of Olbinski. Olbinski was commissioned to create several paintings, illustrating articles and essays on moral values, which appeared in seven consecutive issues of the German news magazine Stern. This led to a traveling exhibition of these paintings, the first hosted by the wife of the then President of Germany, Eva Luise Köhler. In 2008 Olbinski had a one-man exhibition titled "Olbinski - photokina Expo" for Hewlett Packard (Cologne, Germany). In 2009 he had a large museum exhibition at The Jule Collins Smith Museum in Auburn entitled "New Dreams of Old Values". He has completed many large murals for installations in public space in Europe. He has produced more than 100 opera illustrations for album covers for Allegro-Music's Opera D'Oro Series. Olbinski is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Awards For his artistic achievements, he has received more than 150 awards including Gold and Silver Medals from the Art Directors Club of New York, Gold and Silver Medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles, and The Big Crit 2000 award by Critique Magazine in San Francisco. In 1994 he was awarded the International Oscar for The World's Most Memorable Poster, Prix Savignac in Paris. The President of the Republic of Poland awarded Olbinski the highest award in the field of arts, the gold medal, "Gloria Artis." In 1994, he received the Creative Review Award for the Best of British Illustration in London. In 1995 his poster was chosen as the official New York City Capital of the World Poster in an invitational competition by a jury led by Mayor Rudy Giuliani. In the following year he won the Steven Dohanos Award for the best painting in the Annual Member Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators. In July 2002 the city of Fondi, Italy awarded him Divina Giulia for his contribution to contemporary art. References Nahan, Sherri. (2011) "Rafal Olbinski - Patinae", Bio Page, patinae.com External links Official Web page Rafal Olbinski Clark's Center of Fantasy Art & More - Rafal Olbinski picture gallery Polish Home Foundation - Rafal Olbinski (May 2003) Contemporary Posters - Rafal Olbinski Rafał Olbiński Eyegate Gallery Rafał Olbiński @ Poster.pl Gallery 444 - Rafal Olbinski Biography Rafal Olbinski- presentation by Gallery Katarzyna Napiorkowska, Poland 1945 births Living people Polish emigrants to the United States People from Kielce American illustrators Polish illustrators Polish poster artists