczak. Coins and Medals, Leon Wyczółkowski District Museum in Bydgoszcz
- 2009– The Laboratory of Dreams, The BWA Gallery, Wrocław
- 2008– The Laboratory of Dreams, The Forum Gallery, Toruń
- 2007– In the Embrace of Morpheus, Oficyna Gallery, Szczecin
Selected International Group Exhibitions and Symposiums
- 2023– XXXVII Art Medal Congress, Federation FIDEM exhibition, Florencja, Italy
- 2023– XXXVIII International medal art and small sculpture symposium in Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2022– „Symbiosis” International Medallic Project 2022, Muzeum Oyama Town, Japan
- 2022– XXXVIII International art medal and small sculpture symposium „MEDALS OF DIS/HONOR”, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2022– „Music associations-medal interpretations” International Medallic Project 2022, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2022– „Tsukuba Art Medal Project/TAMP” Chiba Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan
- 2021– „Transformation” International Medallic Project 2021, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Japan
- 2021– XXXVII International art medal and small sculpture symposium „Creators of the statehood signs”, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2021– „Future for nature” International Medallic Project 2020, Muzeum Oyama Town, Japan
- 2021– XI Baltic Medal Triennial „Medal Art in Lithuania and Poland — 500 years”, National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2021– XXXVI International Medal Art Federation FIDEM exhibition, Tokio, Japan
- 2021– „HOMAGE TO...” International Medallic Project 2021, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2020– XXXVI International medal art symposium „Medal art in Lithuania and Poland — 500 years”, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2020– „The Medal — This Is Me” International Medallic Project 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2019– „We Are...” International Medallic Project 2019, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2019– World Money Fair 2019 Berlin, Germany
- 2018– FIDEM XXXV. Art Medal World Congress, Ottawa, Canada
- 2018– Coin Constellation, Moskwa, Russia
- 2018– X Baltic medal triennial “Baltic Unity”, Tartu Art House, Tartu, Estonia
- 2018– World Money Fair 2018, Berlin, Germany
- 2018– “Medal ages” International Medallic Project 2018, Sofia, Bułgaria
- 2017– The 7th International Medal Symposium, Blue House, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria
- 2017– Look East, Charków, Ukraine
- 2017– Boris Schatz, Tolerancijos Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2017– World Money Fair 2017, Berlin, Niemcy
- 2017– “I have a dream...” International Medallic Project 2017, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2017– Symposium for 100 year of Lithuania, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2017– X Baltic Medal Triennial “Baltic Unity”, Šv. Jono Gatvės Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2016– Boris Schatz, Israeli Art Medal Association, Yannay, Israel
- 2016– FIDEM XXXIV Art Medal World Congress, Ghent, Belgium
- 2016– “Seven Medal Attacks” International Medallic Project 2016, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2015– “1001 Nights” International Medallic Project 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2014– International Contemporary Medalists On Ophthalmology & Related Themes, Medialia Gallery, Nowy Jork, USA
- 2014– From the Danube, Veltava and Vistula Rivers. Medallists and Their Works, Museum of Coins and Medals, Kremnica, Slovakia
- 2014– Via Baltica, Šv. Jono gatvės galery, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2014– FIDEM XXXIII. Art Medal World Congress, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2014– Coin Constellation, Moskwa, Russia
- 2014– XXX International Symposium of Medals, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2014– “Faceback” International Medallic Project 2014, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2014– World Money Fair 2014, Berlin, Germany
- 2013– Exhibition at Unesco 300th birthday of Kristijonas Donelaitis, Königsberg, Niemcy
- 2013– Whisper in a microcosmos, Galerie H2O, Kioto, Japonia
- 2013– “New creation” International Medallic Project 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2013– Kunst uit Toruń, BplusC Centrum voor kunst en cultuur, Lejda, Holandia
- 2012– FIDEM XXXII. Art Medal World Congress, Glasgow, Scotland
- 2012– XXVIII International Symposium of Medals, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2012– “The end” International Medallic Project 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011– Dawn of the Second Decade, Medialia Gallery, Nowy Jork, USA
- 2011– XI International Medallic Art Symposium, Museum of Coins and Medals, Kremnica, Slovakia
- 2011– XXVII International Symposium of Medals, Museum Alka, Telsiai, Lithuania
- 2011– “Medalliwood” International Medallic Project 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2011– World Money Fair 2011, Berlin, Germany
- 2010– FIDEM XXXI. Art Medal World Congress, Tampere, Finland
- 2010– “Medal Sessions X” International Medallic Project 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2010– VIII Baltic Medal Triennial, Ryga, Latvia
- 2010– 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Medals, Seixal, Portugal
- 2009– “Medal Sessions IX” International Medallic Project 2009, Sofia, Bułgaria
- 2008– Exhibition of medals, National Art Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2008– Exhibition of medals, University Centre of Culture, Lizbona, Portugalia
- 2008– “Myths, Legends, Prophecies” International Medallic Project 2008, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2007– “7 the Key” International Medallic Project 2007, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2007– FIDEM XXX. Art Medal World Congress, Colorado Springs, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions in Poland
- 2022– Tatuaż. Symbol, piętno, piękno, Muzeum Etnograficzne im. Marii Znamierowskiej-Prüfferowej w Toruniu
- 2022– Czas ucieka Wieczność Czeka. Postscriptum, Muzeum Miedzi w Legnicy
- 2021– XI Bałtyckie Triennale Medali, Muzeum Okręgowe w Toruniu
- 2020– Czas ucieka, wieczność czeka. V Edycja Medalierskich Rozmów z Janem Pawłem II, Kordegarda Galeria Narodowego Centrum Kultury w Warszawie
- 2018– Kody dostępu. Wystawa pedagogów Wydziału Sztuk Pięknych Uniwersytetu im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Bydgoskie Centrum Sztuki, Bydgoszcz
- 2017– Wielcy polscy ekonomiści — Mikołaj Kopernik, Centrum Nowoczesności Młyn Wiedzy, Toruń
- 2017– Być razem — Medalierskie rozmowy z Janem Pawłem II, Opactwo w Krzeszowie
- 2017– Życie zadane — Medalierskie rozmowy z Janem Pawłem II, Muzeum Monet i Medali Jana Pawła II w Częstochowie
- 2016– Raport, Centrum Sztuki Współczesnej „Znaki Czasu”, Toruń
- 2016– Być razem — Medalierskie rozmowy z Janem Pawłem II, Panteon Narodowy Kościoła pw. Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Krakowie
- 2015– Wobec Świętości, Medalierzy Polscy w roku kanonizacji Jana Pawła II, Muzeum Miedzi w Legnicy
- 2015– od Conditio Humana do…, Galeria Wozownia, Toruń
- 2015– Wobec Świętości, Medalierzy Polscy w roku kanonizacji Jana Pawła II, Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
- 2014– Rok Jana Karskiego, Centrum Dialogu im. Marka Edelmana w Łodzi
- 2014– Medalierzy polscy: Mój Jan Paweł II, Zamek Królewski w Warszawie
- 2014– Znad Dunaju, Wełtawy i Wisły. Medalierzy i ich dzieła, Muzeum Sztuki Medalierskiej, Wrocław
- 2012– Coin Expo 2012, Pałac Kultury i Nauki, Warszawa
- 2012– Wystawa Rzeźbiarzy Wydziału Sztuk Pięknych Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Centrum Rzeźby Polskiej Muzeum Rzeźby Współczesnej, Orońsko
- 2011– Ars Sine Scientia Nihil Est, Muzeum Uniwersyteckie w Toruniu
- 2011– Coin Expo 2011, Pałac Kultury i Nauki, Warszawa
- 2010– Wystawa Pedagogów Wydziału Sztuk Pięknych Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Galeria BWA, Płock
- 2010– Polygonium 2, Galeria BWA, Bydgoszcz
- 2006– Wystawa Małej Formy Rzeźbiarskiej, Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki, Koszalin
THE POPULARIZATION OF MEDAL ART
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