CHI SONO
Karina Drogowska was born in 1981 in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated with a Master of Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw in 2006 specializing in Painting and Print (Lithography). She has also completed Graphic Design course in St John's Central College in Cork and Cork College of Commerce in 2009. Karina was a member of Black Church Print Studio in Dublin, Corkprintmakers in Cork and South East Plein Air in Wexford, Ireland. At present she's pursuing: painting, drawing, print and graphic design. Her work are inspired from images of every day life, such as landscapes, architecture and people. Karina watches objects almost like a thief who want to rob an impression from them and hold it on canvas , freezing that moment. Of her work Karina says: "I find the most important thing is to capture the atmosphere which prevailed at a given location ... and I think this is a big challenge for the painter to give the full atmosphere of the surrounding nature. For me, it is unbridled nature, unpredictable, sometimes frightening, but also beautiful. I like to paint on large canvas because the size does not affect me, you never know what will be the final result of my work. I think that nature is my element; I aspire to act, inspired to create."
Karina Drogowska è un'artista polacca, nata a Varsavia nel 1981. Laureatasi con un Master of Arts all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Varsavia nel 2006, vanta una specializzazione in pittura e stampa (litografia). Ha frequentato il corso di Graphic Design al St John's Central College di Cork ed è stata allieva al Cork College of Commerce nel 2009. Membro del Black Church Print Studio di Dublino, Corkprintmakers di Cork e delSouth East Plein Air di Wexford, in Irlanda, dove ha vissuto per 7 anni prima di trasferirsi in Italia. Al momento si occupa di: pittura, disegno, stampa e graphic design. Le sue opere s'ispirano alla vita di tutti i giorni, paesaggi, architettura e persone. Karina guarda alle cose come un ladro pronto a rubare un impressione da fissare poi sulla tela, bloccandolo per sempre. Dei suoi lavori Karina dice: "Credo sia importante catturare l'atmosfera che regna in un certo luogo ... e penso che sia una grande sfida per chi dipinge calarsi completamente nell'atmosfera della natura che ci circonda. Parlo di una natura indomabile, indecifrabile, che a volte terrorizza ma anche per la sua sconvolgente bellezza. Mi piace dipingere su tele di grosse dimensioni, perchè la grandezza non mi preoccupa e in questo modo non so mai come sarà alla fine un mio quadro. La natura è il mio elemento; voglio agire con lei, farmi ispirare da lei e creare."
Solo exhibitions
- 06.11 - 06.12.2010 - Solo exhibition, The Market Place Theatre Art Gallery, Armagh, Northern Ireland
- 15.01 - 31.01.2010 - The Graffan Gallery, Castle Espie, Northern Ireland
- 22.01 - 19.02.2010 - Watergate Theatre, Upstairs Gallery, Arts Office, Kilkenny County Council, Ireland
- 00.00 - 00.10.2006 - “Agora” publishing house, Warsaw/Poland
- 00.00 - 00.12.2004 - Music Academy, Warsaw/Poland
- 07.12.2012 – “Cork Printmakers at 21” Exhibition in CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery
- 11.2012 - 20:20 Print Exchange, Black Church Print Studio
- 13.09.2012 - "Impressions'12" Exhibition, Galway Arts Centre, Galway, Ireland
- 01.09.2012 – Art in The Open’s extended Exhibition in Enniscorthy Library
- 01.08.2012 - Art in The Open Festival, Wexford, Ireland
- 06.2012 - Papergirl, Dublin, Ireland
- 08.2011 - Art in The Open Festival, Greenacres Gallery, Wexford, Ireland
- 03.11 - 24.11.2010 - "From Dublin to LA and Back" Exhibition, A Printmaking Exchange Exhibition, Saddleback College Art Gallery, LA, USA
- 27.10 - 03.11.2010 - Ranelagh Arts Festival, Dublin
- 07.11.2010 - International Charity Bazaar, Dublin
- 10.09 - 26.09.2010 - The Cill Rialaig Project, Ballinskelligs, Co.Kerry, Ireland
- 30.07 - 02.08.2010 - Art in the Open Festival, Greenacres Gallery, Wexford, Ireland
- 16.05.2010 - The Literary Cafe, litographs, The Back Loft, Dublin, Ireland
- 30.04 - 16.06.2010 - Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon Fort, Duncannon, Co.Wexford, Ireland
- 22.04 - 28.04.2010 - Five Lamps Festival, Dublin, Ireland
- 29.03 - 12.04.2010 - New Art Orginals, Street Exhibitions, London, UK
- 10.04 - 25.04.2010 - The Cill Rialaig Project, Ballinskelligs, Co.Kerry, Ireland
- 12.2009 - X-Arts Market @ the Centre for Creative Practices, Dublin, Ireland
- 11.2009 - International Charity Bazaar, Dublin, Ireland
- 09.2009 - SLAM 'ARTCRAWL 09', Sligo Local Artists Movement, Ireland
- 08.2009 - Paintings- Art in the Open, Festival, Wexfor/Ireland
- 12.2008 - Paintings- Absolute Hotel, Limerick/Ireland
- 10.2008 - Paintings- Ware House, Cork/Ireland
- 05.2008 - Lithographs- Munich/Germany
- 07.2007 - Lithographs-“Polish party Summer…Exhibition of! ”- Film base, Temple Bar Dublin/Ireland
- 00.2007 - Television Company House TVN, Warsaw/Poland
- 00.2007 - “Farbiarnia” Gallery, Warsaw/Poland
- 00.2004 - Gallery “Les Colonnes”, Bourg-la-Reine/France
- 00.2004 - Gallery “Aspekt”- Warsaw/Poland
- 10.2009 - Black Church print studio, Dublin
- 10.2009 - Pallas Studio, Dublin
- 01.2007-09.2009 - Cork printmakers
- 08.2009 - West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
- 08.2009 - till now - South East Plein Air, Wexford
- 09.2009 - Signal Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow
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