Selected Exhibitions - Photogallery
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26th Polish Contemporary Painting Festival, Szczecin, Poland
Selected for the second stage and the post-competition exhibition. The selection included 123 artists from 416 submissions
ART FROM POLAND to Dubai & London Competition, 407 Art Foundation, Poland
Selected as a finalist from a call that received more than 400 submitted artworks. The project is part of the Foundation’s programme for the international promotion of Polish contemporary art.2014 | Selected Artist
1st National Leon Wyczółkowski Painting Competition, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Selected for the post-competition exhibition at the BWA Gallery in Bydgoszcz.2010 | Selected Artist
25th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition, New York, USA
Selected among the artists participating in the competition and awarded a one-year exhibition.
ARTPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Participated in the international ARTPrize competition and exhibition.2009 | Participating Artist
ARTPrize, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Participated in the international ARTPrize competition and exhibition.2002 | Selected Artist
“Work of the Year 2001”, ZPAP, Katowice, Poland
Selected for the post-competition exhibition.1999 | Selected Artist
4th International Art Triennial, Majdanek, Poland
Selected for the post-competition exhibition.1999 | Selected Artist
ZPAP Competition, Katowice, Poland
Selected for the post-competition exhibition.
AATONAU | “Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska: The Geometry of Emotion”
A contemporary international article devoted specifically to Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska’s artistic practice. The text discusses her reduction of form, geometric structures, fragmented human figures, deformation, emotional tension, the relationship between figuration and abstraction, and her slow, layered painting process. Published in 2025.
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NewArtissimo | “MonoFigures. Haiku in the Painting of Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska”
An extended critical text accompanying the artist’s exhibition. It discusses her Sensual Figures, Intimate Figures and Gymnastic Figures series, her use of the unpainted canvas, fragmented and deformed figures, and the treatment of the female body as an archetypal symbol.
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Pragaleria | “Artist of the Week: Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska”
A dedicated presentation of the artist’s work, describing her characteristic use of raw, unprimed canvas, subtly deformed human figures, contrasts between geometric and organic forms, and references to historical art and contemporary visual culture. The article was published in 2020.
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Ownetic | “Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska: Sensual Figures”
An exhibition review describing the deformation of the female body, minimalist backgrounds and the tension between delicate colour and unsettling composition. It provides useful independent commentary on the formal qualities of the paintings.
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Radio Wrocław | “Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska: (Not) My Paintings”
A detailed article about the 2022 exhibition “(Not) My Paintings”. It discusses the artist’s reinterpretation of iconic works from different periods of art history and her movement toward abstraction and neo-figuration through reduction and synthesis of form.
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International artist profilesSaatchi Art | Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska
International artist profile documenting her education, artistic career and exhibitions in Poland, Germany, the United States, United Kingdom and Italy. The profile also records her 2010 recognition in the Chelsea Fine Art Competition in New York.
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Artinfo.pl | Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska
Established Polish art-market database documenting the artist’s biography, works, exhibitions and auction history. It records her 1999 graduation with distinction and recognition in the Chelsea International Fine Art Competition.
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Platon Contemporary Art Gallery | Magdalena Kwapisz-Grabowska
A detailed gallery biography and exhibition chronology covering her activity in Poland and internationally. It specifically documents ARTPrize, post-competition exhibitions and her Chelsea International Fine Art Competition recognition.
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