Wiktoria Wojciechowska

Wiktoria Wojciechowska

wu.wojciechowska@gmail.com

www.wiktoriawojciechowska.com

0048 696872631

Education:

2011-2013 - Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland; Faculty of Media Art;

Awards:

2015 – 'Short Flashes' Oskar Barnack Leica Newcomer Award 2015;

2016 – Prix de la Photographie 2015 Fondation des Treilles, residency;

2015 – 'Short Flashes' La Quatrieme Image Young Talents 2015;

2015 – 'Short Flashes' Maison Blanche, Projections du Jury, 2015;

2015 – 'Short Flashes' Humanity Photo Awards 2015, Documentary category: Portrait and Costume;

2015 – 'Short Flashes' IPA – International Photography Awards 2015, Two Honorable Mentions;

2015 – 'Sparks' The Griffin Art Space – Lubicz 2015 Prize , Krakow Photomonth, Poland;

2014 – 'Short Flashes', Leica Street Photo contest, exhibition;

2014 – 'Own Place' second prize in 'Projekt Przetwórnia';

2014 – 'Initiation”Jury's Very Favorite in Young-European-Union contest;

2013 – 'Synthesis' First Prize in Poznan Photo Diploma Awards;

2013 – 'Synthesis' The President of Academy of Fine Arts Award;

Latest Exhibitions:

2016 – 'Sparks' The Encounters of Young International Photography, solo exhibition, Espace Grapelli, Niort, France (upcoming);

2016 – 'Short Flashes' The Encounters of Young International Photography, group exhibition, Niort, France (upcoming);

2015 – 'Short Flashes' Oskar Barnack Award Exhibition, exhibition Wiktoria Wojciechowska and JO Engstrom, Festival Les Rencontres, Arles, France ;

2015 – 'Song of songs', Lektury – group exhibition, Salon Akademii Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;

2015 – 'The portrait of soldier', TEAM – group exhibition, Salon Akademii Gallery, Warsaw, Poland;

2015 - 'Short Flashes' Oskar Barnack Award Exhibition, group exhibition, Leica Gallery, Wetzlar, Germany;

2015 - 'Short Flashes' Oskar Barnack Award Exhibition, exhibition Wiktoria Wojciechowska and JO Engstrom, Photolux Festival, Lucca, Italy,

2015 – 'Short Flashes' Humanity Photo Awards, group exhibition, Shangri-La, China;

2015 – 'String', Non-existent Object – group exhibition, Podgorica, Montenegro;

2015 – 'Sparks', Mimicra - group exhibition, Etnography Muzeum, Warsaw, Poland;

2015 – ‘Aurora portraits’, Onward Photo Compe ’15, Onward Photography Festival in Philadelphia, USA;

2014 – ’Short Flashes’, 50 WORDS exhibition, Month of Photography in Bratislava, Slovakia;

2014 – 'Synthesis' Akomodacja Exhibition, Month of Photography in Mińsk, Belarus;

2014 – ‘Reykiavik’ - "The Pop City” by Karolina Sobel, UCL Center, London, Great Britain;

2014 – 'Aurora Portraits' - 'Twelve Layers Exhibition' Reykjavik, Iceland;

2014 – Short Flashes', exhibition of winners LEICA STREET PHOTO, Leica Gallery, Warsaw;

2014 – Photos from series 'Initiation' and 'Short Flashes', 'DEBUTS', Warsaw Trade Tower, Warsaw; Poland;

2014 – 'Own Place' Voies Off Festival Screenings, Arles, France;

2014 – 'Own Place' Photonic Moments Festival Screenings, Ljubljana, Slovenia;

2014 – 'Synthesis' Transphotographique(s) Festival, PhotoDiploma, Lille, France;

2014 – 'Short Flashes' Action!Exhibition!, Beijing, China;

2013 – 'Synthesis' Poznan PhotoDiploma Exhibition, Słodownia, Poznań, Poland;

Residencies, scholarships and grants:

2016 – Residency in Hafnaborg Museum in Hafnarfiordur, Iceland (upcoming, autumn 2016);

2016 – Residency Prix de la Photographie, Foundation des Treilles, France (upcoming, summer 2016);

2015 – Polish Association of Authors ZAiKS grant for continuation of project "Sparks";

2015 – scholarship of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the outstanding achievements 2015/2016;

2015 – scholarship from President of Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw 2015/2016;

2014 – Polish Association of Authors ZAiKS grant for project 'Aurora portraits';

2014 – SIM Residency Reykjavik, 'Aurora portraits', Reykjavik, Iceland;

2014 – Fine Arts Photographers Residency,'Short Flashes', Global Exchange Center, Beijing, China;

2013 – scholarship from President of Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw 2013/2014;

Shortlists:

2015 – Emerging Artist Scholarship Lucie Foundation, preselection;

2015 – Gomma Photography Grant for continuation of "Sparks"project, preselection;

2015 – 'Short flashes' selection PH21 Gallery Solo Exhibition Award;

2015 – ’Short Flashes’ selected to Oskar Barnack Leica Newcomer Award 2015;

2014 – 'Own Place' selected to Emergentes DST Prize 2014, Encontros da Imagem Festival, Braga, Portugal;

2014 – 'Own Place' selected to Oskar Barnack Leica Newcomer Award 2014;

2014 – 'Own Place' selected to Voies Off and La Saif Prize 2014;

2013 – 'Synthesis' selected to Poznan Photo Diploma Awards 2013;

Selected Publications:

2016 – 'Short Flashes Wiktoria Wojciechowska' BOOK, published by Bemojake, (coming in May 2016) http://www.bemojake.eu/Shortflashes_description.html

2016 – 'Sparks' British Journal of Photography, March 2016 (coming in February 2016);

2016 – 'Short Flashes', interview, Fotografia Magazine,

2015 – 'Short Flashes', in report about Paris Photo, L'Oeil de la Photographie, written by Alison Stieven-Taylor,

2015 – 'Short Flashes', Causette #60;

2015 – Duży Format, Gazeta Wyborcza;

2015 – Leica Fotografie International, Special Edition;

2015 - URBANAUTICA, text by Krzysztof Sienkiewicz to project "Own Place”;

2015 - doc! photo magazine #29/30, DEBUTS section ;

2014 - L’Oeil de la Photographie, Porfolios;

2014 - F-stop Magazine, Interview;

2014 – All About Photo, Emerging Photographers, Portfolio;

2014 – GUP MAGAZINE portfolios: Leica Street Photo Winners,

2014 – 'Short Flashes' in GUP MAGAZINE porfolios, 

2014 – 'Own Place' - 'Gente di fotografia' No. 59/ 2014, Italy;

2014 – 'Initiation' in Art Photo Mag No. June 30/ 2014, Czech Republic;

2014 – 'Short Flashes' Beijinger, No. 06/2014, China;

2013 – 'Own Place' ARCHIVOzine, No. 07/2014, Portugal.