ARTIST PROFILE

Jakub Ciężki

  • Poland (b. 1979 in Lublin)
  • Currently in Lublin, Poland.

REPRESENTATION

CONTACT & LINKS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • Corporal Punishments, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness, BWA Gorzow, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland.

2014

  • Blackout, , Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art, Ustka, Poland.

2013

  • Geometry Lesson, National Museum in Kielce, Kielce, Poland.
  • Blackout, Lublin Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Lublin, Poland.
  • Blackout, Bielska Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
  • Birthday (event with Tomasz Kulka, Polish sculptor), Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.

2012

  • Haven’t We Met Before?, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Genre Scenes (with Tomasz Kulka, Polish sculptor), Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.

2010

  • To Read Between the Lines, Sanok BWA, Sanok, Poland.

2009

  • To Read Between the Lines, Lublin Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Lublin.

2007

  • Painting, Olympia Gallery, Cracow, Poland.
  • Funnily, Promotion Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.

2005

  • Quiddity, Promotion Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Painting, Podlaska Gallery, Biała Podlaska, Poland.
  • Painting, Es Gallery, Miedzyrzec Podlaski, Poland.

2003

  • Painting, “Under the Floor” ZPAP Gallery, Lublin, Poland.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • White is white and black is black, Piekary Gallery, Poznań, Poland.
  • The Newest, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.

2014

  • Hidden Meanings, Labyrinth Gallery CH Plaza, Lublin, Poland.
  • In Between, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Phantom, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Complexes and Frustrations, Labyrinth Gallery, Lublin, Poland.

2013

  • Small is Big, Propaganda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Cold Look, Academy of Fine Arts Salon Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.

2012

  • Compass of the Young Art, Olympic Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Deconstructing Utopia, Centre of the Art Propaganda, Łódź, Poland.
  • Ars Loci, Lipowa 13 Gallery, Lublin, Poland.
  • Ars Loci, Workshops of Culture, Lublin, Poland.

2011

  • 40th Painting Biennale “Bielska Jesień 2011”, Bielska Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland.
  • Meta-White, Freies Museum, Berlin, Germany.
  • No Budget Show 3, Kordegarda Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • 50th Exhibition of Šiauliai Artists, Siaullai Gallery, Swale, Lithuania.

2010

  • UMCS Artists 2010, Depot Gallery, Lublin, Poland.
  • Photocopypainting, Sanok BWA, Sanok, Poland.
  • Museum of Deposited Art, Robert Kuśmirowski’s project, Biala Gallery, Lublin, Poland.
  • No Budget Show 2, Workshops of Culture – Towot Squat, Lublin, Poland.

2007

  • Young Artists – Young Art, Lublin Gallery BWA, Lublin, Poland.
  • 113th studio – Prof. Jacek Wojciechowski with students, “Under the Floor” ZPAP Gallery, Lublin, Poland.

2006

  • 21st Festival of Polish Modern Painting, Szczecin castle, Szczecin, Poland.
  • 14th East Art Salon, Hieronim Łopaciński’s Public Library in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • Game – Karowa Gallery Painting Exhibition, Olympic Centre, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Autograph 2005, Post-competition Exhibition, Lublin Castle, Lublin, Poland.

2005

  • 13th East Art Salon, Hieronim Łopaciński’s Public Library in Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
  • 7th Eugeniusz Geppert’s Competition / 6th National Exhibition of Young Artists, Awangarda BWA, Wrocław, Poland.
  • Summer Salon, Promotion Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Counterbalance, Camaldolese Cellars, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Final of the Art&Business “Painting of the Year” Competition, Królikarnia Palace, Warsaw, Poland.

2004

  • Final of Franciszka Eibisch’s Foundation Competition 2004, National Museum in Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
  • Autumn Art Salon, Post-competition Exhibitio, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski BWA, Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, Poland.
  • 20th Festival of Polish Modern Painting, Post-competition Exhibition, Szczecin castle, Szczecin, Poland.
  • Painting Triennale 2004, Post-competition Exhibition, Czestochowa BWA / Wroclaw BWA, Czestochowa / Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Autograph 2003, Post-competition Exhibition, Lublin Castle, Lublin, Poland.

2003

  • President of RP “The Best Bachelor of Arts Diploma” Competition, Wilanów Poster Museum, Warsaw, Poland.

2002

  • Students of Prof. Jacek Wojciechowski’s Studio Exhibition, Mat-Mart Gallery, Lublin, Poland.

LOCATION

  • Born 1979 in Lublin, Poland.
  • Lives and works in Lublin, Poland.

AWARDS & GRANTS

  • 2015
    President of Lublin scholarship for the year of 2015
    President of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • 2014
    “Polityka’s Passport 2014” application (category: visual art)
    Polityka's Passport, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2013
    Minister of Culture scholarship-holder in “Young Poland 2013” scholarship program
    Minister of Culture, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2012
    “Polityka’s Passport 2012” application (category: visual art)
    Polityka's Passport, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2011
    President of Lublin honours for achievements in arts
    President of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
  • 2011
    “Polityka’s Passport 2011” application (category: visual art)
    Polityka's Passport, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2011
    40th Painting Biennale “Bielska Jesień 2011” – Artinfo.pl and Artluk editorial staff honours
    Artinfo.pl and Artluk editorial staff, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
  • 2011
    40th Painting Biennale “Bielska Jesień 2011” – Grand Prix
    40th Painting Biennale commission, Bielsko-Biała, Poland
  • 2006
    Autograph 2005 – I prize
    Autograph 2005 commission, Lublin, Poland
  • 2005
    Finalist of the “Painting of the Year” Art&Business Competition
    Painting of the Year commission, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2004
    Grand Prix of Franciszka Eibisch’s Foundation Competition
    ranciszka Eibisch’s Foundation, Warsaw, Poland
  • 2004
    Autograph 2003 – I prize of UMCS rector and II regular prize
    Autograph 2003 commission, Lublin, Poland
  • 2004
    Lublin Province Marshal scholarship
    Lublin Province Marshal, Lublin, Poland
  • 2003
    Rector’s prize for the best diploma of the UMCS Faculty of Arts
    University of Marie Curie - Skłodowska, Lublin, Poland

COLLECTIONS

  • Sold works on the Sotheby’s Art Auction, London, United Kingdom
  • BWA Bielska Gallery , Bielsko-Biała, Poland
  • Lublin Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Lublin, Poland
  • Franciszka Eibisch’s Foundation , Warsaw, Poland