Agnieszka Balewska
Agnieszka Balewska | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 57–58) |
| Known for | Painting, performance art, drawing, graphic design |
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 (Metonymy and metaphor in relation to the phenomenon of object art) was published in Paris in 2005.[1]
Her artistic activity is focused on painting, performance art, drawing, graphic design, 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,[2][3][4][5] 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.[1]
She has exhibited in Poland and internationally since 1993, e.g. in Poznań, Warsaw, Łódź, Kraków, Szczecin, Gdańsk, Frankfurt (Oder), Bonn, Hannover, London, Nottingham, Tokyo.[1]
Since 1994 she has her own Verbal Gallery "DUCK-TAK" in Poznań and edits its annual archives.[6] She also created the Lagunart group composed of 12 artists.[7] [8]
Selected solo exhibits
- 1993 - International Art Centre, Poznań, Poland;
- 1994 - ABC Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
- 1994 - Teraz Gallery, Szczecin, Poland;
- 1995 - Pod Lipami Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
- 1995 - B Gallery, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany;
- 1996 - Teraz Gallery, Szczecin, Poland;
- 1996 - ON Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
- 1997 - performance - Puszczykowo, 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;
- 2002 - ABC Gallery, Poznań, Poland;
- 2002 - Makuhari, Tokyo, Japan;
- 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 Municipal Gallery, Poznań, Poland
- 2024 - Arsenał Municipal Gallery, Poznań, Poland ("THE CROSSROADS OF LAGUNART artists" from the Lagunart group led by her)[7]
Selected works
Paintings from an exhibition in Arsenal Municipal Gallery in Poznań in 2024
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Affirmation AB
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Affirmation BA
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Meditation
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Contemplation AB
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Contemplation BA
Paintings from an exhibition in Poznań in 2025
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Lily 1
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Lily 2
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Lily 3
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Lily 4
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Lily 5
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Lily 6
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Lily 7
References
- ^ a b c "Agnieszka Balewska – curriculum vitae" (PDF). Lagunart.pl. Agnieszka Balewska. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Agnieszka Balewska. 2005. "Metonimia i metafora wobec artystycznego fenomenu sztuki obiektu". PhD thesis. Editions Casimir-Le-Grand. Paris
- ^ Agnieszka Balewska. 2007. "Trzy narracje o sztuce” ISBN 978-83-925377-0-0
- ^ Agnieszka Balewska. 2007. "Ludzka choroba, czyli wielki szpital swiata”, Studio Duck-Art. Poznań, ISBN 978-83-925377-1-7
- ^ Agnieszka Balewska. 2010. "Taniec Daga". Studio Duck-Art. Poznań
- ^ Galeria Werbalna Duck-AttackTak. ISSN 2080-9409
- ^ a b "Lagunart&ducky". Lagunart.pl. Agnieszka Balewska. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ "THE CROSSROADS OF LAGUNART artists from the Lagunart group led by Agnieszka Balewska". YouTube. Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań [Arsenal Municipal Gallery, Poznań]. Retrieved 18 September 2025.