about Olazbloku

Born in 1981 in Częstochowa (Poland).
Graduated in 2006 from the Faculty of Graphic Arts,
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (book design)

One semester at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste in Stuttgart, Germany.  2008 – participant of Animaliter programme organised by Strasbourg (France) and l’Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs (leading illustration/typography workshop).

In 2009 made her book-débute with “Love Story” (picture book for adults).
(got silver award on KTR contest in category illustration with this book).

Worked for almost 2 years in advertising agency “Change”, as designer and art director.


chosen exhibitions:
2010: "Pamięć kamienic", Projekt Próżna, Warszawa
"W pierwszej osobie liczby pojedynczej" Pałac Wystaw Centrum Komunikacji Kultur
w Kłajpedzie (Litwa)
Sto miliardów za upadek sztuki, wizyTUjąca galeria, Warsaw
"Ilustracja PL 2010",Warszawa, Europejskie Centrum Muzyki i Sztuki

2009: “Spychacze” young polish illustratrion, Warsaw
2008 : “Baking tins” Olympia Gallery,Cracow (with project “show me your tits”) | “Now art, now future”      Biennial of Graphics Art, Vilna (with silkscreens) | Young Blood, InfoQultura, Warsaw (paintings)
2007: “Frauen in der Kunst der Frauen” Krakauer Haus, Nuremberg “Young ones from Warsaw” Municipal gallery of Art in Lodz
2006 : “Art Warehouse” wizyTUjąca Gallery, Warsaw | “Incidents” International Festival of Theatre and Visual Art Acivities, Tczew. “happy meal” solo exhibition, wizyTUjąca Gallery, Warsaw, “household animals” solo exhibition, Olympia Gallery Cracow “femigraphics” solo exhibition , Jan Fejkiel Gallery, Cracow
2005: “fetishes” solo exhibition, Arboretum Gallery, National Gallery in Warsaw.

Contact: olazbloku@gmail.com


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