Royal Family of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. of the Tower of Light Cultural Complex design. 1999 Design and rendering of large-scale projections for Houston SKYPOWER 40th Anniversary of NASA celebration spectacle. 2003 Premio di Lorenzo Il Magnifico Gold Medal in Multimedia, 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy. This award was given for the pilot of "The Voyage" multi-media spectacle. "The Voyage" is now in pre-production as a joint production of Toho Studios, Japan and Helge Joost Productions, Germany for worldwide distribution. 2004 Exhibition entitled "Into the Open: From Studio Works to Monumental Projects, and Beyond…" at landmark New York art gallery ACA Galleries, New York (on the NY Times' list of top ten most important galleries of New York City) 2004 – Development of the Tower of Light Cultural Complex, including 9 museums and 4 major cultural institutions for the city of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Major awards 1973 – Award for the most outstanding young poster designer, 5th Biennial of Polish Poster Design, Katowice (Poland) 1973 – Second place, 6th National Graphic Art Exhibition, Warsaw (Poland) 1974 – LOT Polish Airlines Award, 5th International Poster Biennial, Warsaw (Poland) 1974 – Golden Pin award, given by the editorial staff of Szpilki satirical magazine, Warsaw (Poland) 1975 – Oscar de la Peinture award and the special prize of the President of France, 7th International Painting Festival, Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) 1978 – 1st Prize, 7th International Poster Biennale, Warsaw (Poland) 1979 – Prize of Honor, 3rd Biennial of Poster Design, Lahti (Finland) 1990 – Silver Medal, XIV Biennale of Graphic Design, Brno (Czechoslovakia) 1991 – Artist Laureate, 7th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Ft. Collins, Colorado (USA) 1994 – Japanese Cultural Agency Award, Tokyo (Japan) 1995 – Award of Merit, 9th Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) 2003 – Gold Medal in Multimedia, 4th International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence, (Italy) 2011 – AIA (American Institute of Architects) New Hampshire, Excellence in Architecture Design Award for Pease Monument and Complex - Jerusalem (Award received together with Bartlomiej Sapeta), New Hampshire, USA. References "Jan Sawka Makes An Elegiac Impression In Print" by Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1986 External links Jan Sawka People from Zabrze 1946 births 2012 deaths Polish graphic designers Polish art directors Polish poster artists Polish emigrants to the United States 20th-century Polish painters 20th-century Polish male artists 21st-century Polish painters 21st-century male artists