kasia klon
About
Kasia Klon (or Katarzyna Klonowska) is a painter, printmaker and a nomad, born in Olsztyn, Poland, curently based in Paris.
In 2013 she received her MFA with honors from The Strzemiński Academy of Art with a major in Printmaking and annex in Illustration. It was presented at Best Diplomas of 2013, Prime Time exhibition in Lodz, Poland. Her work was also noticed at 15th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, Poland – Łódź or 7th Shanghai Fu Xian Zhai International Exlibris Competitions, China, where she got honored with the Excellent Prize for Prints.
Her works were presented at numerous group and solo exhibitions,
as well as international projects such as The Rape of Europe, A Simultaneous Exhibition of Printmaking and Installation (collaboration
between: Brazil, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain).
She currently lives and works in Paris, where in 2014 she got selectet by the Polish community in France as the second most creative Polish woman living in France (Polonaise Créative en France).
EDUCATION
2013 Master of Fine Arts with honors, Major in Printmaking, The Strzemiński Academy of Art, Lodz, Poland
2008 Erasmus Exchange Program, Academia Albertina delle Belle Arti, Turin, Italy
2008 Art Education, Major in Printmaking, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
ART IN RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
2016 Month of Arts Practice of Heritage Space – LIMITED n INFINITIVE, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 Art in Residence organized by Then Cafe, Hue, Vietnam
LATEST EXHIBITIONS
2016
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L h U M A N, La FArM, Neuilly-Plaisance, France
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Kolor w Grafice, The Strzemiński Academy of Art, Lodz, Poland
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Solo exhibition, Then Cafe, Hue, Vietnam
2015
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Le Jardin secret, L’Association Artetik, Paris
2014
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8th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Czestochowa, Poland
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15th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms, The City Art Gallery in Lodz
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Prime Time 2013 – Best Diplomas of Fine Arts Academy Wladyslaw Strzeminski in Lodz
2013
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Wystawa pokonkursowa 7 Konkursu na małą formę grafiki, Galeria Amcor, Lodz, Poland
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7th Shanghai Fu Xian Zhai International Exlibris Competitions, Shanghai, China
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The Rape of Europe. A Simultaneous Exhibition of Printmaking and Installation;
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA, Barcelona, Spain; GALERIA E CAPELA DA FBAUL, Lisboa, Portugal;
STRZEMIŃSKI ACADEMY OF ART, Lodz. Poland; INSTITUTO DE ARTES DA UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil;
HOGESCHOOL VOOR DE KUNSTEN, Utrecht, Netherlands;
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Solo exhibition: Kasia Klon W Otchłani, FOTO CAFE 102, Lodz, Poland
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Solo exhibition: Kasia Klon Grafika, GALERIA KREDENS, Lodz, Poland
2012
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Wystawa technik wklęsłodrukowych, GALERIA POMIEDZY, Lodz, Poland
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Gowanus open studios, GOWANUS STUDIO SPACE, New York, USA
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Prism Project, Parlor Showroom, New York, USA
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Ballada Zimowa, GALERIA KREDENS, Lodz, Poland
PRIZES AND AWARDS
Polonaise Créative en France, Paris 2014
Prime Time 2013 – Best Diploma of Fine Arts Academy Wladyslaw Strzeminski in Lodz – Nomination
7th Shanghai Fu Xian Zhai International Exlibris Competitions - The excellent prize for prints
7. Konkurs na małą formę graficzną – Nomination
PUBLICATIONS
http://www.regardingtheartist.org/kasia-klon
Interview in regional TV; OTVM-RETSAT: http://www.otvm-retsat1.pl/?m&p=8&f=221
KALEJDOSKOP (CULTURAL MAGAZINE) http://www.e-kalejdoskop.pl/najlepsi-w-2013-roku.aspx
http://www.e-kalejdoskop.pl/Infoglob/NewsList/NewsItem.aspx?pageid=6&mid=13&ItemID=47
http://issuu.com/fbaul/docs/rapto_da_europa page 127, 146 and 153
http://www.natalialis.pl/aboutme.php
COLLECTIONS
Fu Xian Zhai Exlibris Museum, Shanghai, China
The City Art Gallery, Lodz, Poland
Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Galeria e Capela da Fbaul, Lisboa, Portugal
Strzemiński Academy of Art, Lodz. Poland
Instituto de Artes da Ufrgs, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hogeschool Voor de Kunsten, Utrecht, Netherlands