TomaszKawecki is a visual artist and photographer from Poland. He is a lecturer at the Academy of Photography in Krakow (PL). His works have been exhibited and published internationally, recognised by photography awards in the US, Poland, Japan and Italy among others.
Tomasz’s work is inspired by various manifestations of nature. Using elements of performance and installation, Kawecki’s practice explores the intersections of fiction and reality, resulting in quasi documentary outcome. He applies universal symbols that are archetypes of society’s collective thinking, whilst the dualism present in nature and man is a leitmotif in his work. He is interested in old legends and myths.
education:
- 2019 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼 Institute of Creative Photography in Opava, Faculty of Philiosophy and Science, University of Silesia in Opava (CZ)
- 2015 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼 Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture (PL)
residencies& programs:
- 2022 𓋼 Voice&PhotoVogue NFT Residency
- 2022 𓋼 FUTURES
- 2022 𓋼 Photo Festival in Sopot 𓍊𓍊 Residency
- 2021 𓋼 Uncontaminated
- 2021 𓋼 PhotoVogue
- 2020 𓋼 Art House 𓍊𓍊 Adam Mickiewicz Institute/ Residency
- 2019 𓋼 Strefa Wolnosłowa 𓍊𓍊 Powszechny Theater/ Residency
individual exibithions:
- 2023 𓋼 The Biodegradable Space│ IndustraArt, Brno (CZ)
- 2022 𓋼 a Lair 𓋼 Verzasca Foto Festival 𓋼 Brione (CH)
- 2021 𓋼 The Biodegradable Space 𓋼 KRAKERS- Cracow Art Week, Kraków (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 a Lair 𓋼 ShowOFF- Krakow Photomonth 𓋼Nośna Foundation, Kraków (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 God, bless that family 𓋼 Gwar artistic space, Katowice (PL)
group exibithions:
- 2023 𓋼 PEP: New Talents 2022 𓋼 gallery 254Forest, Brussels (BE)
- 2022 𓋼 Indian Photo Festival 𓋼 State Art Gallery, Hyderabad (IN)
- 2022 𓋼 Sopot Photography Festival 𓋼 State Art Gallery in Sopot (PL)
- 2022 𓋼 Helsinki Photo Festival 𓋼 Nationam Musem in Finland, Helsinki (FI)
- 2022 𓋼 FOTOFESTIWAL: Common Opava 𓋼 OFF Piotrkowska, Łódź (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 LensCulture 𓋼 Caelum Gallery, New York (US)
- 2021 𓋼 Rybnik Foto Festival 𓋼 Rybnik (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 Photo Vogue Festival: Reframing History 𓋼 BASE Milano, Milan (IT)
- 2021 𓋼 VI Piotrkowskie Biennale of art: Return from the stars 𓋼 Piotrków Trybunalski (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 On the egdes of space 𓋼 NAGA gallery, Krakow (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 Houseworks 𓋼 Warsaw Gallery Weekend, Pracownia Wschodnia, Warszawa (PL)
- 2021 𓋼 Blood is thicker than a water 𓋼 OFF Bratislava (SK)
- 2020 𓋼 KAFE collective: In search of identity 𓋼 performans online
- 2019 𓋼 Leeway 𓋼 Serce Człowieka LAW gallery, Warszawa (PL)
- 2019 𓋼 Instalacja 𓋼 Teatr Powszechny, Strfea Wolnosłowa, Warszawa (PL)
- 2019 𓋼 SZRON conteporary art fair, Warszawa (PL)
awards:
- 2023 𓍊𓋼𓍊 OD Photo Prize 𓋼 shortlisted
- 2023 𓍊𓋼𓍊 LensCulture Critic Choice Award 𓋼 laureate
- 2023 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Urbanautica Institute Awards 𓋼 winner
- 2022 𓍊𓋼𓍊 FUTURES Photography Talent
- 2022 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Verzasca Foto Festival Awards 𓋼 winner
- 2022 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Helsinki Photo Festival 𓋼 finalist
- 2022 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Belfast Foto Festival 𓋼 shortlisted
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Photo Vogue Festival 𓋼 laureate
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Critical mass, Photolucida 𓋼 finalist
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 IMA next "DREAM" 𓋼 GRAND PRIX winner
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Belfast Foto Festival 𓋼 shortlisted
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 LensCulture Art Photography Awards 𓋼 juror's pick
- 2021 𓍊𓋼𓍊 ShowOFF 𓍊 Krakow Photomonth 𓋼 winner
- 2020 𓍊𓋼𓍊 Talent of the Year 𓍊 PIX.HOUSE Gallery 𓋼 laureate
press:
- FOTO, printed in nr. 43
- PUNKT
- China Life Magazine, printed in issue Path through the woods, nr. 185
- Lidkovy
- Miesięcznik Krakow, printed in nr. 09 (201)
- Vogue IT, printed in nr. 856
- Vogue PL
- Kwartalnik Przekrój
- LensCulture
- Abridged magazine
- The Guardian
- Phmuseum
lectures and talks:
- 2022 𓋼 State Gallery of Art 𓋼 Sopot (PL)
- 2022 𓋼 Castello Marcacci 𓋼 Brione (CH)
- 2021 𓋼 Tadeusz Kantor's Centre for Documentation Cricoteka 𓋼 Kraków (PL)
work in collection:
- State Gallery of Art 𓋼 Public Art Collection, Sopot, PL
- Private Collections 𓋼 in Poland, France, Belgium, Germany, United States, Italy
-
-
Share