Born Poland.Resides Australia, presently in Poland.
Studied Sculpture,Academy of Fine Art,Gdańsk.
M.A. Sculpture 1971.
Member of International Academy of Ceramics since 1980,Geneva, Switzerland.
Works in museums and public collections international.
Works in porcelain and big scale bronze and stoneware sculptures.
Lectures, demonstrations ,workshops regarding ceramic and sculpture - Canberra School of Art,Western Inst.of Technology, Art School Melbourne-Australia, Institute fur Keramik und Glass, Hoer-Grenzhousen,Germany and others.
Scholarships and residencies international, Australia, Japan, Korea, Germany, Holland,France, USA, Hungary, Italy.
Participation in sympoziums and international art meetings.
Juror in Faenza International Ceramic Competition-Italy, solo juror in Flecher-Brownbuild International Ceramic Competition-New Zealand.
Personal trips to Polinesia, Korea, Japan, China.
Artist-resident in Porcelain Factory,Poland,1995-1980 and 2000-2019.
Artist-resident in Meridian Foundry, Melbourne, Australia 1998-2005.
Work in Strassacker Kunstgiesserei, Sussen, Germany, 1995-2019.
Individual exhibitions selected:
2006 State Gallery of Contemporary Art,Sopot ,Poland
2002 Museum A.Bourdelle, "Prix Bourdelle 2001” Paris, France
2001 Museum of Ceramics, Westerwald, Germany
2000 Museum of Ceramics – Boleslawiec, Poland
1998 Refectory Gallery – Kartuzy, (International Triennale of Art), Poland
1997 "Kordegarda" - State Galery of Contemporary Art , Warsaw, Poland
1992 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1992 Leonelli Gallery, Lozanne, Switzerland
1989 Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, USA
1988 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney , Australia
1988 Christine Abraham's Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1986 Macquarie Galleries, Sydney, Australia
1982-83 «Maria Kuczynska- Sculpture» -Major touring exhibition:
Adelaide Meatmarket Art Gallery,
Perth Art Gallery of Westeren Australia
Canberra School of Art
Gallery Sydney Craft Counsil Art Gallery
1981 Galerie Elisabeth Schneider, Freiburg, Germany
1980 Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Prizewinner Exhibition "Premio Faenza", Faenza, Italy,
1979 State Gallery of Contemporary Art, Gdansk, Poland
Group exhibition selected:
2018 Triennale of Ceramics, Boleslawiec, Poland
2018 Gallery Marianne Heller ’Ceramic of the World’,Heidelberg, Germany
2017 Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2016 Westerwald Ceramic Museum, Germany
2006 Contemporary Polish Art in Liguria, Italy
2005 XXIX International Ceramics Symposium, Walbrzych, Poland, Porcelain another way
2004 Olympic Ceramic Sculpture Museum,Greece
2003 World Ceramics 2, Handswerkskammer, Koblenz , Germany
2002 XVII International Ceramics Biennale, Vallouris, France
2002 Biennale de la Sculpture en Ceramique, Mamer, Luxemburg
2002 Erkenbert Museum, Perron Kunstpreise, Frankenthal, (Pfalz), Germany
2001 Ichon World Ceramics Exposition 2001, Korea
2000 I.A.C. Exhibition, Museum of European Ceramics, Frechen, Germany
2000 The 6th Taiwan Golden Ceramics Award, Taipei,Taiwan
1999 Bayerische Kunstgewerbe - Verein, Munchen, Germany
1998 Kunstforum Kirchberg - The Human Figure, ceramic sculpture , Switzerland
1998 Shigaraki Cultural Park, Museum of Contemporary Art, Shigaraki, Japan
1998 Frauen aus Europa, Galerie Marianne Heller, Heilderberg, Germany
1997 Seoul Ceramic Art Biennale 97,Korea
1997 The 8th International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan
1996 Posio `96 International Ceramic Event, Posio, Finland
1996 Total Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, Korea
1996 International Academy of Ceramic Exhibition, Saga Prefectural Art Museum, Japan
1995 Tendendenzen 95 Polnishe Plastik, . Keramion Museum of International Ceramics, Frechen, Germany
1994 International Exhibition of Ceramics 94 - Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
1994 Gunter Grass Competition "D.Chodowiecki Prize for pastels and drawings", Akademie der Kunste, Berlin
1994 I.A.C. Exhibitions Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Chech
1992 Chicago international New Art Forms Exhibition, Chicago U.S.A.
1992 Yildiz Palace "International Academy of Ceramic Exhibition" Istanbul, Turkey
1992 "Plastik aus gebrannter erde" - European Ceramic Exhibition" Kleinsassen, Germany
1992 "Australian ceramics", Gallery L. Hamburg, Germany
1990 I.A.C. Exhibiton Glasgow, Edinborgh
1988-91 Archibald, Wynn & Sulman Prize Exhibitions N.S.W. Art Gallery,Sydney, Australia
1989 Bronze sculpture, Mucsqarok Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1989 Invited Masters "Triennale de la Porcelain", Nyon, Switzerland
1988 International Congress and Ceramic Exhibition, Tallavera della Reina, Spain
1986 International Art Fair Basel, Switzerland
1985 Elisabeth Schneider Award Exhibition, Galerie Schneider, Freiburg, Germany
1984 "Head and Bust" Galerie Schneider, Freiburg, Germany
1984 I. A. C. Brocton Museum of Art, Boston, USA
1984 Biennale of Small Forms in Ceramic, Budapest, Hungary
1984 Christchurch Festival of Art, New Zeland
1982 Elisabeth Schneider Gallery, Freiburg,Germany
1981 Carmen Dionyse Intentional, Ghent, Belgium
1981 Koester Ceramic Gallery, Mounchengladbach, Germany
1976 Young Artist Biennale, Sopot, Poland
Awards:
2017 Special Prize,Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale, Korea
2001 Prix Bourdelle 2002. For achievements in sculpture, Museum of A. Bourdelle,Paris,France
1994 Daniel Chodowiecki 1st Prize, Akademie der Kuste, Berlin, Germany
1994 Perron Art Prize for scupltureErkenberg Museum, Frankenthal(Pfalz)Germany
1979 Grand Prix Faenza 37 International Ceramic Art Competition, Italy
1978 Gold Medal Faenza 36 International ceramic Art Competition, Italy
1979 II Prize - competition for monument to the Polish painter and poet S.Wyspianski Krakow, Poland
1976 2nd Award, Biennale of Young Artist, Sopot, Poland
Selected commissions:
2004 "Nike" - 2,2 m, stoneware sculpture for Olimpic Ceramic Sculpture Museum, Commissioned by Municipality of Amaroussion, Athens, Greece
1999 "No Regrets 2" bronze 2,1 m, commissioned by Jill and Neville Wran Premier of N.S.W,Australia
1993-94 Entrance to Family Court of Australia, Portal sculpture, bronze 2,5 x 4,5 x 0,8 m Sydney, arch Peter Armstrong
1994 "No Regrets" bronze 1,9 m,commissioned by A.S.E.R and Art for Public Spaces, Hyatt Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia.
1982-83 St. Monica Church, Canberra, Australia 1,9 m stoneware.
Colections include:
Museum of International Ceramics Faenza, Italy
Museum of Art and Cultur, Gent, Belgium
State Museum, Stuttgart, Germany
Museum de Bellerive, Geneva, Switzerland
Kecskemet Ceramic Centrum, Hungary
Heusden Keramik Werkcentrum, Holland
National Museum Gdansk, Poland
National Museum, Wroclaw
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
Newcastle University N.S.W. Australia
Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul, Turkey
Collection of the Governor General of Commonwealth of Australia
Fine Arts Museum, Taipei,Taiwan
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Chech
The Royal Palace King of Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, Tonga, Polynesia
International Coffee Cup Museum, Posio, Finland
Total Museum, Seoul, Korea
Saga Prefectural Art Museum, Saga, Japan
Shigaraki Museum of Ceramics, Japan
Heyde Contemporary Art Gallery Melbourne, Australia
Taipei County Yingko Ceramics Museum, Taipei
Westerwald Keramik Museum, Germany
Institute of Ceramic and Glass, Hoehr-Grenzhausen, Germany
Ichon Ceramic Museum, Korea
Olympic Ceramic Sculpture Museum, Amaroussion, Greece
Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Australia
Orange Regional Gallery, N.S.W.,Australia
Auckland City Art Centre , Auckland, New Zeland
Shepparton Art Museum, Victoria, Australia
Newcastle University, N.S.W, Australia
Kecskemet International Ceramic Studio, Hungary
Christchurch Art Gallery , Christchurch, New Zealand
Grassi Museum of Applied Art, Leipzig, Germany
Museum of Asia and Pacific, Warsaw, Poland
Ariana Museum, Geneva, Switzerland
Hatjens Deutches Keramikmuseum, Dusseldorf, Germany
Australia:
20/3-5 St.Neot Ave
Potts Point 2011 N.S.W.
Phone +61 2 9358 3306
Poland:
Monte Cassino 6A/1
81-805 Sopot
mayamiro@wp.pl
Phone + 48 515 422151
