Natalia GrÄ…dzka
ARTIST
​Designer of own jewelry collections, handbags, assemblages, theatrical costumes, collages and graphics. An initiator in arts education.
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Natalia was born in Warsaw, Poland. She studied sculpture at the prestigious University of Fine Arts in Warsaw under Professor Piotr Gawron. In addition, Natalia’s love of the theatre and performing arts led her to study make-up artistry and costume design.
It inspired her to make the traditional craft of sewing mastery into Haute Couture art celebrating feminine beauty. She also got her art knowledge studying at Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy. There she created her own unique design style.
Natalia works with a wide array of materials such as cloth, clay, plasticine, gypsum, wax, paper, paper-mâché, silver, brass and bronze. She has designed and created many sculptures, costumes, jewelery, ceramics, drawings, paintings and artistic installations for a wide range of recipients.
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ARTIST STATEMENT
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Natalia believes that when you look at an artist’s work, you embark on a personal journey where you become an observer, a listener and a speaker. Because we are all different, every experience you have, no matter how large or small it may be, becomes exceptional and unique. These personal experiences are the small threads that become the tapestry of your life. Every thread is special. Every thread has its own story. And every thread is essential. As such, each individual experience in your life is a non-separable element which in turn gives context to art.
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In a recent interview, Natalia explained, “The main theme of my work is life and its wide breath… It’s physical and emotional states, the multi-dimensionality of life, as well as its beginning and end. What I do is very personal to me, as I mainly use my own experiences as a source of inspiration.”
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RESUME
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Education:
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2007 - 2012 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Master's degree in art, Faculty of Sculpture
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Thesis topic: practical artwork:
1:1 figurative sculpture “Human development”
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Supplement artwork:
Series of jewelry,
Series of graphics
Ceramics
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Theoretical work:
“Research on depictions of human psyche in art”
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2012 University of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Four months course regarding artistic works and copyright
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2008 - 2012 Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
Jewelry design, course
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2010 - 2011 Academy of Fine Arts in Roma, Italy / Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy , Sculpture Department, Erasmus exchange program
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2006/2013 Post-secondary Art School of Make-up and stylization ,,In Art,, Warsaw, Poland
Thesis topic: practical artwork:
Characterization of Frida Kahlo
Theoretical work:
“The influences of traumatic physical and psychological events in Frida Kahlo's art”
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EXHIBITIONS, HONORS, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
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01.2014-present Kunst & design, Oslo, own company. Work with textiles, paper mache and graphics
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05.2022 ”Cosmic dust” solo exhibition, Association of Polish Artists and Designers, Warsaw
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09.2018 Annexet museum at Skorphult ,sculpture, permanent exhibition, Sweden
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08.2017 Live Interview in Polish Radio 4, Warsaw
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07.2017 Publication in a magazine Artysta i Sztuka
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08.2017 "Imagination can take you everywhere. Do you know where you want to go?” solo exhibition, Association of Polish Artists and Designers, Warsaw
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06.2017 Dollhouse Museum, Warsaw, Poland, Workshops in art and form
01.2017 ”Trollriket” Norges musikkhøgskole, costume designer
Norway, Oslo
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05.2016 Rampelysfestival, Black Box Theatre, costume designer
Norway, Oslo
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05.2015 Rampelysfestival, Black Box Theatre, costume designer
Norway, Oslo
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05.2015-02.2018 Art teacher Nordstrand Skole, Norway, Oslo
Art teacher Bolteløkka Skole, Norway, Oslo
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01.2015 Presentation about art and solo exhibition, Vår Sofa, Norway, Oslo
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04.2014 ”Art+Fashion Events”, Mona Lisa House, Norway, Oslo
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11.2014-03.2015 Oslo Teatersenter, costume manager
Main responsibility for costumes for various plays
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11.2013 ”Dukkestua” solo exhibition, Gallery Stylo, Norway, Oslo
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06.2013 ”Dukkestua og st.Hansaften”, solo exhibition, Gallery Stylo, Norway, Oslo
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07.2013 “You must see this woman”, article i newspaper “Artysta i sztuka“
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04.2013 “You must see this woman”, solo exhibition, Gallery Schody, Warsaw, Poland
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06.2012 Graduation exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Poland
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03.2011 Semester Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts in Roma, Italy/Academy di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy
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2011 Honor for the clay sculpture during the Erasmus exchange program Roma , Italy
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2011 International sculpture workshop in travertine „Lega’mi un Segno nel Parco”, Tivoli Terme, Italy; concluded by exhibition at the space of Antiche Cave del Barco, Tivoli, organized by Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and M.U.S.P.A.C –
Museo Sperimentale d’Arte Contemporanea inl’Aquila
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2009-2010 Erasmus Program Scholarship– Sculpture Department in the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy
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10.2010 ”Glass and anatomy” exhibition in glassworks-TrÄ…bki , Poland
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08.2010 Honors and summer scholarships for the best results in art education, glassworks-TrÄ…bki , Poland
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2009-2010 Honor for outstanding work in the sculpture workshop of prof. Piotr Gawron, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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10.2009 Ceramic workshop in Dłużew, Poland
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2008 Olympic Center, Warsaw- exhibition of students of Sculpture Faculty of Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
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CONTACT
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