Artist CV
Born 1977, Poland
2004 – 2009 London, UK
2009 > Ballarat + Melbourne, Australia
COLLECTIONS
State Library of Victoria, St John of God Art Collection, Ballarat Arts Foundation, Museum of Democracy at Eureka + private collections
EDUCATION
2008 Higher National Diploma in Photography | London Metropolitan University
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2018 BOAA Biennale of Australian Art | Ballarat Mining Exchange
2013 Under the Floorboards | Uniting Ballarat
2013 We R You Paste-up Project Facilitator | City of Ballarat
AWARDS
2023 Finalist | Kennedy Nyland Photography Prize
2022 Finalist | Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
2018 Finalist | Cambridge Studio Gallery Portrait Prize
2018 Finalist | Art Lovers Australia Prize, Gold Coast
2018 Finalist | Contemporary Art Awards, Brisbane
2017 Finalist | Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women
2017 Winner 3rd Prize | Airbnb, Fear of Flying story
2016 Finalist | Eureka Art Prize, Ballarat Arts Foundation
2015 Finalist | The Maggie Diaz Photography Prize
2014 Winner | Eureka Art Prize Ballarat Arts Foundation
2014 Finalist | Bowness Photography Prize MGA Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Finalist | Head On Photo Festival Portrait Category Sydney
2013 Winner | CCP Leica Salon | Centre of Contemporary Photography Melbourne
2013 Winner | Eureka Art Prize Ballarat Arts Foundation
2012 Honourable Mention Fine Art Black & White Spider Awards
2012 Published Finalist ‘My migration. Moja Emigracja’ book ISBN
2011 Terry O’Neill Photography award long-list, London UK
2008 Winner End of Year Best Photo Competition, AOP Gallery London UK
ART GRANTS / COMMISSIONS
2023 Hospitals as a Place, St John of God Art Collection photography commission
2022 State of Change: documenting COVID-19 pandemic in regional VIC, State Library Victoria
2020 Focus on Country Victoria: Regional & rural stories, State Library Victoria
2017 Paste up Photography Project Grant, East Gippsland Council
2013 Under the Floorboards Photography grant, Uniting Care Ballarat
2013 We R You Paste-up Project Facilitator, City of Ballarat Council
2011 Visual Arts Grant – Photography, BAF Ballarat Arts Foundation
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Winterbloom | Ballarat International Foto Biennale, RACV Goldfields (Aug – Dec)
2017 In the process of Healing | Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2015 Dreamscapes | Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2013 Australia, a New Chapter | Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2013 My Australia | Backspace Gallery Ballarat
2011 Transient | Ballarat Intl Foto Biennale | Craig’s Royal Hotel Ballarat
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
2023 Hospitals as a Place exhibition | St John of God Health Care HQ, Perth WA (upcoming)
2023 Polish Art Foundation Contemporary Drawing Biennale | No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2023 Echoes of a Gaze | Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne
2023 LOOK! MAPh Members’ photography prize | Museum of Australian Photography, Melbourne
2023 Erased – The Real Thing | Core Program – Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2022
2022 CCP Summer Salon | Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
2022 Head On Photography Festival ‘Add On’ | Bondi Pavilion Sydney
2022 Borders | Polish Art Foundation, Victorian Artists Society (VAS) Melbourne
2022 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women Finalists | Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda
2022 State of Change: Regional & rural stories of 2020 touring exhibition (Colac, Bright, Geelong)
2022 Banyule Art Salon | Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub, Melbourne
2021
2021 Faces of the Polish Community | Polish Art Foundation, VAS Melbourne
2021 Regional bushfires and COVID recovery | State Library Victoria, Melbourne
2021 STAGES: life in lockdown | Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne
2021 CCP Salon | Centre of Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
2020 Vibes | Victorian Artists Society, Melbourne
2020 Members Group Exhibition | Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne
2019 Colours of World Cultures | Backspace Gallery, Ballarat
2019 Beyond 50% | Backspace Gallery, Ballarat
2018 Pol-Art Festival QCA Galleries South Bank, Brisbane
2018 BAF Eureka Art Award Finalists | Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2018 Mixed Blessings | Mercure Hotel & Convention Centre, Ballarat
2018 Open studio ArtWalk | Soldiers Hill Artist Collective, Ballarat
2018 Portrait Prize | Cambridge Studio Gallery, Collingwood
2017
2017 Our Place – Soldiers Hill Artist Collective | Backspace Gallery Ballarat
2017 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women | Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda
2017 BAF Eureka Art Award Finalists | Ballarat Art Gallery
2016
2016 BAF Eureka Art Award Finalists | Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2016 Impressions Polish Arts Foundation | Victorian Artists Society Gallery, Melbourne
2016 Linden Postcard Show | Linden New Art Gallery, Melbourne
2016 Self Portraits to Selfies | The Lost Ones Gallery, Ballarat
2015
2015 Pol-Art Festival | Steps Gallery, Melbourne
2015 Maggie Diaz Photography Prize for Women | Brightspace Gallery, St Kilda
2014 Eureka Art Prize Finalists | Post Office Gallery, Ballarat
2014 Bowness Photography Prize Finalists | Monash Gallery of Art, Melbourne
2014 Head On Finalists | Paddington Reservoir Gallery, Sydney
2013 Under the Floorboards | Art Gallery Ballarat
2012 Pol-Art Festival | Perth
2011 Lost in Translation – Collaboration with painter Casey Tosh, Portico Gallery, Ballarat
2011 AOP Association of Photographers Open Awards Finalists | Truman Brewery, London
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2019-23 Marketing, Video Production and Digital Project Management
2018 Gippsland Community Leadership Program Scholarship
2015-16
2014 Ballarat Community Leadership Program Scholarship
2012-2014 Culture Diversity Advisor / Intercultural Ambassador, City of Ballarat
2010 Cert IV Small Business Management, Ballarat
2009-2015 Festival Production Team Member | Ballarat International Foto Biennale
2012-2015 Board Member | Ballarat Arts Alive
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