education
1985–1991 studies in the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland – in the studios of Roma Hałat, Stanisław Fijałkowski, Andrzej M. Bartczak, Leszek Rózga
1991–1992 studies in L’Ecole des Arts Plastiques et Visueles de l’Etat in Mons, Belgium – in the studios of: Cécile Massart (with Pol Authom), Emanuel De Meulemeester and Jean-Pierre Scouflaire.
He received his PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice in Poland on the topic of ”An Extraordinary Art Object – EAO” / „Niezwykły Obiekt Sztuki – NOS”.
exhibitions
– „I have no good news – simulacra, inclusions, prototypes” / „Nie mam dobrych wiadomości – symulakry, wtrącenia, prototypy” Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 2023
– „Na styku 3” / ”At the point of the contact 3” Opcja Gallery, in the frame of an Open Eyes Art Festival, Kraków, Poland, 2023
– „Póki żyję będą otaczać mnie dźwięki” / ”As long as I’m alive, sounds will surround me” Atelier 2 Gallery, Kraków, Poland, 2023
— ”Night” The Blank Wall Gallery, Athens, Greece, 2023
– ”I Was Lookin’ Back to See if You Were Lookin’ Back at Me to See Me Lookin’ Back at You – IWLBtS/iYWLBaM/tSMLBaY” Nowa Huta Museum, Krakow, Poland, 2022
– ”Nothing good will come of it”, PYRAMID Center for Contemporary Art, Haifa, Israel, 2022
– ”Presence”/„Obecność” Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 2021 // The show was part of the program of events accompanying the Annual CIMAM 2021 Conference
– ”Quality of rabbit holes equals quality of youth education” in the frame of the Open Eyes Art Festival 2021, Malopolska Art Garden, Kraków, Poland, 2021
– ”Panopticum”, in the frame of the FotoFestival 2021, Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 2021
– ”The Hungry Eyes Festival”, Giessen, Germany 2021
– ”The One Minutes International Competition 2020” China, Shanghai, Dragon TV, 2020
– ”Nomadism. Bridge over troubled water” Curator’s Lab Gallery, Poznan, Poland, 2020
– ”Lost Souls”, Niles Gallery, Fine Arts Library, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA, 2019;
– ”Plexus solar”, Imaginarium Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2019
– ”Cracow Art Salon”, Art Palace (Pałac Sztuki), Plac Szczepański, Kraków, Poland, 2019
– ”Interiors”, PEP Gallery (Photographic Exploration Project), Berlin, Germany, 2019
– ”Everything that is in motion is moved by something else” Telos (old factory), Kraków, Poland, 2019
– ”Ephemeral option” public space and Opcja Gallery, Kraków, Poland, 2019
– ”Flowers of Evil” Municipal Gallery in Sopot, Poland, 2018/2019
– ‘‘At the point of contact 2” ASP Gallery, Piotrkowska 68, Łódź, Poland, 2018
– ”Nomadism – bridge over troubled water” Tabakfabrik, Vierraden, Germany, 2018
– ”NÓmade Bienale – Gross Capital” MAC – Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Quinta Normal, Santiago de Chile, 2018
– ”At the point of contact”, Opcja Gallery, Kraków, Poland, 2018
– ”Guest performances”, Otwarta Pracownia Gallery, Kraków, Poland, 2018;
– ”Imagen Vibratoria”, Museo Nahim Isaías de Guayaquil, Ecuador, 2017
– ”MEM Experimental Arts International Festival”, MEM Exhibition Hall, Bilbao, Spain, 2017
– ”Wzgórze Krzemowe”, Twardowska building, ul. Krzemionki 30, Kraków, Poland, 2017
– ”Keelung Ciao” International Festival & Residency, Heping Island, Keelung, Taiwan, 2017
– ”Spurring Factor / Czynnik pobudzający” Kobro Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, Poland, 2017
– ”This message will kill me” Opcja Gallery, Kraków, Poland, 2017
– ”Out of The Blue”, Hoensbroek, Greylight Project’s exhibition / public space, Netherlands, 2017
– ”Czytelnia kreski” (Follow the story lines), Polin, The Museum of History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, Poland, 2016
– ”Artist Statement” CICA Museum, Samdo-ro, Yangchon-eup, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, 2016
– ”Halt”, Opcja Gallery, Krakow, Poland, 2016
– ”Basic law”, Jozef Szajna Multimedia Festival and Forum of New Theater, Theater of W. Siemaszkowa in Rzeszow, Poland, 2015
– ”War in pictures”, Pasaż Klub, Krakow, 2015 – in frame of Conrad Festival 2015
– ”In the Back on My Head”, FF Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2015, / solo show
– ”And there was light that is the extraordinary story of an ordinary electromagnetic wave”, Municipal Gallery, Częstochowa, Poland, 2014
– ”Microclimate”, Gallery of Portrait, Ksieży Młyn, Lodz, Poland, 2014
– ”FRAME research 2013”, National Museum Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal, 2013
– ”Live Galleries since 1978” Kunstlervereinigung Maerz, Linz, Austria, 2013
– ”Rise / Podniesienie”, in the frame of Fotofestiwal 2013 (Photo Festival), Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2013
– ”aniMOS”, Małopolski Ogród Sztuki (Malopolska Garden Art), Kraków, Poland, 2013
– ”21. dokumentART”, European Film Festival for Documentaries, Neubrandenburg, Germany & Szczecin, Poland, 2012
– ”Dekonstruction of Utopia”, The Festival of Four Cultures, Municipal Galery in Lodz, Poland, 2012
– ”Human incident / Przypadek ludzki” (with Wiktor Polak), Imaginarium Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2012
– ”Interior-ity”, a part of the 4 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art programming, Moscow, Russia, 2011
– ”Transiting Memories” Media Depo Gallery, Lviv, Ukraine, 2011
– ”Water Tower Art Festival”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2011
– ”Markers – Mapping”, Cannaregio 6021, Venice, Italy, 2011
– ”Art & documentation festival” Patio Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2011
– ”Sanctuary”, Valetta, Malta, 2011
– ”Transiting Memories”, Photon Gallery, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2011
– ”Attachments”, Wschodnia Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2011 / solo show
– ”HUB or SChAB – an exhibition which did not happend”, Arsenal – Municipal Gallery, Poznan, Poland, 2010
– ”Supermarket 2010”, The International artist-run art fair in Stockholm, Kulturhuset / Sweden, 2010
– ”SIEGesIKONen / transFORM – Humbold Umspannwerk”, Berlin, Germany, 2009
– ”Engram” Polsh Sculpture Centre, Chappel Gallery/ Orońsko, Poland, 2009
– ”Engram” Patio Art Centre, Łódź, Poland, 2009
– ”Expanded city – WRO 2009” 13th Media Art Biennale, Wrocław, Poland, 2009
– ”In Limbo” Broadcast Gallery, Dublin, Ireland, 2009
– ”The CamouFLASHed Mediations” Mediations Biennale, Old Printing Factory, Poznań, Poland, 2008
– ”The CamouFlash – Das Verschwinden in der Kunst” Prager Spitze, Dresden, Germany, 2008
– ”Przestrzenie wolności / The spaces Of Freedom” Fotofestiwal 2008, Łódź – Łęczyca, Poland, 2008
– ”The dimension of the image/ Wymiary obrazu”, Museum of Cinematography, Łódź, Poland, 2008
– ”FestArte – videoart competition”, Rome, Italy, 2008
– ”Signale – Ostrale”, Dresden, Germany, 2007
– ”CamouFlash”, Patio Art Centre, Łódź, Poland, 2007
– ”Terminal” video intervention, Manorhamilton, Ireland, 2007
– ”ARTour – Chateau, La 6-ieme Biennale d’art Contanporaine”, La Louviere, Belgium, 2007
– ”WRO 2007, 12 Biennale Sztuki Mediów / 12th Media Art Biennale” Wrocław, Poland, 2007
– ”Athens Video Art Festival”, Athens, Grecja / Greece, 2007
– ”exTENSIONS”, Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Ireland, 2006
– ”Sens in Place’” Videy, Reykjavik Arts Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland, 2006
– ”Simultan 02 – 100 seconds” International experimental video / sound festival, Timisoara, Romania, 2006;
– ”37-th Painting Biennale Bielska Jesień 2005”, Bielska BWA Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland, 2005
– ”Café Europa” International Project in Public Spaces, Łódź, Poland – Berlin, Germany, 2005
– ”Ego”, City of Lodz, Museum, Poznański Palace, Łódź, Poland, 2005
– ”W czterech ścianach / Within four walls” Lodz Biennale, Łódź, Poland, 2004
– ”Skłdanka / Compilation” (z / with Pol Authom) Linie Gallery, Łódź, Poland: 2004
– ”En Route – art for drivers”, Fuendetodos, Hiszpania / Spain and Belzig and Brück, Germany, 2003
– ”Wandering Library”, Project of The International Artists’ Museum in Venice for 50th Venice Biennale, Italy, 2003
– ”Quinconce, 10 ans de bouteille”, La Louviere, Belgium, 2003
– ”Artfront/Waterfront”, Newhouse Gallery, Snug Harbor, New York, USA, 2002
– ”Rooms (not)present” (z/with Mariuszem Olszewskim) – Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 2002 / solo show
– ”Intimate space”, Kont Gallery, Lublin, Poland, 2002 / solo show
– ”Cambio Constante II’, Zaragoza, Hiszpania / Spain, 2001
– ”Continuum 2001 – Innerspaces”, International Arts Centre, Poznań, Poland, 2001
– ”Living Gallery” R-Gallery, Poznań, Poland, 2000
– ”Model do składania / Model to make”, CRP, Center of Polish Sculpture, Orońsko, Poland, 2000
– ”KHOJ 1999”, International Artist’s Workshop, Modinagar, New Dehli, India, 1999
– ”Endroit touché”, Sielska Gallery, Strasbourg, France, 1999
– ”Wymiana – Exchange”, Wieża ciśnień / Water Tower, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 1999 / solo show
– ”Communications”, Galeria Wschodnia / Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 1999 / solo show
– ”Mind The Gap”, video performance of Markus Mussinghoff with collaboration of Tomasz Matuszak, Mariusz Sołtysik, Grzegorz Pleszynski, Terry Buchholz, Margaret Janowska / time: 40 min.; Galeria Wschodnia / Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 1998
– ”Meitheal / Wspólnie” The Glens Centre, Manorhamilton, Ireland, 1998
– ”Oikos” – Art Museum in Bydgoszcz, Poland, 1998
– ”6th Construction in Process – The Bridge”, Melbourne, Australia, 1998
– ”Czas (nie)obecności / Time of (non) attendance” FF Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 1998
– ”Formy różne: zapominanie / Different forms: forgetting” Wschodnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 1997 / solo show
– ”Off the peg…off the wall” Rack Gallery, London, UK, 1997
– ”Touching space” (z/with: Antoni Mikołajczyk, Mariusz Olszewski), Artist’s Project, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 1997
– ”Golden Seed” Mount Abu, India, 1997
– ”From Yesterday till Today”, Artists’ Museum in Łódź, Poland, 1996
– ”Still Life” Moving Pictures’, Arsenal Gallery in Białystok, Poland, 1996
– ”Love Dove” Stara Gallery in Lublin, Poland, 1996;
– ”Marcowe Gody 3” Artists’ Museum in Łódź, Poland, 1996
– ”Footprint” Tacheles, Berlin, Germany, 1995
– ”Unter einem Dach” Podevil, Berlin, Germany, 1995
– ”5th Construction in Process – Co-Existance” in the Negev desert, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, 1995
– ”Marcowe Gody 2” Pałac Grohmana / Grohman’s palace, Łódź, Poland, 1995
– ”Łódź w poznaniu / Lodz in Poznan”, International Arts Centre, Poznań, Poland, 1995
– ”31 Biennale Malarstwa / 31-th Nationwide Painting Exhibition – Bielska Jesień ’94” Bielsko-Biała, Poland, 1994
– ”Site ations albo różany ogród”, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 1994
– ”International Graphics Triennale ‘94” Kraków, Poland, 1994
– ”Marcowe Gody” Artists’ Museum, Łódź, Poland, 1994
– ”Last works / Ostatnie prace”, Museum of Cinematography, Łódź, Poland, 1993
–”Malarstwo i grafika” (z/with: Robert Rabiega), Manhattan Art Gallery, Łódź, Poland, 1992
– ”Confluences” international graphics exhibition, Namur, Belgium; Łódź, Poland; Olomuniec, Czech Republic, 1992 /
– ”Signes et Cibles” Salle St. Georges, Mons, Belgium, 1992
– ”Dyplom’92” the exposition of the best diplomas from the Polish schools of Arts in Gdańsk, Poland, 1992
– ”Władyslaw Strzemiński memorial competition” at Academy Of Fine Arts, Łódź, Poland, 1991
awards/ grants
– The Donovan Foundation Grant, School of Art and Visual Studies – University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA, 2019;
– The 5th Zebra Awards, TZ International Photography and Art Community (TZIPAC), Abstract & Contemporary finalist, USA, 2017,
– the scholarship from Polish Minister Of Culture, 2010;
– The Picture Works Art Competition 2010, Dublin, Ireland – joint 1st place winner, 2010;
– 31-th Nationwide Painting Exhibition, Bielska Jesień ‘94, Bielsko-Biała, Poland – distinction awarded;
– Main prize at the W. Strzemiński memorial competition at Academy Of Fine Arts in Łódź, Poland, 1991;
residencies
– ”Keelung Ciao” International Festival & Residency, Heping Island, Keelung, Taiwan, 2017
– 2 weeks at Dublin Institute of Technology, St. Josephs Convent, Portland Row, Dublin, Ireland, 2009;
– 3,5 months at Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Ireland, 2006, 2007;
– 1 month residency in Reykjavik, working at Icelandic Society of Sculptures, Iceland, 2006;
– 1 month during ‘En Route’ events – Fuendetodos, Spain and in Belzig, Germany, 2003;
– 1 month residency during ‘Artfront/Waterfront’ exhibition – Newhouse Gallery, Snug Harbor, New York, USA, 2002;
– KHOJ’99 International Workshop in Modinagar, India, 1999;
– 1 month during “6th Construction in Process – The Bridge” exhibition, Melbourne, Australia, 1998;
– 1 month at ‘Cambio Constante II’ exhibition, Zaragoza, Spain, 2001;
– 3 weeks at ‘Touching space’ in Artist’s Project, Cardiff, Wales , UK, 1997;
– 1 month at ‘Golden Seed’ workshop – Mount Abu, India, 1997;
– 1 month during ‘5th Construction in Process – Co-Existance’ in the Negev desert, Mitzpe Ramon, Israel, 1995;
– two weeks at ‘Site ations albo różany ogród’ event, Cardiff, Wales, UK, 1994;
works in collection
– Polin, The Museum of History of Polish Jews, drawing
– The Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, video ‘Human memory’ (Like Mother, like son…)
– The National Public Art Council Sweden; drawings
– Le Centre de la Gravure et L’image Imprimée, La Louviére, Belgia/Belgium, prints
– private collections