1980 Born in Warsaw, Poland
Based in Los Angeles and Montreal

Education

2005 – 2006 Master in Arts Management
City University London, London, UK
Thesis: Leadership Skills: An Asset for Today’s Visual Artist?
Supervised by British artist Prof. Emeritus Eric Moody

2000 – 2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts - with Distinction and Honorary Mention
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2003 Bachelor of Fine Arts
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University (NSCAD), Halifax, Canada
Specialization within the Bachelor of Fine Arts in silversmithing and jewellery design (Distinction),
Stone sculpture, public and monumental art (High Distinction) with awarded artist Prof. John Greer

Supplementary Education

2010 Chemistry: Chemical Thermodynamics, Energetics, and Change
University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA
Biology: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA
Neurology: Alternative and Complementary Medicine in Neurology, University of California (UCLA), Los Angeles, USA

2009 Chemistry: An Introduction to Modern Chemistry
Vanier College, Montreal, Canada

2005 Independent Art Study
Hamburg (DE), Antibes (FR), Madrid (SP), Barcelona (SP), Mallorca (SP), London (GB)

1999 – 2000 Independent Art Study
New Zealand, Australia, Fiji

Art Residencies

2008 Island6 Arts Centre
Shanghai, China
Under the direction of French artist Thomas Charveriat and Latvian artist Zane Mellupe

2008 Peninsula Printmaking Studio
Shanghai, China
Under the direction of Chinese artists Professor Lu Zhiping and Master Printer Cai Yao Guang

Solo Exhibitions

2010 Klara Pokrzywko: The Human - Body, Mind, Environment
Piotr Uznanski Gallery, Lodz, Poland

2009 Klara Pokrzywko: Celebrating the Feminine
Atmosphere Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

2007 Klara Pokrzywko: Body Imprints
The Einsmann Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2004 Klara Pokrzywko: Evidence 2004
Espace Georges Laoun, Montreal, Canada

2004 Imagine Peace
Oscar Peterson Hall, Montreal, Canada

2004 Klara Pokrzywko: The Evidence 2004
Gallery 1637, Montreal, Canada

2002 Anatomia, with painter Natalie Reis
VAV Gallery, Montreal, Canada

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010 Spiral 2010
Sugimoto Gallery, Tokyo, Japan

2010 58th Peace Art Exhibition
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, Tokyo, Japan
Organized and curated by Artists Congress for Peace

2010 Sick in the City
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

2009 Biennale of Montreal
Shopdropping Montreal, Montreal, Canada
Organized and curated by artist Natalie Reis and designer Vanda Daftari

2009 ARTNIVAL
Island6 Arts Centre & IFA Gallery, Shanghai, China

2009 The 57th Peace Art Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Organized and curated by Artists Congress for Peace

2008 Intrude Art & Life 366
The Shanghai Museum of Modern Art (Zendai MoMA), Shanghai, China
Curator: Shen Qibin

2008 Urban Lust
IFA Gallery & Island6 Arts Centre, Shanghai, China
Curators: Zane Mellupe and Marie Terrieux

2008 Clouds of Crowds
Islan6 Arts Centre, Shanghai, China
Curator: Thomas Charveriat

2008 The 56th Peace Art Exhibition
Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan (Honor of Distinction)
Organized and curated by Artists Congress for Peace

2007 Huis – Clos, with Photographer Pawel Pogorzelski
Malbork Gallery, Montreal, Canada

2006 For Sake of For Sale?
The Homestead Gallery, London, UK
Organized and Curated by Basia Deptuch (TATE Modern), Ioanna Papapavlou (South Arts Forum), Klara Pokrzywko, Anna Clark (White Cube)
With guest speakers: Danielle Arnaud (Danielle Arnaud contemporary arts), Huon Mallalieu (art historian, writer, Times, Sunday Times), Prof. Emeritus Eric Moody (artist), Douglas Lewis (artist, curator)

2006 Dialog – Dialogue de la Pologne au Québec, Espace Création
LOTO Quebec Gallery, Montreal, Canada
Curators: Louis Pelletier and Alfred Halasa

2004 Inter (er re) action
VAV Gallery, Montreal, Canada

2004 What the Human Body Hides (Co Ukrywa Cialo Czlowieka)
Polish Consulate, Montreal, Canada

2004 Amnesty International, Human Rights Festival
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

2004 Six Strings & Counting
Oscar Peterson Hall, Montreal, Canada

2003 ITEM
SAW Gallery, Ottawa, Canada

2003 Public Art Show
NSCAD, Halifax, Canada
Curator: John Greer (artist)

2002 Spiffy
Espace 306, Belgo Building, Montreal, Canada
Curator: Annie Martin (artist)

2002 Ethnic Christmas Decorations
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
Curator: Louise Duckman

2001 The Polish National Cooperation Exhibition Polska – Canada 2001
Le Palais des Congrès, Montreal, Canada
Organized by the Canada – Poland Chamber of Commerce

Selected Awards, Grants and Bursaries

2010 Artist Career Development Grant
JAO Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada

2010 Travel Grant
PurTerre, Montreal, Canada

2009 Art Project Development Grant
JAO Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada

2008 Honor of Distinction granted by the Artists Congress for Peace
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
For exhibited art piece: “Help Me!” (2004), body imprint in silk

2007 Pro Meritis Silver Medal granted by the Canadian Polish Congress
Toronto, Canada
For outstanding social and cultural work which enhanced the well-being of the Polish – Canadian community

2007 Photography Project Grant
Polish Veteran Association im. Marszalka Jozefa Pilsudskiego, Montreal, Canada

2006 Assistance to Curators of Contemporary Art
JAO Foundation, Winnipeg, Canada

2005 Scholarship for Master Degree in Art & Cultural Studies
The Adam Mickiewicz Foundation, Toronto, Canada

2004 Honorary Mention, CUAA Award, BFA 2004 Graduation Exhibition
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
For exhibited art piece “Me & You” (2004), body imprints in silk

2004 Grant for Project Development
The Polish Socio-Cultural Society (SPK), Montreal, Canada
For the “Peeping Tom” (2004), multimedia installation

2004 Grant for Project Development
The ArtMatters Funding Committee, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
For the “Peeping Tom” (2004), multimedia installation

2003 Travel Grant
The Marek & Ewa Gnatowki Foundation, Vancouver, Canada

2003 Mobility Bursary
The Quebec Government, Quebec, Canada

2000 – 2004 (4) Scholarships for Bachelor in Fin Arts (BFA)
The Polish Socio-Cultural Society (SPK), Montreal, Canada

1996 – 2004 (8) Scholarships for Bachelor in Fine Arts (BFA) and DEC in Commerce
Millennium Foundation, Toronto, Canada