JAKUB KARWOWSKI

Born in 1985 in Krakow, Poland. Studied Musicology in the Jagiellonian University and Photography in the
Filmschool in Lodz. Using the tradition of familly photography he concentrates his work on emotions and the
observation of the personal reality. Since 2008 he is photographing his own familly, making following
chapters of his „familly album”, which as seperate and individual projects show his fascination of film,
painting and music esthetic. Using visual elements of other disciplines he creates his own photographic
narration shown in projects: ‘Summersweed’, ‘Vanila Sky’, ‘Private Maps’, ‘Sentimental Fiction’ and ‘Rysa’.
He lives with his familly in Krakow where he works in fields of photography, film, music and design.

 Education:

National Film School in Łódź / Photography department / 2006-2011 / MFA degree
Institute of Creative Photography, Silesian University in Opava/Czech Republic / 2009-2010
Jagielonnian University / History of Art – Musicology/ 2004-2006

Individual Exhibitions:

2014 ‘Sentimental Fiction” Chassépark, Breda, Netherlads / BredaPhoto International Photo Festival 2014
2014 ‘Rysa’ Galeria Prexer, Łódź, Poland / Fotofestival in Lodz 2014
2014 ‘Rysa’ Galeria Pauza, Kraków, Poland
2013 ‘Rysa’ Galeria PF, Poznań, Poland / Biennale of Photography in Poznan 2013
2013 ‘Sentimental Fiction e outras historias’ Modulo Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2013 ‘Rysa and other stories’ GNRation, Braga, Portugal / Encontros da Imagem 2013
2011 ‘Private Maps’ (with Anna Orłowska) Galeria ZPAF i sk-a, Kraków
2011 ‘Sentimental Fiction’ Galeria FF, Łódź
2010 ‘VanilaSky’, Galeria Fotografii, Kraków / Photomonth in Kraków 2010
2010 ‘VanilaSky’, Café Foto 102, Łódź
2009 ‘Summersweed’, Kolanko No.5, Kraków / Program OFF, Photomonth in Kraków 2009

Group Exhibitions & Presentations:

2014 O ESPÍRITO DO LUGAR | FOTÓGRAFOS CONTEMPORÂNEOS, Modulo Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
2014 ‘Sentimental Fiction’ NOT LONG HIDDEN, Rick Wester Fine Art Gallery, New York.
2013 ‘Sentimental Fiction’ by Modulo Gallery in ‘SUMMA ART FAIR’ Matadero Madrid, Spain
2013 ‘Sentimental Fiction’ IN THE MATTER OF IN/VISIBILE THINGS, Photokina Academy, Cologne, Germany / Photokina 2012.
2012 ‘Sentimental Fiction’ Encontros da Imagem Finalists Presentation, Theatro Circo, Braga, Portugal.
2012 10th EDITION OF FOTGRAFIA KOLEKCJONERSKA, Galeria DAP, Warszawa.
2012 WYSTAWA FOTOGRAFII organised by KRYTERIUM, Galeria Mito, Warszawa.
2011 ‘Untitled’ from ‘VanilaSky’, 9 EDYCJA PROJEKTU FOTOGRAFIA KOLEKCJONERSKA, Galeria DAP, Warszawa.
2011 ‘VanilaSky’, FAIRY TALE ELEMENT, Muzeum Współczesne Wrocław, TIFF 2011.
2011 ‘VanilaSky’, IN THE MATTER OF THINGS, Bratislavski Hrad, Miesiąc Fotografii w Bratysławie 2011.
2011 ‘Sentimental Fiction’, PHOTO DIPLOMA AWARD 2011, Stary Browar – Słodownia / Biennale Fotografii, Poznań.
2011 ‘VanilaSky’, DISCONNECTED IMAGES, BWA, Bydgoszcz.
2011 ‘VanilaSky’, COME ON! COME CLOSER, Skwer – Fabryka Trzciny Art Center, Warszawa.
2010 ‘Private Maps’, COME ON! COME CLOSER, Ośrodek Propagandy Sztuki, Łódź.
2010 ‘Private Maps’, STUDENTS OF PWSFTviT, Galeria FF, Łódź.
2010 ‘VanilaSky’, SOME VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE THINGS, Galerie des Polnischen Instituts, Düsseldorf.
2010 ‘Collodions’, FALA, Muzeum Kinematorafii, Łódź / Fotofestiwal Łódź 2010.
2010 ‘Collodions’, FALA, postindustrial space, Żyrardów / Miasto Gwiazd 2010.
2010 ‘Summersweed’, TENDER FOCUS 2.0, Skwer – Fabryka Trzciny Art Center, Warszawa.
2009 ‘Summersweed’, TENDER FOCUS 2.0, Ośrodek Propagandy Sztuki, Łódź.
2009 ‘Summersweed’, NOWE SPOJRZENIA, Galeria FF, Łódź.
2009 ‘I don’t remember that”, TENDER FOCUS , Galeria – Szyb Wilsona, Katowice / Photomonth in Kraków 2009.
2008 ‘Sousse’, INTERIOR OBRAZU, Ośrodek Propagandy Sztuki, Łódź / Cammerimage Festival in Lodz 2008.
2008 ‘Tryptyk miejski’, FOTOGRAFOWIE JUTRA, Galeria PPNT, Gdynia / Polish Film Festival in Gdynia.
2006 ‘Rome’ MAREK GARDULSKI WORKSHOP, Galeria ZPAF, Kraków.

Publications and articles:

Fotofestiwal 2014, International Festival of Photography in Lodz – festival catalogue, Lodz 2014
Lens Magazine 07/2014, (text by Eleven Du), Beijing, China 2014
Gazeta Wyborcza 01-02/03,2014 (text by Karolina Wachowicz)
Biennale of Photography 2013 in Poznan – festival catalogue, Poznan 2013
Love will tear us apart, Encontros da Imagem 2013 – festival catalogue, Braga 2013
Photographie Magazine, 03/2013, (text by Ute Knoll), Hamburg 2013
Kraków – city cultural magazine, 06/2012, (text by Krystyna Dul), Krakow 2012
Fotofestiwal 2012, International Festival of Photography in Lodz – festival catalogue, Lodz 2012
Disconnecte Images. PWSFTViT, Lodz 2011
Fotografia & aparaty cyfrowe, 05/2011, Warsaw 2011
Jakub Karwowski ‘Sentimental Fiction’ – exhibition catalogue, Galeria FF, Lodz 2011
Kwartalnik Fotografia, 33/2010, Wrzesnia 2010
Some Visible and Invisible Things. PWSFTviT, Lodz 2009
Tender Focus 2.0. Miejska Galeria Sztuki, Lodz 2009
Program OFF, Photomonth in Kraków, Krakow 2009
Foto-ekstensje, PWSFTviT, Lodz 2007

Internet articles:

MutantSpace 04/2014 review on ‘Sentimental Fiction’: http://tinyurl.com/ma4l9lj
Fragile 04/2014 review of ‘Rysa’: http://tinyurl.com/nr5b6q8
L’oeil de la photographie 09/2013 recommendation of Modulo exhibiton: http://tinyurl.com/n3xxqxm
Fotopolis 03/2014 interview: http://tinyurl.com/kdlsbkp
SZUM 03/2014 review: http://tinyurl.com/lj9kwen

Schollarships & Awards:

Finalist – Emergentes DST, Encontros da Imagem 2012, Braga, Portugal.
Finalist – Lodz Fotofestival 2012, Łódź.
Grand Prix – PHOTO DIPLOMA AWARD 2011, Poznań.
Winner of ELLE PHOTO CONTEST 2011.
Artistic Scholarship from the Mayor of Kraków 2008.

Art Collections:

Museum of Modern Art – MoMA Trustee (NY, USA)
Statoil Art Programm Collection (Oslo, Norway)
Kolekcja Joanny i Krzysztofa Madelskich (Poznań, Poland)
Private Collectors is Portugal, Spain, USA and Poland

Gallery Representation:

MÓDULO – CENTRO DIFUSOR DE ARTE
Tel./Fax.: (+351) 21 388 55 70, modulo@netcabo.pt
Cç. Mestres 34A – 34B, 1070-178 Lisboa, Portugal

RICK WESTER FINE ART
+1 (212) 255-5560, rwfa@rickwesterfineart.com
526 West 26th Street, Suite 417, New York, NY 10001