Paulina Penc – multimedia artist, jazz- experimental vocalist, feminist, activist for equal women’s rights. Born in 1980 in Częstochowa, Poland. Lives in Warsaw. She received her MFA with honors from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland in Leon Tarasewicz Studio. Laureate of the Visual Spa 2016. In her paintings she refers i.a. to cultural changes, personality disorders associated with the virtual world and artificial intelligence .“The interface has a big influence on the way people communicate. A completely new poetics is emerging. We are organisms connected to a computer. Moreover, we live in a time of post-truth” – says the artist. Her works are dominated by feminist themes, as well as elements of pop culture and spirituality. The artist, thanks to her subversive attitude, efficiently mixes the political, religious and cultural symbols. As a jazz- experimental vocalist, she undermines a traditionally understood musical work with its closed form and specific notation. The key elements of her vocal are: swing, syncopation, groove, diddle. Paulina together with Krystian Batyjewski co-create the duo passionate about research on the phenomenon of sound synergy in changing environmental conditions. As the “Stardust and the water” they come into resonance with the artificial and natural environment and mixing up the received experiences. Her strong and clear voice moves the truly existential note of the listener. Paulina has done a series of lectures about art, including “Art from the perspective of a multimedia artist” at the Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle. As an activist, she is a co-founder of the Surwiwalki group on behalf of the Women’s Rights Center in Warsaw, co-author of the Surwiwalek Manifesto, and author of the page Stop violence in a relationship.
Education:
2011-2013 MA studies at the Department of Media Art and Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduated with the highest grade
2012-2013 Studied at the Department of Sound Engineering at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw
2009-2011 BA studies at the Department of Media Art and Scenography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Honours degree
2004-2009 Studies at the Department of Conservation and Renovation of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
Exhibitions/Events:
2019 “100 flags” – collective exhibition, Central Museum of Textiles, Łódź
2019 “100 flags” – collective exhibition, Awangarda Gallery, BWA Wrocław Galleries of Contemporary Art
2019 “To be a woman”- collective exhibition, Crisis Cafe, Warsaw
2019 Co-founder of the Surwiwalki group on behalf of the Women’s Rights Center in Warsaw, co-creator of the Surwiwalek Manifesto,
2017 Art from Paulina Penc’s perspective, Ujazdowski Castle, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw
2017 Exposition of painting from series Creator, Burakowska 14- Open area- Events places, Warsaw
2017 Performance of experimental music and vocal, Paulina Penc, Krystian Batyjewski, Lava Avant-garde Film Festival, Cracow
2016 Collective exhibition “An Animal”,Bardzo Biała Gallery, Warsaw
2016 Collective exhibition “I Believe In”, Bardzo Biała Gallery, Warsaw
2016 Exposition in the context of “Visual Spa” – open call, Matosek- Niezgoda, Blue Skyscraper, Warsaw
2016 Exposition and concert under the collective action under the motto ” Joanna Zdzirska cannot paint”, Bardzo Biała Gallery, Warsaw
2016 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Creator, Submissive Gallery, Divine Prague, Warsaw
2016 Ars auro prior, collective exhibition, the Częstochowa Museum
2015 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Shining bright, Masovian Gallery, Masovian Department in Warsaw, Bank Place 3/5, Warsaw
2014 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Camp ist Maine Kampf, Konduktorownia, Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Częstochowa, Poland
2014 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Camp ist Maine Kampf, Stalowa 52 Gallery, Warsaw
2014 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Individuation, Abakus Gallery, The Capital City of Cultural Education, Warsaw
2013 Diploma exhibition, Spokojna Gallery, Warsaw
2013 Collective exhibition, Alles Murales, The Sound Gallery, Paris
2012 Individual exhibition of paintings from series Homofemia, Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw
2012 Contr-Attack, performance, Performance Space in London
2012 Sound realization with own vocal, club- gallery Bee’s sleep in Warsaw
2012 Collective exhibition Standards, Night of Museums, Art Gallery in Płock, Poland
Other accomplishments:
2016 – Laureate of the open call “Visual Spa”, Matosek- Niezgoda, Skyscraper, Warsaw
2011 – Rector’s honour
2012 – 2013 Scholarship of the Academy of Fine Arts President