MAGDALENA KIRKLEWSKA – born 1990 in Poland. Graduate of Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk/Painting Department. Diploma with distinction in 2015. In her painting she focuses on body image in the context of social and cultural patterns. Lives and works in Gdańsk, Poland.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2020 "Body images", Galeria Żak, Gdańsk.
- 2020 "Venus and Adonis", WL4 – Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk.
- 2020 "Pracownia N22 presents: Show of Strength", Wilcza 13, Warsaw.
- 2020 "Wieszajmy artystów każdego dnia – Magdalena Kirklewska", Kolonia Artystów, Gdańsk.
- 2020 "Show of Strength", Straight Outta Street Gallery, Gdańsk.
- 2015 "Painting – genres’ differences, part III", ASP Gallery, Gdańsk.
- 2014 "Painting", Galeria Plama, Gdańsk.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2020 "Smile, please" / Magdalena Kirklewska and Ksawery Kirklewski, within the cycle "Windows 2020", LKW Gallery/CSW Łaźnia, Gdańsk.
- 2019 "The exhibition of the finalists of Eibisch Prize 2019", Galeria Sztuki Katarzyny Napiórkowskiej, Warsaw.
- 2018 "Trisity vol. 2", TuBaza, Gdynia.
- 2016 "Painting – Magdalena Kirklewska and Maciej Pytlak", Willa Bergera, Sopot.
- 2016 "Young Painting of Gdańsk", Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Gdańsk.
- 2016 "Young Painting in Gdańsk. Diplomas 2015", Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
- 2018 "WL4 Birthday", WL4 Gallery, Gdańsk.
- 2015 "The Esteemed Graduates of Polish Academies of Fine Arts Exhibition", Great Armoury, Gdańsk.
- 2015 "All for nothing"/ Night of Museums, Great Armoury, Gdańsk.
- 2014 "VII Painting Competition of Zadra Gallery", Zadra Gallery, Warsaw.
- 2014 "Re-Akcje 2", Small Armoury, Gdańsk.
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- 2019 Honorable distinction in the contest "Eibisch Prize 2019", Galeria Sztuki Katarzyny Napiórkowskiej, Warsaw.
PUBLICATIONS
- 2017 Book publication after the conference "Body as a source of struggle and fear. Philosophical concepts of body on the basis of Polish contemporary art" – text by Paula Milczarczyk.
- 2016 Article in "Arteon" (November 2016) – text by Paula Milczarczyk.
- 2016 Catalogue "Young Painting in Gdańsk. Diplomas 2015" – pub. Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
- 2015 Catalogue "The Esteemed Graduates of Polish Academies of Fine Arts 2015" – pub. Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk.
"Venus and Adonis", WL4–Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk, 2020
"Venus and Adonis", WL4–Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk, 2020
"Venus and Adonis", WL4–Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk, 2020
"Venus and Adonis", WL4–Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk, 2020
"Venus and Adonis", WL4–Mleczny Piotr, Gdańsk, 2020