Agnieszka Borkowska
Artist working in the field of ceramic, drawing and photography.
Born in 1972, Łódź, Poland
Statement
Conscious and underconscious elements are the same importance during the act of creation. Exploring various areas of expression and concept, which are concerned with Drawing, Sculpture, Photo Objects. Concentrating on the language of metaphor, symbol and connections. The essential act is combination of intuition, experience, and intellect.
Studio
| 1998 - present | Bronisławów, Poland. |
| 1997 - 1998 | Bergen, Norway. |
Education
| 1997 - 1998 | National College of Art and Design, Bergen, Norway (Postgraduation studies). |
| 1990 - 1995 | Academy of Fine Art, Łódź, Poland (Master Degree with Distinction). |
Symposiums, Seminars, Meetings
| 2005 - 2008 | Ceramic Meetings, Warszawa, Poland |
| 2014 - 2015 | Ceramic Meetings, Warszawa, Poland |
| 1999 | “Ceramic Millennium”, The 8th International Ceramics Symposium, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
Awards,Grants, Stipends
| 2004 | Studio Grant in Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway |
| 1997 - 1998 | Norwegian Government Scholarship, Bergen, Norway.
Individual program of postgraduation studies. |
| 1995 | The Władysław Strzemiński Competition, Superintendant’s Award. |
| 1994 - 1995 | The Spetial Grant of the Polish Ministry of Culture and Art for the best students. Poland. |
| 1992 - 1994 | The Special Scholarship from the Academy of Fine Art in Łódź for the best students. |
Solo Exhibitions
| 1998 | “Ecco” Gallery, Bergen, Norway (SHKD Support). |
| 1996 | The Gallery of the Jazz Club “Partes”, Łódź, Poland. |
| 1996 | The Gallery of the Culture Centre, Zgierz, Poland. |
| 1995 | The Gallery of the Academy of Fine Art, Łódź, Poland. |
Group Exhibitions
| 2007 | 25th Aniversary of Visual Education Department of Academy of Fine Art in Łódź, Museum of City Łódź, Poland |
| 2002 | The exhibition of the professor Roma Hałat students, the Gallery of the Academy of Fine Art, Łódź. |
| 2001 | “Nine” The 3th edition Polish-Scandinavian Exchange Program, The Town Gallery, Łódź, Poland (co-curator). |
| 2001 | “Nine” second edition Polish–Scandinawian Exchange Program, Foreningen Kunstnernes Hus, Arhus, Denmark. |
| 1999/2000 | The First International Drawing Competition, Wrocław, Poland. |
| 1999 | “5”, The 1st edition Polish-Skandinawian Exchange Program, Manhattan Gallery, Łódź, Poland (curator of the exhibition). |
| 1998 | “Fast Forward”, Hordaland Kunstner Sentrum, Bergen, Norway. |
| 1997 | “Me” 11 young artists, the Gallery of the Museum of the Town Łódź, Poland. |
| 1993 | The Gallery of the Academy of Fine Art, Łódź, Poland. |
| 1989 | “For once”, the Gallery of the Culture Center, Zgierz, Poland. |
Articles
Magdalena Wicherkiewicz. “Dziewiątka”, Art & Business, no. 11 (November 2001).
Alicja Cichowicz. “Dziewięć twarzy”, Kalejdoskop, no. 11 (November 2001).
Krzysztof Jurecki. “In the Sinking Łódź”, Exit. New art. in Poland, no. 4(52) 2002.
Study Tours
| 2004 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 1998 | New York,NY, USA - with students from National College of Art and Design in Bergen, Norway. |
| 1996 | The Center of Polish Sculpture, Orońsk, Poland (Zgierz, Poland). |
| 1994 | Paris, France. |
Markets and Shows
| 2015 | Euregio, Raeren, Belgium
Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany |
| 2008 - 2015 | Ceramic Festiwal, Bolesławiec, Poland |
2005 - 2008,
2014 - 2015 | Ceramic Meetings, Warszawa, Poland |
