Marcin Białas - born 1977 in Zawiercie (Poland). Graduated from the
Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, diploma at the Intaglio Printing
Studio of Professor Jan Szmatloch in 2004. In 2011 obtained the
Doctor of Arts degree. Member of the teaching staff in the Chair of Graphic Art at the Academy. Involved in graphic arts (intaglio technique) and drawing.

Received grants from: The Elizabeth Greenshields Fundation, Canada (2005), Tadeusz Kulisiewicz Foundation, Warsaw (2006), Silesian
Voivode, Katowice, Poland (2007), Minister of Culture and NationalHeritage, Warsaw (2007/2010).

Awards and distinctions:

2004
- Medal awarded by the Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice for diploma ,BWA Katowice ,Poland
- 8th Bienal Internacional de Grabado Ourense, Spain (HONORARY MENTION )
- Andriolli's National Drawing Competition, Naleczow, Poland (DRAWN PRIZE)

2005
- International Biennial Small Form and Ex Libris, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland (HONORARY MENTION)
- 5th International Graphic Competition for EX Libris, Gliwice, Poland (HONORARY MENTION)
- "Iosif Iser" International Contemporary Engraving Biennal Exibitions (6th editions ) Ploiesti, Romania (PRIZE OF THE ROMANIAN ART COLLECTORS' SOCIETY)

2006
- 5th International Triennial Print, Cair, Egipt (TRIENNAL AWARD)
- 5th International Biennial of Drawing, Pilsen, Czech Republik (HONORARY CERTIFICAT – SHORT LIST)
- 3rd International Competition Ex libris "Toward Freedom", Lomazzo, Italy (2nd PRIZE)
- International Ex libris Contest "Ex-Libris. 50 years Siauliai University Humanities Faculty", Siauliai, Lithuania (2nd PRIZE)
- 5th International Triennial of Graphic Art, Bitola, Republic of Macedonia (GRAND PRIX)

2007
- 21th International Graphic Competition for Ex libris, Malbork, Poland (HONORARY MENTION)
- 2nd International Graphic Competition for Ex Libris, Ankara, Turkey (HONORARY MENTION)
- 5th International Biennale Print, Trois-Riviere, Canada (INVITATION PRESSE PAPIER)
- Competition for Ex Libris, Biblioteka Raczyńskich, Poznań, Poland (2nd PRIZE)
- 7 Konfrontacje Artystyczne „Sacrum w sztuce”, Wadowice, Poland (3rd PRIZE)

2008
- 1st International Biennale Print - Isik University and Istanbul Museum of Graphic Arts (IMOGA), Turkey, Special Prize (Turkish Cultural Foundation)
- 10th International Biennale Print - Ourense, Spain (HONORARY MENTION )
- III. International Printmaking Competition, Istanbul- Turkey, (MENTIONS)

2009
- 15th International Print Biennale, Varna, Bulgaria (EQUAL AWARD)
- 15th International Biennale Print- SPACE BIENNAL, Seul , Korea (PURCHASE PRIZE)
- 1st International Biennale Eastern Salon Of Art, Lublin, Poland (ZPAP CHAIRMAN AWARD)
- Young Polish Print, Kraków, Poland (ARTINFO AWARD)

2010
- Międzynarodowe Biennale Grafiki , Tajwan 2010 (WYRÓŻNIENIE)
- 2 Międzynarodowy Konkurs Na Ex libris- Ankara, Turcja 2010 (HONOROWY CERTYFIKAT)
- Stypendium Ministra Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego,Warszawa 2010
- Konkurs na Ex libris, Biblioteka Raczyńskich , Poznań 2010 (DRUGA NAGRODA)
- „Praca roku 2010” ZPAP, Katowice, (WYRÓŻNIENIE)

2011
- X Biennale Internazionale per l’Incisione w Acqui Terme- Włochy (NAGRODA)
- 10th Bharat Bhavan International Biennial of Print-Art, Indie (WYRÓŻNIENIE HONOROWE)
- IMPRINT’2011 Second Kulisiewicz International Triennial of Graphic Arts in Warsaw (NAGRODA FUNDACJI IM. MARIUSZA KAZANY)
- 9th International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition, the Art Museum of Ploiesti City - Romania, (PRIZE OF THE PRAHOVA COUNTRY COUNCIL)
- 11th International Biennale Print, Jose de Ribera, Xativa, Spain (HONORARY MENTION )
- Nagroda Marszałka Województwa Śląskiego w dziedzinie kultury- 2011