Katarzyna Szeszycka

born in 1983
2008 Diploma with honours, prof. Anna Tyczyńska’s drawing studio, prof. Andrzej Leśnik’s painting studio, Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań.
Her scope includes painting, video and city space actions.
Assistant in prof. R. Tokarczyk’s painting studio.
2011 Invitation to the project Szczecin Ambassador.
Works in Polish and international collections, as well as individual and group exhibitions in Poland and abroad.

Awards and distinctions

2007 Honorary mention, Eibisch Foundation Picture of the Year Competition
2008 Nominated for the Youth Award, 22^nd Festival of Contemporary Painting in Szczecin
2009 Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship Marshal Grant
2010 Voivodship Marshal Award, Festival of Contemporary Painting
ARTLUK Award, 23^rd Festival of Contemporary Painting
2011 Szczecin Ambassador

Individual exhibitions

2010    Learning to Swim, exhibition accompanying the 23^rd Festival of Contemporary Painting, Observatory of Culture, Szczecin, Poland (catalogue)
Katarzyna Szeszycka’s Painting, Collectiva Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2009 Polemako, Digart presentation, ITI, Warsaw
Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship Marshal Grant for Young Artists, Storrady Club, Szczecin, Poland
Szeszycka. Painting. Centre for Culture and European Meetings, Wysoka Brama, Białogard, Poland
Katarzyna Szeszycka’s Painting and Video Art, CKZ, Wrocław, Poland
untitled, Unpopular Arts Club Alter Ego, Szczecin, Poland
2008    Rokki, CSW Inner Spaces, Poznań, Poland
Poppyfield, Desa Modern, Warsaw, Poland (catalogue)
2007     Bluebox, ON Gallery, Poznań, Poland (catalogue)
Katarzyna Szeszycka’s Painting, Katarzyna Napiórkowska’s Art Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Mózg Club, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2006     Collection, ZAK Gallery, Poznań, Poland

Collective exhibitions (selected)

2011     Made in Poland, Beletage Gallery, Berlin, Bielefeld, Germany
UPFEST, Bristol, UK
Diferegrence, Stencil Art Fest, Nort Art Space, Jakarta, Indonesia
VIENAFAIR, Internationale Messe für zeitgenössische Kunst mit Fokus Zentral- und Osteuropa,
Vienna, Austria
2010     Photocopypainting, Sanocka Gallery, Sanok, Poland
Artadding, Szczecin, Poland (forthcoming catalogue)
23^rd Festival of Contemporary Painting, Pomorski Knights Castle, Szczecin, Poland
(Marshal Award, ARTLUK Award),
FAMA Festival, Świnoujście, Poland
ARTESANTANDER 2010 / PANORAMA POLONIA Art Fair, Palacio de Exposiciones y
Congresos, Santander, Spain
10^th Art Festival FORMA, Rawicz , Poland
VIENAFAIR, Internationale Messe für zeitgenössische Kunst mit Fokus Zentral- und Osteuropa,
Vienna, Austria
Young Art, Desa Modern, Warsaw, Poland
ChristmasPalm, Feies Museum, Berlin, Germany
2009    Error, art space 1500m2, Warsaw, Poland
Between 30 and 35, Old Printing House, Poznań, Poland
MISIĘTUPODOBA Visual Arts Festival, Tuczno, Poland
the whole place is dark and we see vol 2, Beznadziejna Temporary Gallery, CKZ, Wrocław, Poland
ID Project, MOKIS, Gorzów, Poland
MISIĘTUPODOBA, zimmer frei, Museum Night, Kołobrzeg, Poland
the whole place is dark and we see, Beznadziejna Temporary Gallery, CellarGallery, Cracow, Poland
Junge Polnische Malerei. Kunst aus Grosspolen. Polish Culture Centre, Munich, Germany
Galerie Beletage, Berlin, Germany
2008     the beznadziejna temporary art gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Youth in Desa, Desa Modern Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Psycho-Oncology Foundation, pre-auction exhibition, Business Centre Club, Warsaw, Poland
Junge Polnische Malerei. Kunst aus Grosspolen. Hardberg Rathaus, Bonn, Pauluskirche, Frankfurt/M,
Germany
Maria Dokowicz Grant, contest exhibition, Arsenał Gallery, Poznań, Poland
23^rd Festival of Contemporary Painting, Pomorski Knights Castle, Szczecin, Poland
(ARTLUK Award nomination)
Experiment, International Art Meetings, Zbąszyń, Poland
Performance and Intermedia Festival, OFFicyna, Szczecin, Poland
2007     Eibisch Foundation, post-competition exhibition, Katarzyna napiórkowska’s Gallery,
Warsaw, Poland (honorary mention)
Cyborgs’ Carnival, Galeria Działań, Warsaw, Poland
Entrance,3^rd Art Biennale “Environment Picture” exhibition, Szyperska Gallery, Poznań, Poland
Experiment, International Art Meetings, Zbąszyń, Poland
End-of-year Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts, Poznań, Poland
Cyborgs’ Carnival, Collegium Europaeum Gnesnense, Mickiewicz University, Gniezno, Poland

Katarzyna Szeszycka

The artist’s works follow the current trend in painting, in which the picture is based on a prior photographic image. It is worth mentioning, however, that Szeszycka has managed to subordinate this medium to her own painting concept, thus avoiding simplistic labelling in the times when this manner of presentation has become so overexploited.

Kamil Kuskowski

Katarzyna Szeszycka