Agnieszka Wielewska: biografia

Born in 1992, comes from Gdańsk in Poland, a graduate of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She is a laureate of Minister of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for a year 2020, The Henry J. T. Doren Scholarship, the Marshal of the Pomeranian Province Scholarship, Cultural Scholarship of the City of Gdańsk and Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow Scholarship. For painting she won the prize on exhibition Mały Zimowy Salon Malarstwa Młodych awarded by Zofia Weiss Gallery and prize for diploma Epiphany of Everyday Life awarded by Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie. In the years 2011-2013 she also studied Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and Art History at the Jagiellonian University in Cracow.

Her paintings were presented at individual and collective exhibitions, among others, in Cracow (Pałac Sztuki; Galeria Promocyjna ASP; Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna), Sopot (Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Sopoteka), Debrecen (MODEM Centre for Modern and Contemporary Art, Hungary), Bielsko-Biała (Galeria Wzgórze), Warsaw (Galeria Stalowa, MNiSW), Kazimierz Dolny, Stalowa Wola (Muzeum Regionalne), Radom, Częstochowa (Miejska Galeria Sztuki), Gdańsk (Galeria Klubu Żak).

In addition to painting, she engages the poster (among others cooperation with theatres such as Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie, Teatr Tęczy w Słupsku, Teatr Polski w Poznaniu) and short, stop-motion animation.

She is olso stage designer in theatre (among others: Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie, Teatr Kochanowskiego w Opolu, Miejski Teatr Miniatura w Gdańsku, Teatr Tęczy w Słupsku, Teatr Pinokio w Łodzi) and stage designer in film (‘Breaking the fall’ directed by Lukas Baka in 3D technology). In 2018 she won The Theatre Prize of the City of Gdańsk and honorable mention in the competition for the Design Award Jerzy Moskal 2018.

Also she is involved in educational activities (theatre and art workshops with seniors and children in such institutions as Dom Pomocy Społecznej in Sopot and Teatr Polski in Poznań).

EDUCATION

2013 - 2017 – Master of Arts, graduate Painting on Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (Poland).
2013 - 2014 – studying at the Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Art History.
2011 - 2013 – studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Faculty of Painting.

AWARDS, GRANTS

The Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant, Canada, 2024.
Nomination for the title of Personality of the Year 2020, Dziennik Bałtycki, Culture category.
Preselected for the STRABAG ARTAWARD INTERNATIONAL 2021, Vienna.
Final exhibition of the 1st Painting Biennale LUBELSKA SPRING, Center for the Meeting of Cultures, Lublin.
The Marshal of the Pomeranian Province Scholarship in 2021.
Creative scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage for 2020.
Honorable mention in the competition for the Design Award Jerzy Moskal 2018, competition organized by the Polish Scenography Institute, Silesian Museum, October 2018.
Cultural Scholarship of the City of Gdańsk for the painting cycle The Epifany of Everyday Life, April - October 2018.
The Theatre Prize of the City of Gdańsk for spectacle Nie wierzę w śmierć directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, Miejski Teatr Miniatura w Gdańsku, March 2017.
The Marshal of the Pomeranian Province Scholarship in 2018.
Prize on exhibition Mały Zimowy Salon Malarstwa Młodych (February 2018) mention by Zofia Weiss Gallery, an award in the form of an interview for the quarterly Wiadomości ASP.
Prize for painting diploma Epiphany of Everyday Life mention by Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie (Cracow Society of Friends of Fine Arts), February 2018.
The Henry J. T. Doren Scholarship in 2016.
The Rector of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow Scholarship in 2014/ 2015, 2015/ 2016 and 2016/2017.
The Marshal of the Pomeranian Province Scholarship in 2014/ 2015.
Honorable mention by the Council of the Faculty of Painting for achievements in painting and drawing for the academic year 2014/2015.
Main prize for painting in competition Garden of paradise. Paradise painting, organized in the studio of Painting prof. Adam Brincken at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, 2015.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION

December 2021, exhibition Looking, Sztuka Wyboru, Gdańsk.
February - April 2020, painting exhibition Spaces, Tryton Business House, Gdańsk.
December 2020 - January 2021, painting exhibition The Acoustic Silence, Dworek Sierakowskich, Sopot.

October, November 2020, painting exhibition Lightness, Galeria Sztuka Wyboru, Gdańsk.
October 2018, painting exhibition The Epiphany of Everyday Life, Klub Żak in Gdańsk, curator: Agata Nowosielska, worked out with funds from the City of Gdańsk as part of the Cultural Grant of the City of Gdańsk.
June 2018, painting exhibition, Teatr Boto in Sopot.
24 October – 20 November 2017, Painting, Galeria Kultury Multimedialnej SOPOTEKA in Sopot.
October 2016 – February 2017, Painting from the cycle Refer the Past and Landscape of the Żuławy Wiślane, Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie.
September 2016, Painting from the cycle Refer the Past, Galeria Kultury Multimedialnej SOPOTEKA in Sopot.
July – August 2016, stage desigs for theatre performance Chimery Afanasjewa, Galeria Jednego Dzieła in Gdańsk, Fundacja Wspólnota Gdańska.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION

November 2021, final exhibition of Eibisch Award, Galeria Katarzyny Napiórkowskiej, Warszawa.
July 2021, exhibition Przeciąg, TLEN Galeria Sztuki Wilanów, Warszawa.
March-April 2021, Lubelska Wiosna, final exhibition of the 1st Painting Biennale LUBELSKA SPRING, Center for the Meeting of Cultures, Lublin.
XI 2020, VR Gallery – The Academys Young Artist Museum, Zofia Weiss Gallery, Cracow.
September 2019, exhibition ARTBOX.PROJECT, Zurich.
July - August 2019, exhibition MIASTO I SEN, Muzeum Regionalne w Stalowej Woli, kurator: prof. Adam Brincken.

November - December 2018, exhibition MIASTO I SEN, Miejska Galeria Sztuki in Częstochowa, curator: prof. Adam Brincken.
15 January – 5 February 2018, Mały Zimowy Salon Malarstwa Młodych, Zofia Weiss Gallery, Cracow.
19 - 29 October 2017, the final of the Scenario Design Award J. Moskal, Centrum Scenografii Polskiej in Muzeum Śląskie in Katowice, https://muzeumslaskie.pl/pl/wystawy/wymiary-scenografii-2017/
April – August 2017, XY ‒ new generation polish-hungarian painting, MODEM Center for Modern and Contemporary Art, Debrecen, Hungary, http://www.modemart.hu/en/kiallitas/xy-%E2%80%92-new-generation-polish-hungarian-painting/
4 – 25 June 2017, Best diplomas of Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Sztuk Pięknych in Crakow, http://palac-sztuki.krakow.pl/
June 2016, exhibition of students of painting studio prof. Adam Brincken from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Radomski Klub Środowisk Twórczych i Galeria ŁAŹNIA.
April – May 2016, Living Rejected, National Gallery of Art in Sopot, curator: Piotr Sarzyński, https://www.pgs.pl/wpisy/salon-odrzuconych
April 2016, exhibition of students of painting studio prof. Adam Brincken from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna in Cracow.
January – February 2016, exhibition summarizing open air painting, V edycjia Kazimierskiej Pleneriady Uczelni Artystycznych, Galeria Sztuki Stalowa in Warsow.
December 2015 – April 2016, Students of Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Warsaw.
June 2015, exhibition Paintings by Joanna Kałdan, Malwina Wójcik and Agnieszka Wielewska, Galeria Wzgórze in Bielsko- Biała.
May, June 2015, Olśnienia, exhibitions of works by professors and students Painting Faculty of Academy of fine Arts in Cracow, Science Festival in Cracow 2015.
April 2015, exhibition summarizing open air painting, V edycjia Kazimierskiej Pleneriady Uczelni Artystycznych, Kazimierski Ośrodek Kultury, Promocji i Turystyki, Galeria Sztuki STALOWA in Warsow.
April, May 2015, final exhibition of the 3rd edition competition Konkurs na Dzieło, Galeria , Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow.
December 2014 – March 2015, Students of Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Warsaw.

THEATRE

November 2021, set design for spectacle “Arka Czasu”, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, Teatr Lalki “Kubuś” w Kielcach.
May 2021, set design for spectacle “Mary łowczyni skamielin”, Teatr Baj, Warszawa.
September – November 2019, set designs for three spectacles under the HOUSES OF CULTURE program: „Osmędeusze” directed by Judyta Berłowska, „Wyprawy Krzyżowe” directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, „Instynkty ulotne” directed by Ewa Maria Wolska; Teatr Pinokio w Łodzi, based on dramas of Miron Białoszewski.
IX 2019, multimedia for performative reading Smutek i melancholia, drama author: Bonn Park, Klub Żak w Gdańsku, PC Drama, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski.
December 2018, set design for spectacle Proces, Teatr PAPAHEMA; premiere: December 14, 2018, Teatr Dramatyczny im. A. Węgierki in Białymstok.
November 2018, set design and costumes for spectacle SZTUKA BEZ BABCI, author of the drama: Benjamin Maria Bukowski, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, coproduction: Centrum Sztuki Dziecka in Poznań, Teatr Nowy im. T. Łomnickiego in Poznań; premiere: November 9, 2018.
October 2018, Honorable mention in the competition for the Design Award Jerzy Moskal 2018, competition organized by the Polish Scenography Institute, Silesian Museum.
September 2018, costumes for spectacle Z CZUBA albo #byćjakzlatanibrahimović, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, Teatr im. Aleksandra Fredry w Gnieźnie; premiere: September 20, 2018.
April 2018, set design for spectacle #ciemność, Teatr im. Wilama Horzycy w Toruniu, directed by Tomasz Kaczororwski/Paweł Paszta, premiere: April14, 2018.
November 2017, multimedia for performative reading ConradMaszyna albo ósmy pasażer Nostromo, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, Teatr Dramatyczny im. Szaniawskiego w Wałbrzychu, 18 Dni Dramaturgii – (E)MIGRACJE. CONRAD.
November 2017, set design, puppets and costumes for spectacle Nie wierzę w śmierć, Miejski Teatr Miniatura w Gdańsku, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski; prapremiere: November 5, 2017.
June 2017, set design, puppets, costumes and poster for spectacle Opowieści spod stołu, czyli absurdalny świat Stasia Witkiewicza, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, Teatr Lalki Tęcza w Słupsku; prapremiere: June 24, 2017.
February 2017, set design and costumes for spectacle Ty, Hitler, Teatr im. Jana Kochanowskiego w Opolu, scena Bunkier, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, premiere: February 18, 2017.
September 2016, multimedia for performative reading Komedia na kredyt, drama author: Mariusz Babicki, Klub Żak w Gdańsku, PC Drama, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski.
May 2016, set design, puppets and costumes for spectacle Chimery Afanasjewa, coproduction: Miejski Teatr Miniatura w Gdańsku, Teatr na Plaży w Sopocie, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, prapremiere: May 1, 2016; spektacle was presented on VII International Festival BETWEEN.POMIĘDZY (May 2016).
November 2015, production cooperation (among others poster authorship) play Poczta Afanasjewa. Słuchowisko inspirowane życiem i twórczością Afanasjewa z Sopotu, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski; prapremiere: November 8, 2016, Młody Byron w Sopocie.
October 2015, set design, costumes and poster for spectacle Trollgatan. Ulica Trolli, Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski, prapremiera: October 24, 2015.
May 2015, multimedia for performative reading Koci koci łapci, drama author: Mariusz Babicki, Paweł Niewiadomy, Klub Żak w Gdańsku, PC Drama, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski.

MOVIE

June 2015, stop-motion animation List (Letter), presented in April 2015 at the Science Festival in Cracow.
April 2014 – June 2014 - stop-motion animation Urzędnik Rigolamo (Civil servant Rigolamo); inspired by story of Jerzy Afanasjew Urzędnik Girolamo.
April 2012 – June 2013 – storyboards, scenography, costumes, DVD graphic design and poster for the film Breaking the Fall directed by Łukasz Baka, University of Silesia in Katowice, Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty, the first 3D realisation by students.

POSTER

July 2018, poster for performance Niech no tylko zakwitną drożdżówki, final of theatre workshops with children, LATO W TEARZE, Teatr Polski w Poznaniu.
From 2011, contemporary cooperation with Gdansk University, scholarly journal Jednak Książki, ISSN 2353-4699.
November 2015, poster for play Poczta Afanasjewa. Słuchowisko inspirowane życiem i twórczością Afanasjewa z Sopotu, directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski.
October 2015, poster for performance Trollgatan. Ulica Trolli, Teatr Współczesny w Szczecinie.
Od 2015, constant cooperation with Dom Pomocy Społecznej w Sopocie, designs of posters and invitation cards for performances Biurowiec Afanasjewa, Balladyna and play Śledztwo w strrrasznym zamczysku.
April 2012 – June 2013, cover design DVD and movie poster Breaking the Fall, directed by Łukasz Baka, University of Silesia in Katowice, Krzysztof Kieślowski Radio and Television Faculty.
April 2011, poster for scholarly conference about Fryderyk Chopin (Chopinowskie Rezonanse), Gdansk University.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

July 2017, conducting theatre worshops with children, LATO W TEARZE 2017, Teatr Polski w Poznaniu.
June– September 2016, conducting art workshops with seniors from Dom Pomocy Społecznej w Sopocie (Social House in Sopot); as final of the workshop was created performance Balladyna by Juliusz Słowacki directed by Tomasz Kaczorowski; opening night 6 IX 2016 w Teatrze na Plaży w Sopocie, ministerial educational project of The Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre Teatralny Pasjans.
April - June 2015, conducting theatre workshops with seniors from Dom Pomocy Społecznej w Sopocie (Social House in Sopot); as final of the workshop was created performance Biurowiec Afanasjewa directed by Tomasz Kaczorwski; additional poster and invitation card production.

COURSE

October 2013 – June 2014, Open University of Research’s 2012/2013 core course Great? Theatre? Reform?, The Grotowski Institute.
October 2012 - June 2013, Open University of Research’s 2012/2013 core course Great? Theatre? Reform?, The Grotowski Institute.

February 2014 and August 2014, training in Krakowski Zakład Witrażu S. G. Żeleński (Stained Glass Works of S. G. Żeleński) and Muzeum Witrażu (Museum of Stained Glass).

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