Resident Artists

Goshka Bialek

I am a sculptor, teacher and cultural animator. I have BA (2000) and MA (2003) degrees in Sculpture and Glass and also MSc in Economics; specialisation: economic cybernetics and computer science (1986). Currently I am based in Edinburgh; before that I lived in Durham (1990-2006) and Warsaw (until 1990).


I work with a variety of materials but I am fascinated by transparent and semitransparent materials because seeing inside the sculpture creates a "fourth dimension".

My work is usually quite large scale and sculptural, often exploring various aspects of the human form. I am fascinated by the beauty of human body (even, or perhaps especially when, it is not beautiful in a conventional sense) and by people's embarrassment when confronted by nakedness. I am also interested in the connection between the past and the present

I have exhibited in the North East of England, and also in London, Lincolnshire, Surrey, Iceland, Poland and Iran. My most prestigious projects to date were in Durham Cathedral (Echo of the Past) where I was the first artist since 14th century allowed to exhibit at the High Altar, in Tehran (Reflection), and in British Embassy in Reykjavik.

website: goshka.art.plMARKUS KARKUS
Edinburgh/Fife based sculptor Mark Carr creates Kinetic sculptures and hybrid musical instruments.

He has exhibited his sculptures in Princes Street gardens, Charlotte Square for the Book festival, The Scottish museum,Edinburgh and The Kibble Palace in Glasgow Botanic gardens. Internationally, he has exhibited in Berlin, Lisbon, France, Spain and Holland.

He soundtracked Arches Theatre Company productions Beowulf and Tam 'O'Shanter and @ootprint for The National Theatre of Scotland among others. He collaborated with movement artist Brian Hartley in Shear and Shearwater in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, London and Turin Italy. Mark's solo albums were championed by the late great John Peel in 1990's. He was one of 12 artists commissioned by the BBC to help set up the BLAST websit

He currently plays drums and records with Edinburgh surf band The Nukes and holds the post of Arts and Environment Coordinator at Craigmillar Community Arts.

Youtube: Markus Karkus

Myspace:The Nukes:

Robert Motyka

Polish Visual Artist and Freelance Graphic Designer. Living and working in Edinburgh since 2007.

Studied at the Art Department of University of Maria Curie-Sklodowska in Lublin, Specialised in Graphic Arts, Master Degree Project - Video “Horizon’ including his own music.

Artist primarily concerned with light, space and relationship between vision and music. He is using a variaty of transparent paints, inks and chemicals to create textured, deep coloured images. He is using digital live mixed video and slide projections to create another dimension for music during live performances for his or other artists music.

Cooperated with the International Youth Meeting Center (IYMC) in Auschwitz, designing an exhibition, Reader and Posters, and making workshops for both Polish and German students.

Cooperated and exhibited in national and international projects in Poland, United States, Scotland, Belarus, Lithuania, Germany and the United Kindgdom.

web: motyka.eu
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Artists having workshops during the project

Anna Lebiedzka
Painter, photographer, teacher.
Scenic artist and co-ordinator of work related to theatrical production
(Fringe 2005 and 2007).
Master of Fine Arts from the University of Marie-Curie Sklodowska in Lublin,
Living and working in Edinburgh since 2005

I am still developing my artistic style, I like mixed techniques and in my art I like to combine photography, painting and scenography. Formerly I worked in the theatre, and I still like the theatrical atmosphere, the relation between light and space. I am interested in transitory moments, and time generally, as well as in the exploration of materials. Also I like to work with real, perishable materials for example fresh flowers, ice.

EXHIBITIONS

Postcards Exhibition, Travers Theatre, Edinburgh 2008
Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh - 2007
Visual Arts Scotland, Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh - 2006
Installation Exhibition, Coincidence, Totalkunst, Forest Cafe, Edinburgh - 2005
Photography exhibition held in Traquair House (a Cottage Restaurant originally built in 1745) - Around the Old House, Traquair House, Innerleithen - 2005
Solo Exhibition, Awareness of Space, Roxy Art House, Edinburgh - 2005
Photography Exhibition Atlantico Cafe, Gliwice, Poland - 2003
Works Exhibited in Homeless Gallery, Warsaw, Poland - 2002
Solo Painting Exhibition, Gallery Pod Sztrychem, Bytom, Poland - 2000

HONOURS

Awarded The SSWA Special Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh, 2007
Architectural Design Award, 2001, Lublin, Poland

MEMBERSHIPS

Professional Member of Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh (since 2006)
Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh (since 2005)
Polish Associations of Artists ZPAP (since 2002)

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Wojtek Zychowicz

Paintings - based on abstract, sometimes expand to surrealism motives.
Sculpture - abstracts often based or mixed with representative of human body.

I started my art story while study computer programming and learning German physiatrist E.Young (which impressed me mostly), around 1990 . As an reaction for those and hunger for knowledge of myself and the whole world around me I found that making drawings, working on shadows brings me balance and gives me opportunity to understand more about above. So…
Cant stop doing this.

To enjoy my creativity I always try to find new solutions, try new techniques and play
with … ? endless. After a year of study art – drawing in Cracov (Poland) around 1995, I started to explore my ability doing drawings, paintings, sculptures, playing with wood, glass, metal, concrete etc.

Main influences include:
The natural environment
Zen Art
The balance of energy and colours
Feng Shui
Radiesthesia
Commission works include:
Large-scale paintings & reproductions
Abstracts
Murals
Mosaics
Children's murals
Sculptures
Fountains

Drawing – negative of my subconscious. Its my painted dream which tell
me who I am and what is creating me. Its my fun, my space of
light and shadow, which get me out of 'here' for a minute.

EXHIBITIONS

2007 - exhibition - Art Exposure Gallery - Glasgow
2007 - group exhibition ''Leith'' Festival - Edinburgh
1997–2002 - private commissions - London, New York
1996 - private commissions (sculptures/fountains) - Gdansk
1995-96 - study drawing, painting - Cracow

Nude 1/4' Oil/Canvas 1030/1030 mm, 2007

website: voytart.com

Tekla Joanna Wozniak
Born in Poznan, Poland, she lives and works in Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland since the beginning of 2007.

Currently she is mostly concerned with the combination of Live Art and New Technologies, Participatory Practices, Post Minimalism and so called Data Art.

Tekla Joanna Wozniak is an interdisciplinary artist, in past few years dealing mostly with video and installation. She is interested both in realization of her own projects as well as in curation and critical writing as creative practice. She graduated from the Academy of fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in September 2006, gaining a double MA diploma, with distinction, in Promotion and Critics of Art at The Art Education Department and in Intermedia at the Multimedia Communications Department there. In years 2004- 2005 She has been studying Visual Performance at the Dartington College of Arts, Totnes, England. Since September 2007 she is a postgraduate student of Research in Creative Practices Programme at the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.

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Monika Karczmarczyk

''(...) In her works (both in the field of autonomous drawing as well as in her video pieces and installations) she is always trying to face new problems, to experience different aspects of visual expression for better recognition and deeper understanding of conterporary language of art, beyond any routine and conventional methods. It also concerns meanings she intends to express. They are refered to questions of borderline between art and daily life, identity of what we see and how do we interpretate it, political contexts. The way she deals with such serious issues seems to be very peculiar: there is always some kind of gentle humor involved in her works which protects them from any pathos nor journalism. (...)'' prof. Jarosław Kozłowski

Since May 2006 along with full time job and being a mum I develop several artistic ideas/projects. Apart from bunch of ready-to-use-ideas which are waiting for a right space and circumstances to rise, there are always plenty possible to appear exactly for "that moment".
I can work with any budget, place and time. All I need is a space and trust of art curator.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monikakarczmarczyk/463459467/in/set-72157604680535672/

1995 – 2000 studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan
June 2000 – graduated and received a Diploma in drawing under prof. Jaroslaw Kozlowski

September/October 2001 – “I’m washing my hands off” [orig."Umywam ręce"] Artistic Exhibition Gallery, [BWA] Zielona Gora
June 2002 – “Sea wind” [orig. "Wiatr od morza"], Artistic Exhibition Gallery, [BWA] Zielona Gora
May 2003 – “Alien body” [orig. Cialo obce], Plastyfikatory, Lubon
October 2003 - "Money doesn't bring happiness" at the exhibition titled: „You don’t die o holiday” [orig. "Na Wakacjach się nie umiera"], Jonkoping, Sweden
January 2004 – “Sailing” at the exhibition titled: “So what if from Sweden?” [orig. "No i cóż ze że Szwecji"]
2005 – ”Longing for painting II” [orig. “Tesknota za malarstwem II”], Zielona Gora, Poznan, Museum of the Lubuskie Area in Zielona Gora
November 2005 – „Jelly fights” [orig. "Walki w kisielu"], „Sweet life” [orig. "Słodkie życie"],
„Fenix, where are you?” [orig. "Feniksie, gdzie jesteś"], Galeria Pies, Poznan
November 2005 – „Everything’s gonna be all right” [orig. “Wszystko bedzie dobrze”], Salon Jesienny, Artistic Exhibition Gallery, [BWA] Zielona Gora

Marcin Grabowiecki
Having receiving a Master of Arts in Film Management at the Silesian University in Katowice (Poland), Marcin enrolled at the Institute of Creative Photography in Opava (Czech Republic) where he is now a third year student. After finishing his studies in Poland Marcin worked as both a freelance photographer and graphic designer.
Marcin’s work is based on portraits, contemporary landscapes and documentary photography. Interested in correlations between people and space, the Scottish environment gives Marcin new ideas about old topics.

selected individual and group exhibitions:
2008: Grzewczy Season, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh (group)
2007: I don’t want to talk about communism, Roxy Art House, Edinburgh (group)
2006: Mine of Magic, Magic of Mine, Katowice (group)
Ten, Gliwice (group)
2004: Stara Huta-Czerniowce, Krotoszyn (individual)
Environment of Everyday, Cracow (group)
The Man beside Me, Bialystok (group)

web: marcingrabowiecki.com

Artists showing their Artwork during final Exhibition

Katarzyna Iriarte
Born in Krakow, Poland

Education:
2002 MFa Goldsmith university of London
2001 MFa Institute of fine arts AP Krakow
1996 Jagielonian University , Philosophy Krakow

EXHIBITIONS AND PRSENTATIONS:
2006 Set design Euro Gay Shame , Cornet Cinema & Duckie , London
2001 Fashion collection presentation at Slowacki Theatre Krakow
2001 “Sacrum w sztuce” Wadowice, Krakow
1999 “Opozycja”selected paintings, Willa Decjusza-Krakow
1998 Mazowiecka selected paintings, Krakow

Awards:
2001 “ The world in Krakow”, fashion competition, first Prize, Krakow
1999 “Steps” poster competition, First Prize, Krakow

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Kasia Jackowska

born in Warsaw, Poland, in Edinburgh since October 2007. Graduated from University of Lublin - Faculty of Arts - diploma in etching 2000.
Postgraduate Studies University of Warsaw Reportage Laboratory. Participant of photojournalism workshops. Contributor of multimedia project "Europe according to Auschwitz - Auschwitz today"; exhibitions in Warsaw City Hall - 2005, International Youth Meeting Centre, Oswiecim 2006. Published author of short story :) with interest in reportage photography.

Picture taken in Birkenau - Memorial and Museum Auschwitz and Birkenau - May 2005

other photos: http://www.reporter.edu.pl/content/view/full/13457

Piotr Drapała

For ma ‘the way’ the act of painting is more important than ‘the goal’, the painting itself. I am still searching and at the same time hoping not to find...

peterdrapala@yahoo.co.uk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/drapa/

Dawid Nabiałek

Born in 1978 in Czestochowa (Poland). He is a graphic designer specialising in logo design, posters, advertisements, covers, corporate identity, packaging and publishing design. Self-taught. An admirer of good typography and minimalism. In his spare time he is a photographer, but he treats it only as a hobby. During the It's My Place exhibition he will be presenting a series of black and white photos.

Exhibitions:
2007 - Leith Festival 2007 (Edinburgh): Digital Gallery on Cruz

Graphic design portfolio: www.nabialek.net

Agata Skowrońska

Living and working in Edinburgh since 2007.

Teacher, Graphic Designer, Painter

Graduated with honours from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in September 2003, gaining a double MA diploma in Art Education and Visual Communication.

Graphic design for me is a continuous seeking and giving meaning; inscribing cultural codes into images. Image is a medium which preceded words which can be fully understood without knowing mind. Image reaches the unconscious, the instinctual, the bodily and gets into the space of spirit. Designing for me is sometimes an intellectual game and sometimes a blind journey, full of missed attempts and silent winning with myself.

web: larkdesign.eu

Mateusz Jarza

(1979 – ) Master of Fine Arts, graduated from Zielona Gora University and Zielona Gora College of Further Education in Informatics. I gained a knowledge and experience in both practical and theoretical aspects of graphic design, photography, fine art painting and video editing. I have worked as a graphic designer and photographer in “3 group” graphic studio and „Miaster” monthly published magazine.I have created photo community web page http://www.fotopark.pl and I am head administrator of it. I had lot of group and individual exhibitions. My pictures were shown in magazines and daily press and they were awarded.In years 2003 – 2005 I was director of Art Gallery – “Galeria Tworcow Galera” Now I continue my work with PolishArtScotland society, Edinburgh as co-director.

Art. Achievements

XII 2007 // “The Place” photographs, participation, Polish Cultural Society Building, Glasgow, Scotland
XI 2007 “Inspirations”, photographs, participation, Secrete Arcade club, Edinburgh, Scotland
XI 2007 // “Inspirations”, photographs, participation, Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland
VIII 2007 // “I don’t wan’t to talk about Communism” – Richard DeMarco Roxy Art House, Edinburgh, Scotland
IV 2006 // „Ssssay Kitsch”, photographs. Individual exhibition in „4 roses for Lucienne Club”,
Zielona Gora, Poland
IV 2004 // „She” – photographs. Individual exhibition in „4 roses for Lucienne art Club”, Zielona Gora, Poland
III 2004 // „100th Anniwersary Exhibition of Art. Gallery’ Galley” Railwayman Club” Zielona Gora, Poland
V 2004 // „She” photographs, participation. „Guben Gallery” Guben, Germany
IV 2003 // „Chameleon”, oil paintings. Individual exhibition in „Railwayman Club” Zielona Gora, Poland
2002 // „Mad Dogs”, oil paintings, participation. „Art. Gallery Galley”. Zielona Gora, Poland
2002 // „SMS”, oil paintings, participation. Young Art Exhibition”, Gorzow Wlkp, Poland

Anna Urbanowska

Born in Elblag, Poland. She is working and studying in Edinburgh since July 2006 . She just graduated from Film & Tv Foundation Degree at Stevenson College and she is 2nd year student of Film & Tv at Edinburgh College of Art. She is concerned on short experimental films, music videos, visualizations and reportage. In video art she is researching relationship between vision and music and how it affects viewer.

Marek Borucki

Born in Gdansk in 1977, moved to Edinburgh July 2005.
I only really took to painting around 2003 which I suppose makes me an amateur but am determined to get my lucky break!
My passion is painting, it allows me to express my thoughts and feelings. I find a sense of calmness and inner peace when sat in front of my canvas with paints to hand.
I am influenced and inspired by many things such as black and white movies, music, human body, particularly facial features and interactions between people.

Artur Drazkowski

Born in Gdynia in 1985, he has been strongly interested in photography for few years. In this year he had finished NQ Photography with Media Studies at Clydebank College where he was a very successful and creative student. He was working with some Scottish newspapers such as "The Herald", "Glaswegian", "The Sun". and also with the polish one "Głos Polski". However, working such as a photojournalist it is not the only experience that he has. He is also very successful in many other kinds of Photography such as landscapes, portraits, street photography etc.

Marcin Szpakowski

Born in Poznan 1982.

My work is based on portrait and documentary B&W photography. I’m mainly interested in the presence of a person in a ‘vue photographique’.
Although I studied photography I’m mailny self-taught and learn through my own experience.
In my work I try to apply Bresson’s ‘precise moment’ and keep to the strict rules of the zone system of Ansel Adams.
I participate as a freelance photographer on various events in Edinburgh taking pictures mainly for www.edinburgh.com.pl

‘I don’t consider myself as an artist...I just make photography.’

marcinszpakowski(at)go2.pl
www.starling-pl.deviantart.com