Born in .od., in 1946. He completed his artistic studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in .od. (1964-1970) and obtained a degree in philosophy from the University of .od. (1967-1972). Since 1974 he has worked at the University of .od., where he is currently employed as full professor. He heads the Chair of Aesthetics. In 1984 he began working for the Academy of Fine Arts in .od..

Currently, as full professor, he teaches art theory and art history. He also conducts the intermedial composition workshop. The field of his academic research is aesthetics and art history. He is an author of many articles and books (e.g. Problemy intelektualizacji sztuki w tendencjach awangardowych [The Problems of Intellectualization of Art in Avant-Garde Tendencies], .od. 1991; Dlaczego geometria? Problemy wspo.czesnej sztuki geometrycznej [Why geometry? Problems of contemporary geometric art], .od. 2004; Inne idee awangardy. Wspolnota, wolno.., autorytet [Other Ideas of Avant-Garde. Community, Liberty, Authority], Warszawa 2011). He is an editor-in-chief of the annual eArt Inquiry. Recherches sur les artsf. The forms of Grzegorz Sztabi.skifs artistic expression include painting, drawing, installation and . occasionally . performance. His works thus far have been divided into thematic cycles in which miscellaneous form of expression are employed: Logical Landscapes, Symbolizations, Objects, Self-Quotations, The Writing of Nature, Inter-Objects, The Silent Collages.

He organized 65 individual exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He also took part in many group exhibitions (eg. 1977: Cleveland [U.K.] Third International Drawing Biennale . the prize; 1978: IX Festiwal Polskiego Malarstwa Wspo.czesnego [IX Festival of Polish Contemporary Painting], Szczecin . the prize; 1979: XV Bienal Internacional de Art, Sao Paulo; 1. Internationale Jugendtriennale, Nurnberg . the prize; 1981: Troisieme Symposium Internationaldfart. Performance, Lyon; 1984: J.zyk geometrii [Language of Geometry], Warszawa, Galeria Zach.ta; 1986: 40 ans, 40 artistes, 40 pays, Paris, Palais de lfUNESCO; 1989: Symposium of Systematic and Constructive Art., Madrid; 1994: Polska abstrakcja analityczna [Polish Analitical Abstraction], Wroc.aw, BWA; 2000: Sztuka dwoch czasow [Art of Two Periods], Gda.sk, Muzeum Narodowe; Die Vier Jahreszeiten. Polnische Landschaftsmalerei von der Aufklarung bis Heute, Frankfurt; 2001: J.zyk geometrii II [Language of Geometry II], Katowice; 2008: Dowcip i w.adza s.dzenia. Asteizm w Polsce [Joke and Judgement. Asteicism in Poland], Warszawa, Centrum Sztuki Wspo.czenej).

ul. Sandomierska 1/9 m. 46 94-010 Łódź

e-mail: grzegorzsztabinski@op.pl