Marta Klonowska
Born in Warsaw in 1964
Resides in Düsseldorf and Warsaw
education
1987-89
Academy of Fine Arts Wroclaw
1989-97
Academy of Fine Arts Düsseldorf
1997
"Meisterschüler" degree by Professor A. R. Penck
recognitions
2006
· The Bombay Sapphire Prize - Final Exhibition | London
2005
· Jutta-Cuny-Franz Prize | Talent Award | Düsseldorf
2002
· Artist in residence | Akerby Skulpturpark | SE
1996
· Artist in residence | Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris
public collections
· Gerisch-Foundation | Neumünster | DE
· Alexander Tutsek-Foundation | München | DE
· The Corning Museum of Glass | New York
· Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg | DE
· Glas-Museum Hentrich | museum kunst palast | Düsseldorf | DE
· Ernsting-Foundation | Coesfeld-Lette | DE
· Musée-Atelier du Verre | Sars-Poteries | FR
selected solo-exhibitions
2013
· Puszek and Friends | lorch+seidel | Berlin
2009
· Geschöpfe (with sibylle v. preussen) | lorch+seidel | Berlin
· Domestic Animals | The Finnish Glass Museum | Riihimäki | FI
2008
· Streichelzoo | museum kunst palast | Düsseldorf
2005
· Portraits und Tierskizzen | lorch+seidel | Berlin
2003
· Dogwalk | lorch+seidel | Berlin
2002
· Akerby Skulpturpark | SE
1997
· Galerie Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris
1996
· Trophäen | Galerie Laden 33 | Düsseldorf
selected participations
2012
· Glasstress New York - New Art from the Venice Biennials
Curated by Adriano Berengo, Holly Hotchner and David McFadden
Museum of Arts & Design New York | press release
· In the Name of Love | Curated by Dr. Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek
Alexander Tutsek-Foundation | München | DE
2011
· Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen | lorch+seidel | Berlin
· Materials Revisited - 10. Triennale für Form und Inhalte
Curated by Dr. Sabine Runde
Museum für Angewandte Kunst | Frankfurt/Main | DE
· Glasstress | Museum of Foreign Art | Riga | LV
· Glasstress | Millesgarden Museum | Stockholm | SE
· Glasstress | Berengo Centre for Contemporary Glass | Murano | IT
www.mediacenter.dw-world.de/english/video
· Art Karlsruhe | with lorch+seidel | Berlin
2010
· Four in One | lorch+seidel | Berlin
· Walking the dog - Der Hund im Fokus der Gegenwartskunst
Curated by André Lindhorst
Exhibition catalogue | Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche Osnabrück | DE
· Art Karlsruhe | Solo Show | lorch+seidel | Berlin
2009
· Cocker Spaniel and Other Tools for International Understanding
Kunsthalle zu Kiel | DE
Curated by Dr. Dirk Luckow
· Cocker Spaniel and Other Tools for International Understanding
Ursula Blickle Stiftung | Unteröwisheim | DE
Curated by Dr. Dirk Luckow
2007
· Audacity in Art | Museum of Art | Orlando, FL | USA
2006
· The Bombay Sapphire Prize – Final Selection | London
2005
· Kunstgala Berliner Galerien | Stiftung Starke | Berlin
2004
· Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea | Palazzo da Ponte | Venice
2004
· Glas im Großformat | Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herding | Coesfeld | D
1997
· Auspolen | Polnisches Kulturinstitut | Düsseldorf
1995
· Art, Design & Barbie | Liberty Street Gallery | WFC New York | USA
1994
· Art, Design and Barbie | Martin-Gropius-Bau | Berlin
1993
· Generationen | museum kunst palast | Düsseldorf
1992
· Calkiem serio | Gallery of the City of Klodzko | PL
1992
· Förderpreis für junge Künstler | Galerie Kö | Düsseldorf
1991
· Düsseldorfer Künstlerinnen | museum kunst palast | Düsseldorf
publications
2011
· In the name of love | exhibition catalogue | Alexander Tutsek-Foundation
Edited by Dr. Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek | Kerber Verlag
· Glasstress 2011 | La Biennale di Venezia - Eventi Collaterali
Exhibition catalogue | Venice Projects | Venice
Edited by Dr. Francesca Giubilei | Marsilio Editori
· Modern Glass Art from Murano | Video by Deutsche Welle World
German version
· Materials Revisited | 10. Triennale für Form und Inhalte
Exhibition catalogue | Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt
Curated by Dr. Sabine Runde | jovis Verlag GmbH
· Marta Klonowska | Portrait of the Artist
Art World Magazine | Vol. 255 | Shanghai | www.yishushijie.com
2010
· Walking the dog - Der Hund im Fokus der Gegenwartskunst
Exhibition catalogue | Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche Osnabrück | DE
Curated by André Lindhorst | Rasch Verlag
· Bildhauerinnen machen Skulptur anders
German Video | Deutsche Welle | Kultur.21
www.youtube.com
2009
· Cocker Spaniel and Other Tools for International Understanding
Exhibition catalogue | Kunsthalle zu Kiel & Ursula Blickle Stiftung
Curated by Dr. Dirk Luckow | DuMont Buchverlag
· Man's best friend | Picture of the day | Deutsche Welle World
www.dw-world.de
2008
· dogwalk | artist catalogue | Marta Klonowska
· Streichelzoo | exhibition booklet | edited by Helmut Ricke
museum kunst palast | Düsseldorf
2006
· Marta Klonowska | by David Revere McFadden
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly | Summer Edition | pdf-file