Joanna Malecka graduated a PhD degree at the Faculty of Fine Arts (D.F.A) at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and earned her BFA from the Faculty of Graphic Design and Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland. Works in the field of intermedia drawing, painting, graphics, 3D forms. Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage and scholarship holder of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute of the Promotion Program -"Polish Culture in the World". The author of several individual exhibitions, including in the United States and Germany. She participated in several dozens of collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Artworks in collections at the National Museum in Cracow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw and in many
private collections in Poland and abroad.
The primary goal of my artworks is to find new artistic forms by adding a three-dimensional space for graphic composition inspired by the surrounding us industrial landscape. I am exploring what artistic means of expression I can build the multiplane of elements in graphic objects. All my constructions and illusions which are parts of my works are based on phenomena made by human beings. Their simplicity and geometry of a form have unique features of unlimited space. On the grounds of many pieces of work I constructed my own vision of linear perception of reality, which seems to be endless. It is particular noticeable in the pursuit to discover new shades of black and white. My creative process based on longstanding observations and analysis of the reality. Lines
themselves and multidimensional planes have majestic symbolism. I think that abstract art is not something absolutely separate from the surrounding us outside world, by goal is also finding of distance between that realistic (contrasted photographs about industrial landscape) and what is totally abstract and ureal, operating the clean artistic means. By goal is delimitation, or rather cross the border of reality and create the clean geometrical 3D abstraction. My art characterized by a series of contrast. I am using diagonal, open compositions that actually I would never end.
Exhibitions
2019
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PERMANENT EXHIBITION, OPG TEAL, OFF PIOTRKOWSKA
CENTER, LODZ.
2018
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PERMANENT EXHIBITION, COMPANY 38PR, WARSAW.
2017
- 140 BEATINGS PER MINUTE, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, MUSEUM ON THE VISTULA,
WARSAW.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PERMANENT EXHIBITION, STUDIO 11/13, TEXPRO, HYCOM,
LODZ.
2016
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PERMANENT EXHIBITION, NICOLAUS HOTEL, TORUN.
- 140 BEATS PER MINUTE, MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, OPEN'ER FESTIVAL 2016.
2015
- INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL, LODZ DESIGN, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
- INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, PHOTOFESTIVAL, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
2014
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION IN PII GALLERY, OLD CITY DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA, UNITED
STATES.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, BAY OF ART, MOCKA, SOPOT.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PRINTING HOUSE, OFF PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
- INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL, LODZ DESIGN, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
- INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, PHOTOFESTIVAL, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, FORUM GALLERY, TORUN.
2013
- "THE CONGRESS OF DREAMS" PROJECT, CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER, TORUN.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, PRESENTATION OF THE NEW "MERCEDES INCLUDE" MODEL,
AUTO STUDIO MERCEDES BENZ, LODZ.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, MEMOREX, OFF PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER GALLERY, LODZ.
- INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, PHOTOFESTIVAL, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
- INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL, LODZ DESIGN, OPEN ATELIERS, OFF
PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
2012
- V INTERNATIONAL GRAPHICS TRIENNIAL, COLOR IN GRAPHICS, DIGITAL VERSION, ART
GALLERY WOZOWNIA, TORUN.
- INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FESTIVAL, LODZ DESIGN, OPEN ATELIERS ’SHLAGART OPEN,
OFF PIOTRKOWSKA CENTER, LODZ.
2010
- ANDEL'S CONTEMPORARY ART 2010, PERMANENT EXHIBITION, HOTEL ANDEL'S,
LODZ.
2009
- GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, ART BUNKER, CRACOW.
- INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION, MOZG CLUB GALLERY, BYDGOSZCZ.
2008
- HYBRID III EUROGRAPHIC 2008 - CULTURAL BRIDGE ACROSS EUROPE, BRADFORD
GALLERY, ENGLAND.
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, FAMAGUSTA GATE GALLERY, NICOSIA, CYPRUS.
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, KYRGYZEK ART MUSEUM, BISZKEK, NATIONAL MUSEUM,
ALMATY, KAZAKHSTAN.
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, INCA GARCILASO CULTURAL CENTER, LIMA, PERU.
- "IMAGE DIMENSIONS", CINEMATOGRAPHY MUSEUM, LODZ.
- "GRAPHICS OF THE PEDAGOGUE OF THE WORKSHOP GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT OF THE
ASP IN LODZ, 2003-2008", RONDO GALLERY, KATOWICE
- "AT THE BORDER OF THE ACADEMY", EL GALLERY, ELBLAG.
2007
- V INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVING EXHIBITION 'ART AND THE PRINTING PRESS',
'GRAPHICS FROM POLAND', CIVIC MUSEUM, CREMONA, ITALY.
- INTERNATIONAL GRAFIKTRIENNALE "PRINT", KUNSTLERHAUS K / HAUS GALLERIES,
VIENNA, AUSTRIA.
- CORPO / REO-DE PORTESIO 2007 "MOSTRA DI GRAFICHE D’ARTE E SHORTVIDEO
CONVENTION", PALAZZO DELLA FONDAZIONE COMINELLI, CISANO DI SAN FELICE,
BRESCIA, ITALY.
- INTERNATIONAL LDZING DESIGN FESTIVAL "PARTYPRINT", ART CENTER, LODZ.
- SCREEN PRINTING CENTER, TOWN GALLERY, KLATOVY, CZECH REPUBLIC.
2006
- GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, ART BUNKER, CRACOW.
- REBEL ART, INTERDISCIPLINARY GALLERY, SLUPSK.
- GRAND ART CANON, GALLERY OF ASP. WROCLAW.
- LETTRA- GRAPHICS, ARTISTIC BOOK, JAGIELLON LIBRARY, CRACOW.
- V INTERNATIONAL GRAPHICS TRIENNIAL COLOR IN GRAFICE NOW !, ART GALLERY
WOZOWNIA, TORUN.
- LACTATIONS, ART CENTER, INTERNATIONAL ART CENTER, LODZ.
- POLISH EAGLES 2006 YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, KOREA FOUNDATION CULTURE
CENTER, SEOUL, KOREA.
2005
- REBEL ART, TOP-FOTEX GALLERY AT THE STATE FILM THEATER SCHOOL AND TV,
LODZ.
- SCREEN PRINTING, WORKSHOP GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT, TORUN.
- WAYS OF CONTEMPORARY GRAPHICS, GALLERY OF THE ASP, LODZ.
- WAYS OF CONTEMPORARY GRAPHICS, RAFAELLA FAMILY HOUSE JANA SANTI STUDIO,
URBINO, ITALY.
- II YOUNG ART FESTIVAL, MIESZCZANSKI BREWERY, WROCLAW.
- LACTATIONS, RESTAURANT EUROPE GALLERY OFF, PIOTRKOW TRYBUNALSKI.
- ELECTRO, CLUBO-GALLERY SOHO, SOPOT
2004
- TRIENNALE KRAKAU, HORST JANSSEN MUSEUM, OLDENBURG, GERMANY.
- SCREEN PRINTING, ASP GALLERY, POZNAN.
- SCREEN PRINT, MUZ HOME GALLERY, TORUN.
- EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF THE WORKSHOP GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT OF THE
WORKSHOP, ASP, LODZ, MINISTRY OF CULTURE, WARSAW.
2003
- SUCCESSORS, POLISH INSTITUTE, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN.
- III BIENNALE OF STUDENT GRAPHICS, POZNAN.
- GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, ART BUNKER, CRACOW.
- POLEN VISER FREM, OKSNEHALLEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.
2002
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, GALLERY IN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE, GMT, STRASBOURG,
FRANCE.
- ASP YEARBOOK 2001, TEXTILE MUSEUM, LODZ.
- I FESTIVAL OF SCIENCE, TECHNIQUE AND ART, SCREEN PRINTING, NEW THEATER,
LODZ.
2001
- SCREEN PRINTING, SHOW GALLERY, BERLIN, GERMANY.
- SCREEN PRINTING, GALLERY UNDER VOLTAGE, LODZ.
- STUDENTS - EXHIBITION OF WORKSHOP GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT, CITY ART GALLERY,
LODZ.
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, MUSEUM IN PRZEWORSK.
- II BIENNALE OF STUDENT GRAPHICS, ART GALLERY, POZNAN.
2000
- RECOMMENDATIONS- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, BUNKIER OF ART, CRACOW.
- SCREEN PRINTING, PROCADENCE GALLERY, LODZ
1999
- IV NATIONAL PERFORMANCE GRAPHICS OVERVIEW, KATOWICE.
Graphics in collections
NATIONAL MUSEUM IN CRACOW, MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ASSOCIATION OF
MTG IN CRACOW, FREMANTLE, HOTEL ANDELS IN LODZ, HOTEL NICOLAUS IN TORUN,
AND MANY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD.
PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS IN NON-OFFICIAL PLACES
TRANSITION UNDERGROUND IN THE HOSPITAL UNIT PROJECT IN LODZ.
Publications / catalogs in my own possession
1999 - IV NATIONAL GRAPHICS OF APPLICABLE GRAPHICS, KATOWICE, catalog,
ISBN: 83-908-329-1-7
2000 - RECOMMENDATIONS - YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, BUNKIER OF ART, Cracow,
ISBN: 83-912205-6-7
2001 - II BIENNALE OF STUDENT GRAPHICS, ART GALLERY, Poznan, p. 55,
ISBN: 83-88400-02-9
2002 - ASP ROCZNIK 2001, TEXTILE MUSEUM, Lodz, circulation 400 copies,
ISBN: 83-88503-30-8
2003
- POLEN VISER FREM, OKSNEHALLEN, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, p. 40,
ISBN: 83-913234-8-X
- GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, BUNKER OF ART, Cracow, p. 100,
ISBN: 83-88890-24-7
- III BIENNALE OF STUDENT GRAPHICS, Poznan, p. 63, ISBN: 83-88400-10-X
2005 - ROADS OF CONTEMPORARY GRAPHICS, RAFAELLA FAMILY HOUSE JANA SANTI
STUDIO, URBINO, ITALY AND GALLERY OF THE ASP IN LODZ. W.STRZEMINSKI, Lodz,
POLAND.
2006
- GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, BUNKER OF ART, Cracow, p. 157,
ISBN: 83-88890-42-5
- RECOMMENDATIONS MLODA GRAFIKA POLSKA, page 32, ISBN: 83-88890-12-3
- YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS RECOMMENDATIONS, ISBN: 83-88890-13-1
- V INTERNATIONAL GRAPHICS TRIENNIAL COLOR IN GRAFICE NOW !, ART GALLERY
WOZOWNIA, Torun, pp. 71, ISBN: 83-89657-25-2
- POLISH EAGLES 2006 MLODA GRAFIKA POLSKA, KOREA FOUNDATION CULTURE
CENTER, SEOUL, KOREA,
POLISH EAGLES 2006, YOUNG POLISH PRINT IN SEOUL, p. 79, ISBN: 83-88890-33-6
2007
- INTERNATIONAL LDZING DESIGN FESTIVAL "PARTYPRINT", ART CENTER, Lodz, p. 113,
ISBN: 978-83-60794-53-1
- CORPO / REO-DE PORTESIO 2007 "MOSTRA DI GRAFICHE D’ARTE E SHORT VIDEO
CONVENTION", PALAZZO
DELLA FONDAZIONE COMINELLI, CISANO DI SAN FELICE, BRESCIA, ITALY, p. 107
- V INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVING EXHIBITION 'ART AND THE PRINTING PRESS',
'GRAPHICS FROM POLAND',
CIVIC MUSEUM, CREMONA, ITALY, L’ARTE E IL TORCHIO - CREMONA 2007, p. 188,
A.D.A.F.A
2008 - "GRAPHICS OF STUDENTS AND PEDAGOGIES OF THE WORKSHOP GRAPHICS
CATHEDRAL OF THE ASP IN LODZ 2003-2008", GALLERY RONDO, KATOWICE.
ISBN: 978-83-88503-19-1
2009 - GRAND PRIX OF YOUNG POLISH GRAPHICS, BUNKER OF ART, Cracow, p. 135,
ISBN: 978-83-88890-55-0 2010
- "Architecture & Business" magazine, January 2010 issue, Architecture and art, p. 79,
INDEX 351008
- "Vienna International Magazine", summer 2010, p. 98, ISSUE 29
- Good Interior Magazine, December 12, 2010
- Chapter 6 of the master's thesis of Borys Chciuk at the Faculty of Arts of the Academy of
Humanities Economic in Lodz, "Cultural provocation in the creative activity of" young
generation "graphic designers from Lodz". Supervisor dr Lukasz Guzek, Lodz 2010.
2012 - V INTERNATIONAL GRAPHICS TRIENNIAL, COLOR IN GRAFICE DIGITAL VERSION,
ART GALLERY WOZOWNIA, Torun, p. 95, ISBN: 978-83-63211-11-0
2013 - Auction of Young Art, DESA Unicum, Warsaw, catalog p. 50
2014 - ANDEL'S ART BOOK, Warsaw 2014, p. 80, ISBN: 978-83-940242-0-8
2015 - ELLE DECORATION No. 106, October / November, 5/2015, page 275, INDEX
359882 ISSN 1640-9027
Other publications are in the form of leaflets and posters.
