Bożena SACHARCZUK (b. 1972), A Pair of Ceramic Forms, 2008
ceramics; 287 x 30 cm and 21.5 x 31 cm
signed by the artist with her monogram and dated on the bottom
Condition: minor chips in the glaze.
Born in 1972 in Nysa. A graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In 1997, she defended her diploma thesis in artistic ceramics, completed in the Studio of Artistic Ceramics under Prof. Krystyna Cybińska. Since 1998, she has been professionally affiliated with her alma mater. For many years, she worked in the Pottery Circle Studio led by Prof. Katarzyna Koczyńska-Kielan. Since 2018, she has been running her own studio, the Laboratory of Technological Experimentation. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts; she served two terms as head of the Department of Ceramics (2012–2020) and was a member of the University Council of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław from 2019 to 2022. Recipient of the “Young Poland” Scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2006) and the Scholarship from the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (2007). In 2020, she received the Medal of Merit for Polish Culture. She has curated exhibitions including: “Three Dimensions” at the CRP Museum of Contemporary Art in Orońsko (2013); “Ceramics and Glass: Sensual Spaces” as part of the 2016 European Capital of Culture at the Arsenał Municipal Museum in Wrocław (2016); “Pair: Ceramics and Printmaking” at the Lazne Gallery in Liberec, Czech Republic (2018).
Her works are included in the collections of, among others: the National Museum in Wrocław; the National Museum in Poznań; the Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy; the ON Gallery in Seoul, South Korea; and numerous private collections.
Major solo exhibitions: *Paradise*, Oranżeria Gallery, Center for Polish Sculpture, Orońsko (2011); Transcriptions, Wrocław City Museum, City Hall, Wrocław (2011); Contexts, National Museum, Wrocław (2014); Amor Festum/Feast of Love, Refektarz Gallery, Kartuzy (2017); Nostalgie, Fine Art Gallery, Uroczysko Siedmiu Stawów Luxury Hotel, Gola Dzierżoniowska (2019); w(o)toczeniu, collaboration with Fine Art Gallery, 5th edition of FlowLand, Tarczyn (2021); Amazonen, presentation of the artist’s collection, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin (2022); Toward the Sun, presentation of the artist’s collection as part of the Claytopia Festival at the International Ceramic Research Center, Guldagergaard, Denmark (2022), In the Labyrinth of Events_In the Labyrinth of Impressions, Wałbrzych Art Gallery BWA, Unique Ceramics Center Gallery, Wałbrzych – Stara Kopalnia (2023).
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ceramics; 287 x 30 cm and 21.5 x 31 cm
signed by the artist with her monogram and dated on the bottom
Condition: minor chips in the glaze.
Born in 1972 in Nysa. A graduate of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. In 1997, she defended her diploma thesis in artistic ceramics, completed in the Studio of Artistic Ceramics under Prof. Krystyna Cybińska. Since 1998, she has been professionally affiliated with her alma mater. For many years, she worked in the Pottery Circle Studio led by Prof. Katarzyna Koczyńska-Kielan. Since 2018, she has been running her own studio, the Laboratory of Technological Experimentation. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts; she served two terms as head of the Department of Ceramics (2012–2020) and was a member of the University Council of the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław from 2019 to 2022. Recipient of the “Young Poland” Scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2006) and the Scholarship from the Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (2007). In 2020, she received the Medal of Merit for Polish Culture. She has curated exhibitions including: “Three Dimensions” at the CRP Museum of Contemporary Art in Orońsko (2013); “Ceramics and Glass: Sensual Spaces” as part of the 2016 European Capital of Culture at the Arsenał Municipal Museum in Wrocław (2016); “Pair: Ceramics and Printmaking” at the Lazne Gallery in Liberec, Czech Republic (2018).
Her works are included in the collections of, among others: the National Museum in Wrocław; the National Museum in Poznań; the Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, Italy; the ON Gallery in Seoul, South Korea; and numerous private collections.
Major solo exhibitions: *Paradise*, Oranżeria Gallery, Center for Polish Sculpture, Orońsko (2011); Transcriptions, Wrocław City Museum, City Hall, Wrocław (2011); Contexts, National Museum, Wrocław (2014); Amor Festum/Feast of Love, Refektarz Gallery, Kartuzy (2017); Nostalgie, Fine Art Gallery, Uroczysko Siedmiu Stawów Luxury Hotel, Gola Dzierżoniowska (2019); w(o)toczeniu, collaboration with Fine Art Gallery, 5th edition of FlowLand, Tarczyn (2021); Amazonen, presentation of the artist’s collection, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin (2022); Toward the Sun, presentation of the artist’s collection as part of the Claytopia Festival at the International Ceramic Research Center, Guldagergaard, Denmark (2022), In the Labyrinth of Events_In the Labyrinth of Impressions, Wałbrzych Art Gallery BWA, Unique Ceramics Center Gallery, Wałbrzych – Stara Kopalnia (2023).