Agnieszka Balewska is a Polish painter born in 1967, who lives in
Poznań.
Career
She graduated from the
Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań in 1993. In 2002 she received a PhD degree from the
Adam Mickiewicz University. Her PhD thesis ''Metonimia i metafora wobec artystycznego fenomenu sztuki obiektu'' was published in
Paris in 2005.
Her artistic activity is focused on
painting,
performance art,
drawing
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,
graphic design
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, and since 1992 also on
art criticism. In 2000-2006 she was one of the editors of the journal ''Arteon'' published in Poznań. She wrote several books, and numerous articles in periodicals published in Poland and abroad. She also lectured at the
Adam Mickiewicz University and
Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań.
She has exhibited in Poland and internationally since 1993, e.g. in
Poznań,
Warsaw,
Łódź,
Kraków,
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
,
Gdańsk
Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...
,
Frankfurt (Oder)
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,
Bonn,
Hannover,
London,
Nottingham,
Tokyo.
Since 1994 she has her own Verbal Gallery "DUCK-TAK" in Poznań and edits its annual archives.
[''Galeria Werbalna Duck-AttackTak''. ] She also initiated the Creative Association "DUCK-ATTACK"
Selected solo exhibits
1993 - International Art Centre,
Poznań,
Poland;
1994 - ABC Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
1994 - Teraz Gallery,
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
,
Poland;
1995 - Pod Lipami Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
1995 - B Gallery,
Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...
,
Germany;
1996 - Teraz Gallery,
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
,
Poland;
1996 - ON Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
1997 - performance -
Puszczykowo
Puszczykowo (german: Puszczykowo; Unterberg) is a town in Poznań County, Poland, with 9,331 inhabitants (as of 2015). It is located about south of Poznań, the area is surrounded by the Wielkopolski National Park (located within the park ...
,
Poland;
1997 - ABC Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
1998 - Pod Lipami Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
1998 - performance - QQ Gallery,
Kraków,
Poland;
1999 - Gallery of PKO BP,
Poznań,
Poland;
2000 - BWA Gallery,
Słupsk +
Ustka,
Poland;
2000 - Pod Lipami Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2001 - performance, C.K.Zamek,
Poznań,
Poland;
2001 - Inny Śląsk Gallery,
Tarnowskie Góry,
Poland;
2001 - University of
Tokyo,
Japan
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;
2002 - ABC Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2002 - Makuhari,
Tokyo,
Japan
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;
2003 - Polony Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2004 - PBG Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2004 - ZPAP Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2005 - performance Pod Lipami Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2006 - Naprzeciw Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland;
2008 - Arsenał Gallery,
Poznań,
Poland
References
External links
Dossier (in Polish)
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Artists from Poznań
Living people
1967 births