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 as part of the Erasmus Exchange program 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          MFA                                                                                        The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.
2009        BFA in Ceramics (First Class Honors)                                    The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
2008        Diploma in Art and Design                                                     The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
2007        Erasmus Exchange, Ceramics                                                The Academy of Fine Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria
2005        Art – Portfolio Preparation Course                                        Galway Technical Institute, Galway, Ireland
2003        BA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language                    University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan, Poland

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2012–13   Ceramics Instructor, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
                  (developed and taught classes for adult students:
                  Beginning & Advanced Ceramics, Paper Clay I&II,
                  Printing on Ceramics, Sets and Surface Design,
                  Clay&Sculpture, Mold Making) 

2013         Visiting Artist, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
                  (lecture, workshops and demonstrations)

2011–12   Instructor of Records, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
                   (Ceramics–Hand Building)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
                   
2012–13   Studio Technician, 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)

2010–11  Gallery Coordinator, Hopkins Hall Gallery, The Ohio State University, 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)

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

2009       Administrative Assistant, Groundworks Studios, Galway, Ireland

PREVIOUS TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2002–03   TEFL Instructor, Middle School, No. 6 & Primary School No. 65, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2001–02   TEFL Instructor, Kindergarten, Bydgoszcz, Poland

SOLO/ TWO PERSONS EXHIBITIONS

2013    give-and-take: a display of objects that one need not, cannot or does not wish to give specific names to, 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

2012   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

2011   Residue, site specific installation in a gutted house, Columbus, OH

2009   Becoming–BFA Thesis Show, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013    ICMEA Symposium 2013, Fuping, China
             Lawrence Art Auction Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS

2012    NCECA National Students Juried Show, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle, WA
             Fergus Memorial Scholarship Exhibition, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, OH

2011    Off the Wall – Travelling Exhibition of 3D Works, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH / The Works, Newark, OH
             Fall Juried Show, The Ohio Art League, Schnormeier Gallery, Mount Vernon, OH           Impact, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, OH 
                   The 100th Annual Spring Juried Exhibition, The Ohio Art League, The Metropolitan Library, Columbus, OH
             Recent Arrivals, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH

2010    Random Shuffle, Lower Abbygate Street, Galway, Ireland

2009    BFA Graduate Show, Solo Exhibition, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
             Groundworks Launch, Groundworks Studios, Galway, Ireland
             Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, Ireland

2008    Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland
             Graduate Show, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
             Proximity ’08, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

2003    GTI Graduate Show, Galway Technical Institute, Galway, Ireland

2000    25th Anniversary, The Youth Arts Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland

HONORS/ AWARDS/ SCHOLARSHIPS

2012–13  Artist in Residence, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, Kansas
           
2012       Commission for Hilton Hotel, Columbus, Ohio
                Art For Life 2012 Juried Live Auction, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
                Artist in Residence, Belden Brick Factory, Sugar Creek, Ohio
                Arts and Humanities Graduate Research Small Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
                Fergus Memorial Scholarship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2011      Gilmore Art Scholarship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
               Artist in Residence, Belden Brick Factory, Sugar Creek, Ohio
               Past President’s Award, the Ohio Art League, the 100th Annual Spring Juried Show, Columbus, Ohio        
               Career Development Grant, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2010      Shortlisted for Fulbright Scholarship, Dublin, Ireland
               Shortlisted for Future Makers Award, Crafts Council of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

2009      First Class Honors BFA in Ceramics, The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
               Thesis with distinction: Moments of Transit: Issues of Migration, Hybridity, and Globalization in Contemporary Art Practices

2007      Erasmus Exchange Program, Sofia, Bulgaria

2000      Grand Prix and First Prize in 25th Anniversary of Youth Arts Centre Poster Competition, The Youth Art Center, Bydgoszcz, Poland

COLLECTIONS

Hilton Hotel, Columbus, OH
Arthur E. Baggs Memorial Library, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Collection of Sharon Perry Galloway and other private collections

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

2013      Visiting Artist, Topeka High, Topeka, KS      
2012      Visiting Artist, Washburn Rural High School, Topeka, KS  
2011      Clay Workshops Facilitator, Hamilton Elementary School, Columbus, OH
2009      Tulca–Visual Arts Festival, Galway, Ireland
2006      Community Murals Project, Galway, Ireland
2005      Galway Arts Festival, Galway Ireland

PUBLICATIONS/ CATALOGUES

2013    (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/
           
             Monika Laskowska - Profile, Ceramics Ireland, Issue 30
           
2012    Meet The Artists In Residence, by Sarah Shepherd, Lawrence Journal-World 
             http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/sep/23/meet-artists-residence/
           
             A State In Which The Opposing Forces Are Nor Equal And Don't Cancel Out Each Other, by Monika Laskowska (MFA Thesis)
             http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send- pdf.cgi/Laskowska%20Monika.pdf?osu1344798482

2011    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

2010    Operation Ohio, ed. Mary Jo Bole, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
             Artistic Flair On Show at GroundWorks Studios, Galway Advertiser, Galway, Ireland           
             http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/29404

2009    GMIT Ceramics Graduate Show Review, Ceramics Ireland
             Claremorris Open 2009, Exhibition Catalogue
             Graduate Show Catalogue, The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

2008    Graduate Shows Review, Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times
             Graduate Show Catalogue, The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland
             Proximity ’08, Exhibition Catalogue, The Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland

MEMBERSHIPS

National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Visual Artists Ireland
Crafts Council of Ireland
Ceramics Ireland

LANGUAGES

English, Polish






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