JAKUB PODLODOWSKI – Born on April 28, 1986, in Lublin, Jakub Podlodowski is an artist whose work encompasses traditional painting, cg art, artistic animation, and conservation efforts. His artistic journey traces back to his undergraduate studies at the College of Fine Arts in Kazimierz Dolny, where he graduated with honors in the painting studio under the guidance of Professor Jacek Wojciechowski in 2007. He continued his education at the Faculty of Painting of the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, earning a master's degree in 2010. Podlodowski has received numerous awards and recognitions, confirming his skills and artistic potential. In 2023, he was awarded the VI BWA Kielce Prize in the "Comparisons 32" competition organized by the Bureau of Artistic Exhibitions in Sandomierz. The previous year, in 2022, he was honored with a special mention in the category of plein air landscape painting during the 16th ARC Salon in New York, the largest realistic painting competition in the USA. Additionally, in 2022, his works were nominated for top prizes in the Winter Salon 47 organized by the Mazovian Centre for Contemporary Art Elektrownia in Radom. In 2017, he received an honorary mention in a painting competition for the grand prix of the Franciszka Eibisch Foundation. Earlier, he received an honorary mention in Animalis from the Artist and Art Quarterly, Grand Prix in the plein air competition "Nadsański Plener Malarski" in Chwałowice, and many others. His artistic achievements include numerous solo and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. His paintings adorn private collections worldwide, and the artist actively collaborates with foreign galleries. He participated in the 16th ARC Salon Competition exhibition at the main headquarters of Sotheby's in New York in July 2023. Another one of his works was subsequently purchased by Peter Jung's gallery in Hudson, New York. The painting "In the Beech Forest" in its digitized version will be sent to the Moon by NASA in collaboration with SpaceX in 2024, as part of the Lunar Codex project (Polaris Collection). His artistic talent has gained international recognition, engaging in projects for Warner Bros, DC Comics, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, creating backgrounds—oil paintings on commission for the largest animation studio in the Netherlands, Submarine, and collaborating on projects with director Hisko Hulsing on backgrounds for his animations, such as "Undone" and "Sandman: Dream of a Thousand Cats."