About me:
Born in 1980. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Faculty of Graphic Arts. International Student Exchange Scholarship at The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 2004. Diploma with distinction in the woodcut studio in 2006. Laureate of the competition Salted Candy, organised by Poznan Nowa Gallery in 2010. Finalist of the competition Emerging Artists Programme 2023 and 2024 organised by Contemporary Art Collectors. Member of London Paint Club and Visionary Projects in NY.
She deals with painting, drawing, traditional graphic techniques and digital animation. The main subject of her works are relations between humans, including their feelings, thinking and acting, and the environment in which they live. Her pieces are represented by Maggio Art Consultancy in London.
Anna’s work is available through her website and 1st Dibs.
Selected group exhibitions:
2023 The Collective, The High Line Nine Galleries, New York
2023 Salon Jesienny, MOSART Gallery, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland
2023 Boundless Whispers, Eve Leibe Gallery and Artsy curated by Artsin Square
2023 “Reflections” Edition II, Royal Blue Gallery, Online
2023 The Story of Us – Visionary Projects, Online
2022 #2 Artsin Square, Online
2022 Revelations, Visionary Art Collective, Online
2022 Distant / Memory, Visionary Projects, Online
2022 Together / Somewhere – Visionary Projects and Art City Works, Online
2021 Nemesis, The Holy Art Gallery, Online
2021 London Paint Club, Contemporary Narratives Pt. 2, Online
2018 True Stories, Skalar Office Center, Poznan, Poland
2012 Exhibition, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2011 House of Cake and Candy, City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Leszno, Poland
2011 Glamour, International Festival of Visual Arts in Bad Freienwalde, Germany
2010 Remake, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2010 Dirty Flowers, Leto Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2010 Dirty Flowers, Starter Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2010 House of Cake and Candy, ON Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2009 39th Biennial of Painting Bielska Jesien, Bielska Gallery, Bielsko-Biala, Poland
2007 Festival of Polish Art, Haddenham Gallery, Haddenham, UK
2006 XXVI edition of the Maria Dokowicz Competition, Academy of Fine Arts, Poznan, Poland
2006 Painting Exhibition, The Gorka Castle Museum, Szamotuly, Poland
2005 Impact-Contact, Old Brewery, Poznan, Poland
2005 Academy. A Proper Visions of the World, Aula Gallery Poznan, Poland
2005 4th Polish National Graphic Biennial of the Student’s Graphic, Arsenal Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2002 The Academy of Fine Arts Student’s Exhibition, Malarnia Gallery, Polish Theatre, Poznan, Poland
2002 The Academy of Fine Arts Student’s Exhibition, Poznan International Fair, DOMEXPO, Poznan, Poland
Individual exhibitions:
2014 Exit, The Water Tower Art Gallery, Konin, Poland
2013 Exit, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2013 Exit, City Gallery of Contemporary Art, Leszno, Poland
2010 Salted Candy 2010, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2008 Painting, Centre of Contemporary Art Solvay, Cracow, Poland
2004 Vesele mestecko, Hned Vedle Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
Awards and achievements:
2023 Finalist of Emerging Artists Programme 2024, Contemporary Art Collectors
2023 Finalist of Emerging Artists Programme 2023, Contemporary Art Collectors
2010 Laureate of the competition Salted Candy, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2006 Finalist of the 34th Maria Dokowicz Competition, Poznan, Poland
2004 International Student Exchange Scholarship at The Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech Republic
PRESS And Interviews:
2023 Online interview for Contemporary Art Collectors
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/interviews/anna-sobkowiak
2023 Magdalena Ciesielska, Prestiż Poznański, Anna Sobkowiak | Artystyczna dusza i jej inspiracje, August 2023
https://poznanskiprestiz.pl/blog/anna-sobkowiak-artystyczna-dusza-i-jej-inspiracje/
2023 Online interview for Contemporary Art Collectors
https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/artists/anna-sobkowiak
2010 Agnieszka Gonczar, Głos Wielkopolski, “Słodko-słony smak młodości. Z Pauliną Płachecką rozmawia Agnieszka Gonczar”, July 15 2010
2005 Piotr Bernatowicz, obieg.u-jazdowski.pl, “Malarstwo: temperatura rośnie. Poprawne wizje świata w poznańskiej ‘Galeriaula’”, May
2005 Zbyszek Kotkiewicz, Gazeta Malarzy i Poetów, Branie poprawki na poprawność, June 2005