I am a stage designer, interior designer, architect, painter and sketch artist with a track record of creating stage designs for more than 30 theatre and multi-media performances. I enjoy crafting atmospheres that blend function with dramatic storytelling, and I often take on lead designer, overseer, and producer roles to ensure the vision becomes reality. I design unique architectural solutions for private and public spaces, including clinics and hospitals, and I create multi-media museum exhibitions. My practice combines painting, sketching, graphic design, photography, sculpture and animation to deliver immersive, story-driven environments from concept to completion.

Michal Urban

I am a stage designer, interior designer, architect, painter and sketch artist with a track record of creating stage designs for more than 30 theatre and multi-media performances. I enjoy crafting atmospheres that blend function with dramatic storytelling, and I often take on lead designer, overseer, and producer roles to ensure the vision becomes reality. I design unique architectural solutions for private and public spaces, including clinics and hospitals, and I create multi-media museum exhibitions. My practice combines painting, sketching, graphic design, photography, sculpture and animation to deliver immersive, story-driven environments from concept to completion.

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I am a stage designer, interior designer, architect, painter and sketch artist with a track record of creating stage designs for more than 30 theatre and multi-media performances. I enjoy crafting atmospheres that blend function with dramatic storytelling, and I often take on lead designer, overseer, and producer roles to ensure the vision becomes reality.
I design unique architectural solutions for private and public spaces, including clinics and hospitals, and I create multi-media museum exhibitions. My practice combines painting, sketching, graphic design, photography, sculpture and animation to deliver immersive, story-driven environments from concept to completion.

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Experience Level

Language

Polish
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Artist / Sculptor at The Blue Group Organization
January 1, 1992 - January 1, 1996
Creation of sculptures and art installations; numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad (USA, Canada, France, Germany).
Stage Designer at Various theatres (Poland)
January 1, 1998 - January 1, 2014
Stage design for theatre performances in major Polish cities.
Interior Designer at MACIERZYŃSTWO Infertility Diagnostics and Treatment Center
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2010
Interior design of private clinics and public spaces; incorporated exotic materials and theatre-like dramaturgy; oversaw material acquisition and construction with meticulous on-site coordination.
Exhibition Designer / Project Lead at Multi-media Museum Exhibition Projects
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2020
Design and production of multi-media museum exhibitions, including Schindler’s Factory (Cracow Historical Museum), Silesian Museum Katowice, Hewelianum Center (Gdańsk), Archeological-Historical Museum Elbląg, and others.
Lead Project Manager at Historical Museum of Cracow
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2016
Overseer of the permanent exhibition 'Cracow - from the beginning, without end'; exhibition script writing and management of the rebuilding process of Krzysztofory Palace.
Exhibition Designer / Project Lead at Stanislaw Witkiewicz Modern Art Museum, Slupsk
November 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Development and realization of modern art museum project; multi-disciplinary exhibition design.
Exhibition Designer / Project Lead at Santok Archeological Museum
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Archaeological museum design and exhibition realization.
Exhibition Designer / Project Lead at Suwalki Museum of Maria Konopnicka
June 1, 2018 - March 31, 2020
Exhibition design for Maria Konopnicka museum project.
Multi-media Presentation Project Designer / Exhibition Designer at Julius Slowacki Theatre, Krakow
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Multi-media presentation project and exhibition design.
Exhibition Designer at Santok Archeological Museum
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021
Permanent archaeological exhibition realization in Santok (Gorzów Wielkopolski).
Exhibition Designer - Part 1 at Suwalki Museum of Maria Konopnicka
January 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022
Realization of permanent exhibition - part 1.
Exhibition Designer - Part 2 at Suwalki Museum of Maria Konopnicka
June 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025
Realization of permanent exhibition - part 2.

Education

Diploma with honors at Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1988
Animation studies at Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow
January 1, 1989 - January 1, 1992

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Education, Real Estate & Construction, Professional Services