Monika Laskowska
  • Portfolio
    • Not For Sale, 2013
    • Give-and-take, 2013
    • Set for 10, 2013
    • A State in Which..., 2012
    • Offset, 2012
    • In/Out, 2012
    • Residue, 2011
    • Becoming, 2010
    • Closeness, 2009
  • Bio & CV
  • Contact
Monika Laskowska was born in Bydgoszcz, Poland. She earned her MFA from the Ohio State University and BFA in Ceramics from the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Galway, Ireland. Laskowska studied at The National Art Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria and holds a BA in English from the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, Poland. She recently finished a year long residency at the Lawrence Arts Center in Lawrence, Kansas and currently lives and works in London. 

EDUCATION

2012
2009
2008
2007
2005
2003



MFA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
BFA in Ceramics (First Class Honours), The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
Degree in Art and Design, The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
Erasmus Exchange, Ceramics, The National Arts Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
Art-Portfolio Preparation Course, Galway Technical Institute, Galway, Ireland
BA in English, The Univiersity of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland



TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2012 - 2013




2013


2011 - 2012
Ceramics Instructor, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
(developed and taught classes for adult students: Beginning & Advanced Ceramics, Paperclay I & II, Printing on Ceramics, Sets and Surface Design, Clay and Sculpture, Mould Making)

Visiting Artist, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
(workshops, demonstrations, lecture)

Instructor of Record, The Ohio State University, Columbus,OH
(Ceramics - Hand Building)








PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 - 2013




2010 - 2011




2011



2009

Studio Co-ordinator, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
(firing gas and electric kilns, operating equipment, mixing slips and glazes, making and reclaiming clay, inventory of supplies, maintenance of facilities)

Gallery Co-ordinator, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
(installing & de-installing exhibitions, supervising a team of gallery assistants and volunteers, assisting in curating shows, liaison with artists and public, general administrative duties)

Curator, Common Bricker Hall, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (an exhibition coinciding with the 2011 Fall COMPAS Conference: Immigration: What's at Stake?)

Administrative Assistant, GroundWorks Studios, Galway, Ireland













COMMUNITY OUTREACH
2013
2012
2011
2009
2006
2005

Vsiting Artist, Topeka High, Topeka, KS
Visiting Artist, Washburn Rural High School, Topeka, KS
Clay Workshops Facilitator, Hamilton Elementary School Columbus, OH
Tulca-Visual Arts Festival, Galway, Ireland
Community Mural Project, Galway, Ireland
Galway Arts Festival, Galway, Ireland
PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002 - 2003
2001 - 2002

TEFL Instructor, Middle School, No. 6 & Primary School No. 65, Poland
TEFL Instructor, Kindergarten, Bydgoszcz, Poland
SOLO/ TWO PERSONS EXHIBITIONS
2013

2012


2011
2009

give-and-take, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
A State in Which The Opposing Forces Are Not Equal And Don't Cancel Out Each Other, The Landmark Bank, Lawrence, KS
LAC Artists-in-Residence, The Invisible Hand Gallery, Lawrence, KS
Monika Laskowska: in/ out, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
A State in Which The Opposing Forces Are Not Equal And Don't Cancel Out Each Other, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
Residue (A site specific installation in a gutted house), Columbus, OH
Becoming, Galway - Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland






GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013

2012

2011




2010
2009
2008

ICMEA Symposium 2013, Fuping, China
LAC Art Auction, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
NCECA National Students Juried Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
Fergus Memorial Scholarship Exhibition, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, OH
Off The Wall (traveling exhibition), McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH & The Works, Newark, OH
The Ohio Art League Fall Juried Show, Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon, OH
The 100th Annual Spring Juried Show, The Metropolitan Library, Columbus, OH
Impact, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, OH
Recent Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
Random Shuffle, Lower Abbygate Steet, Galway, Ireland
GroundWorks Studios Launch, GroundWorks Studios, Galway, Ireland
Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland
Claremorris Open, Claremorris, Ireland
Proximity '08, Galway - Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland







HONOURS/ AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS
2012 - 2013

2012





2011




2010


2009

2007
Artist-in-Residence, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

Commission for the Hilton Hotel, Columbus, OH
Art For Life 2012 Juried Art Auction, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Artist-in-Residence, Belden Brick Factory, Sugar Creek, OH
Arts And Humanities research Grant, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Fergus Memorial Scholarship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Gilmore Art Scholarship, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Past President's Award, OAL 100th Spring Juried Show, Columbus, OH
Artist-in-Residence, Belden Creek Factory, Sugar Creek, OH
Career Development Grant, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Shortlisted fo Fulbright Scholarship, Dublin, Ireland
Shortlisted for the Future Makers Award, Dublin, Ireland

First Class Honours BFA in Ceramics, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Erasmus Exchange Program, The National Art Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria

PRESS/ PUBLICATIONS
2013




2012





2011


2010




2009


2008

Monika Laskowska - Profile, Ceramics Ireland, Issue 30

Do not touch the art, by Sarah Shepard, Lawrence Journal-World
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/jul/07/please-add-your-piece-display-dont-cross-line/

Meet The Artists in Residence, by Sara Shepherd, Lawrence Journal-World
 http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/sep/23/meet-artists-residence/

A State In Which The Opposing Forces Are Not Equal And Don’t Cancel Out Each Other, by Monika Laskowska (MFA thesis)
http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send-pdf.cgi/Laskowska%20Monika.pdf?osu1344798482    

Home Is Where The Art Is, ASCENT - Art And Sciences Journal, The Ohio State University
http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/ascent/2011/autumn-2011/home-is-where-the-art-is

Operation Ohio, Ed. Mary Jo Bole, The Ohio State University

Artistic Flair On Show at GroundWorks Studios Exhibition, Galway Advertiser
http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/29404

GMIT Ceramics Graduate Show Review, Ceramics Ireland
Claremorris Open 2009, Exhibition Catalogue

Graduate Shows Review, by Aidan Dunn, The Irish Times
COLLECTIONS
Hilton Hotel, Columbus, Ohio
Arthur E. Baggs Memorial Library, Columbus, Ohio
Collection of Sharon Perry Galloway and other private collections

PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS
National Council on Education For The Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Ohio Art League
Visual Artists Ireland
Crafts Council of Ireland

LANGUAGES
English
Polish

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