Szymon Gdowicz
Szymon Gdowicz
CONTACT INFORMATION
ul.Tysiąclecia 6/54
40-871 Katowice
POLAND
Tel: (0-32) 250-66-64
Mobile: 0 792 014 294
Email: szymongdowicz@gmail.com
Web: www.szymongdowicz.com
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 11.12.1983
Place of Birth: Katowice
Education:
1998-2003 State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Katowice (Poland)
2003–2007 The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (Poland) at the Chair of Painting
Awards:
2001 The Prime Minister’s Scholarship in 2001/2002
2004 3. Award in the all-Poland contest ‘Samsung Art Master’ organised by Samsung
Distinctions:
2006 Honourable mention in the all-Poland contest ‘Autoportret (Self-portrait)’ organised by the Museum in Stalowa Wola
Exhibitions:
2004 Participation in the post-contest exhibition ‘Samsung Art. Master’ in the Fabryka Trzciny Gallery in Warsaw and subsequently in six cities in Poland: Gallery of Graphic Arts and Drawing Nowa Oficyna at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Glass and Ceramics Gallery of BWA – Gallery of Contemporary Art in Wroclaw, Modern Art Centre Solvay in Cracow, The Manhattan Gallery in Lodz, The Piętro Wyżej Gallery in GCK (Górnośląskie Centrum Kultury – Upper Silesian Culture Centre) in Katowice, The Ósmego Dnia Theatre in Poznan
2005 Participation in the exhibition of works of students from the painting studio of professor Jacek Rykała (Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice) in the Mercedes car showroom in Sosnowiec
2005 Organisation and participation in the exhibition opening the activity of Wytwórnia Obrazów Ruchomych (The Motion Picture Studio) in The Po Drugie Theatre in Katowice
2005 Participation in the exhibition ‘Piękno w brzydocie – Beauty in ugliness’ under the patronage of Magda Piekorz in The Szyb Wilson Gallery in Katowice
2005 Exhibition of pictures ‘Way of the Cross’ painted in the encaustic technique for the University Church in Rybnik and exhibited there
2006 Participation in the post-contest exhibition ‘Samsung Art Master START’ in The Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw
2006 Participation in the New Media Exhibition ‘Paraneue’ in Neue Kunst Forum in Cologne (Germany) and subsequently in The Rewolucja-Art Gallery in Bytom (Poland)
2006 Participation in ‘InterArtmedia – Prolog Kraków 2006’ – digital and interactive graphic art show at the Music Media 2006 trade fair in Cracow
2007 Participation in the exhibition ‘12 dań. Podano do stołu – 12 dishes. Dinner’s served’ in The Rotunda Gallery in Bytom
2005-2006 Screenings of film productions on the premises of The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and also at other venues
Other achievements:
2005 Founding Wytwórnia Obrazów Ruchomych (The Motion Picture Studio)
12-21.05.2006 Participation in The International Symposium and Workshop of Enamel organised by SILVIE (občanské sdružení pro podporu umění) and the main partner The VÍTKOVICE Factory in Ostrava-Vitkovice in The Czech Republic and in the subsequent exhibition of works in the Community Centre in Ostrava
2-10.07.2006 Participation in Multimedia Workshop ‘Realtime crossings / Paraneue’ in Cologne (Germany) organized by Realtime Research from Cologne, The Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice and Ars Cameralis Silesiae Superioris
2005 – 2006 Cooperation with Fundacja dla Śląska (Foundation for Silesia) and the architects’ association 4D
2005 – 2006 Cooperation with creators of independent cultural initiative Partyzantz (www.partyzantz.com), production of promotional video clips and video-documentation
Other interests and skills:
Painting, drawing, film, sculpture, photography, computer graphic (also 3D), new media, installation, environment, performance, music (original compositions).