(b. 1987) is a painter, photographer, and cultural animator. He holds a Ph.D. in Fine Arts and serves as an Assistant Professor at the Pedagogical University of Krakow, in the Institute of Painting and Art Education. He earned both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, specializing in painting.
Marchlak is the author of several solo exhibitions and has participated in over 40 group shows in Poland and internationally. His creative work explores themes of the body’s physicality, identity (both individual and collective), gender, and LGBTQ+ issues. His fine art photography—strongly influenced by classical, Renaissance, and Baroque painting—merges his practices in painting and digital media. Characterized by rich, timeless color palettes and layered meanings, his works evoke surreal visions of the future, often inspired by the human body and the cyclical nature of life.
