RESUME
Born 1982, Krakow, Poland
Lives and works in New York, NY
EDUCATION
2008
MFA, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2004
BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2017
Dirty Little Secret, Catbox Contemporary, Ridgewood, NY
Crunch, curated by Matthew F, Fisher, The Breeder, Athens, Greece
Just a Phone Call Away, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
2016
Teddies, Trenchcoats, and Tiaras, Romeo, New York, NY
Livin the dream, Cryin on the Inside, two-person show with Chelsea Seltzer, DCTV, New York, NY
2015
Smooth Jazz, Jeff Bailey Gallery, Hudson, NY
Les Cat Women, Zürcher, Paris, France
2014
The Fury of Sunsets, two-person show with Michael Dotson, Zürcher, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
The Dating Game, curated by Kenneth Edward, Green Door, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)
All My Life, curated by Jonathan DeDecker, YUI Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
Zing Zam Blunder, curated by Brian Scott Campbell, Harbinger Projects, Reykjavik (forthcoming)
Topographical Drift, curated by Andrew Rafacz and Nataliya Ktlova, Andrew Rafacz Gallery, Chicago, IL
Domestic Tranquility, curated by Charlie Roberts, 0-0LA, Los Angeles, CA
NURTUREart Benefit, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
All Things Great and Small, curated by Sue and Phil Knoll, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington
Wild Animal Exhibition for City Wildlife, curated by Akemi Maegawa, City Wildlife, Washington, D.C.
2016
UNTITLED, Jeff Bailey Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
NURTUREart Benefit, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY
HOW HIGH, curated by Ryan Travis Christian and Travis Fish, Left Field, San Luis Obispo, CA
Texas Contemporary Art Fair, David Shelton Gallery, Houston, TX
Inaugural Exhibition, Romeo, New York, NY
Squared, curated by Sue and Phil Knoll, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Super Sketchy, curated by Alleyoop Projects, DCTV, New York, NY
Body Talk, MASS Gallery, Austin, TX
Mini Bar at Beverly’s at Material Art Fair, curated by Alison Kuo and Stina Puotinen, Mexico City, Mexico
Something, curated by Noah Becker, Berry Campbell, New York, NY
Pretty Creepy, Booth Gallery, New York, NY
Paul Brainard: Roasted, The Lodge Gallery, New York, NY
2015
It Follows, curated by Jordan Rathus and Jaime Schwartz, Torrance Shipman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Ortega 100, curated by Eric Hibit, Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Generator, curated by John Pollard, ADA Gallery, Richmond, VA
Sight/ Site/ Sight, curated by Noah Becker, Jeffrey Grunthaner, and Julian A. Jimarez, Outlet, Brooklyn, NY
Please Excuse Our Appearance, curated by Jesse Greenberg & MacGregor Harp, 247365, New York, NY
Ducks LA, curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Minotaur Projects, Los Angeles, CA
If Not for You, curated by Sue and Phil Knoll, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Drops of Jupiter, Bannerette, Brooklyn, NY
Seducers, curated by Evie Falci, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Left Field Inaugural Show, curated by Ryan Tavis Christian, Left Field, San Luis Obispo, CA
2014
Share This! Appropriation After Cynicism, curated by Adam Parker Smith, Denny Gallery, New York, NY
Zurtopia, curated by Austin Thomas, Zürcher, New York, NY
Akibo Bird Festival, curated by Akemi Maegawa, Akibo, Japan
Broke Baroque, curated by Rachel Schmidhofer, Sanctuary, Pittsburgh, PA
Tossed, curated by Jennifer Coates and Rachel Schmidhofer, Jeff Bailey Gallery, Hudson, NY
If you’re accidentally not included, don’t worry about it, curated by Peter Saul, Zürcher, Paris, France
If you’re accidentally not included, don’t worry about it, curated by Peter Saul, Zürcher, New York, NY
The Last Brucennial, New York, NY
Art F City Roast, Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Beverly’s, curated by Leah Dixon, Untitled Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL
Trapp(her) Keeper, curated by Molly Weiss Knock, Knock, Northampton, MA
Draw Gym, curated by Brian Belott, Know More Games and 247365, Brooklyn, NY
Thanks, curated by Adam Parker Smith, Lu Magnus, New York, NY
2012
Sunday Paintings for a Rainy Day, curated by Hein Koh, Field Projects, New York, NY
Itsa Small, Small World, curated by “Hennessy Youngman,” Family Business, New York, NY
2011
Liminal Step, curated by Emet Sosna, Nonprofit Finance Fund, New York, NY
^..^ / :), curated by Brent Birnbaum, Casita Maria Center for the Arts and Education, Bronx NY
2010
Midnite Snacks, curated by Brian Hubble, 1366 Space, Chicago IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2015
Ornamenting Crime, Zürcher, New York, NY
2014
Shrink It, Pink It, Cathouse FUNeral, Brooklyn, NY
Dream Within A Dream, exhibition fundraiser for ProjectArt, The New Century Artists, New York, NY
2013
GeoMetron, co-curated with Talia Shulze, Mulherin+Pollard, New York, NY
Shhhhh… Just let it happen, Beverly’s, New York, NY
Persona, 7 Dunham, Williamsburg, New YorkIt’s Really Normaling, Greenwich House, New York, NY
2012
Finite Infinity, Greenwich House, New York, NY
If You Think I’m Sexy, Gallery 461, New York, NY
2011
Half Empty, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY
In Between the Sheets, Harlem Workspace, New York, NY
AWARDS
2000
The Art Institute of Southern California Merit Scholarship
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2016
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2015
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2014
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2013
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