This page was last updated on 2008-10-22
Agnieszka Grandowicz
Art Director, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Photographer, film-maker.
MFA
Film Projects
Martha's hand. 32nd dream (2005)
Obsessive dream with daily use things.
Technique: pixelation
Duration: 4 min 13 s
Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Art Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Writer: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Iluzjon (2005)
Kitchen's reality changes urgently.
Technique: pixelation
Duration: 1 min 29 s
Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Art Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Writer: Agnieszka Grandowicz
In the kitchen (2004)
Real kitchen objects are dancing to the music played by a drawn radio.
Technique: pixelation
Duration: 3 min 44 s
Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Art Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Writer: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Mrs Agnieszka (2003)
Short notion from a world of my imagination - "kakophony" of thoughts and visions, playing with an object and its form, game with assosiations, expressing this waht is subconscious and unreal.
Technique: mixed animation
Duration: 6 min 29 s
Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Art Director: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Writer: Agnieszka Grandowicz
Prizes
FILM
2004-2005: Participation in animation competitions - several first and third prizes and distinctions:
2005:
Three 1st prizes (Future of Film, Illusions, Fama; Poland),
Two 3rd prizes ( Festival of Animation in Katowice, Hot Shorts; Poland)
One special prize (Tindirindis, Lituania)
2004: distinction (Sopot Film Festiwal; Poland)
( link to site with my Filmography)
FINE ARTS
2005.10: Artistic prize (scholarship) of the President of Gdynia city
2001-2002: Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and Art given for outstanding achievments in education
1999-2000: Participation in graphic competitions - award and honorary mentions
Professional Experience
From 04.2008: Art Director in Dialogue, advertising agency in Dublin
From 11.2006: Working in Dublin as a graphic designer and illustrator
05-11.2006: Working as a graphic designer in Letterkenny, Ireland
2005-2006: Owner of AGRAND - graphic company
2005: Employed as an independent graphic designer and illustrator in advertising agency in Sopot, Poland
2003: Employed as an assistant in Typography's atelier in Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland
2002-2006: Employee in IT Centre in Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland as webmaster (www.asp.gda.pl)
From 1997: Working as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator
Education
03.2004: Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland - master degree studies - graphic design and photography (diploma with highest honors distinction)
1996-1997: Multimedia Academy in Gdansk, Poland - full artistic programme
Exhibitions
FILM
From 2004 my films have been taking part in many film reviews around the world.
They are in a database of Polish television "Kino Polska"; shown many times a year.
Me and my film work were presented in "Mlode kadry" - program of "Kino Polska" TV presenting young film makers.
My films took part in significant reviews:
"Best OFF 2006" (competition between 10 the most influential young Polish filmmakers)
and
2. Festiwal Filmów NieZwyklych" (2nd Fesival of Remarkable Films) - festival showing the most interesting films done in last years in Poland (live and animation), Kielce 2005
PHOTOGRAPHY
- "Widziec siebie" (To see myself); international exhibition shown in many European cities; 1st opening in Klodzko, 06th August 2005
- BEZKRESY KRESEK" (No end for dashes) - exhibition including work of important photographers eg. JEAN-MARC BIRY,WALDEMAR JAMA, ZDZISLAW JURKIEWICZ, JERZY OLEK and WITOLD WEGRZYN, Gallery of Art in Klodzko, June 2005
-"Morze" (See), Foma's Gallery of Photography, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 2005
- "Obszary wyobrazni, Wielosc widzianego" (Area of Imagination, Multiplicity of seen), Klodzko April 2004 (with prof. Witold Przymuszala from Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan)
- "Energia wody" (Water's energy) - presentation of chosen artists living and working in Trojmiasto area (3 cities in North Poland), Gdynia 2003
-"Morze +" (Sea +) = sea + creation, four persons exhibition, Slubice 2003
- "Pomiedzy intuicja a erudycja" (Between erudition and intuition); chosen students of Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Klodzko 2003
FINE ARTS
-small exhibition during "Polish pARTy Summer"; drawings and presentation of my animated films.
Dublin, Ireland, 13-15.07.2007
my artwork
documentation of the event
-After competition exhibition "Gdanska Grafika Roku 2002" (Gdansk Graphic of 2002) (distinction in competition)
-"Pólnoc - Poludnie" (North - South) - drawing of students from Academies of Fine Arts in Gdansk and Krakow, 2001
-"Medium jako medium" (Medium as a Medium) - Photography of students and teachers from Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk; Sopot 2001
-Satyrykon'99, Legnica
-After competition exhibition "Amberif - project of jewellery with an amber" (distinction in competition), taking part in a fashion show - "Anty-jewellery" with my design included, Gdansk 1997
Publications
- "AHA". Polish Weekly Magazin, Vancouver; article "Seen between" + illustrations (2005)
- "Fotografia" ("Photography") - Polish magazine about professional photography - article about my work (written by a Polish artist prof. Jerzy Olek) including an extract from my text about art (2006)
Interviews
in newspapers:
POLSKI KURIER Pani Agnieszka, 05.2008
POLSKI EXPRESS Artystyczna funkcja deszczu, 05.2008
EVENING HERALD (Polish section) Tworcza gra wyobrazni, 08.2007
DZIENNIK BALTYCKI Artystka od kuchni A. Grandowicz
GAZETA WYBORCZA Zainspirowal mnie Svankmajer , 05.2005
in online portal:
STOPKLATKA.PL Szuflada "Pani Agnieszki" Grandowicz
in Cracov television, 05.2005
