Raphaël Augustinus Kleweta is an engraver, artist, and art book publisher setting up Anima Mundi Publishing Group, France.
Education
Born in Lodz, Poland in 1949 in a family of engravers and artists, Raphaël Augustinus Kleweta attended the Beaux-Arts in Lodz. In 1976 he graduated as a master engraver with Professor Heerich with a Degree of the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Career
He then worked as a draftsman for the Polish film director Jerzy Hoffman, "Deluge" before getting a scholarship (first official student in Germany in 1971). In 1972 he was listed in the Who’s Who by Art in Germany. Since then, he has worked as an independent artist and in 1976 he settled in the Cathare country, Aude.
He"s the designer of many medals, and jewellery and has also created many ornaments for the Sheik of Saudi Arabia.
As a painter, he"s registered in the official AKOUN book of Louisiana côte des peintres-1990. In 1989 he sets up his publishing company, Anima Mundi and so far has published fifty titles.
He has been registered since 2003 in Who’s Who in France and been awarded many international awards for his work as an engraver. He"s represented France in engraving festivals in Portugal and China.
His books are in famous libraries and French institutes in Europe, and private collections worldwide.
Museum of Contemporary Art in Lodz, Poland. Museum of Contemporary Art in Düsseldorf, Germany ( Graphische Sammlung Ehrenhof). Artothèque of Düsseldorf, Germany.
Collection of Artists Books in the Nîmes Library, France.
National Library collection of Toulouse, France. National Library collection of Montpellier, France.
University Library collection of Montpellier
University Library collection of Lausanne, Switzerland. Laverune Museum. Pierre Bayle Museum of Carla Bayle (French Pyrénées).
Mande Library. Graveline Library.
Bagnouls sur Cèze Library. Carcassonne Library. National collection of the city of Liège, Belgium. Ulysse Capitaine Library.
Kunstsammlung of "Veste Coburg", Germany.
City of Saint Etienne, "Elsa Triolet" Library. Chiroux Library of the city of Liège, Belgium, Official Wallon collections.
In most French Institutes in Europe. In many private collections, worldwide.