Bio

Monika Grubizna Polish artist nowadays living in Boston, MA.

I love naive art and 60′s / 70′s-era posters from Poland, dogs and long runs by the Charles River. I started my career as a printmaker (MFA in screen printing), that’s why I have a passion for bold patterns, rough shapes and strong color contrasts. Currently I’m focused on illustration and making books. I presented my works internationally in over 50 exhibitions and received several awards and art grants in the fields of printmaking and illustration.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2015

  • COW International Design Festival, Ukraine

2014

  • Golden Bee, International Poster Biennial, Moscow (RU)
  • Pictoplasma Character Selfies, Berlin (DE)

2013

  • 6 Degrees, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneappolis, MN, USA
  • 12×12, Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA, USA
  • SoWA Open Studios, Shepherd Studio, Boston, MA, USA
  • Flash Art Show, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA, USA
  • P12, Gallery Brenart International, Brussels, BE
  • Faces of Graphics, Gallery of Saint-Luc Liege, BE
  • Solo show accompanying 8th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art., Poznan, PL*
  • AUTOIRONIC, Photogallery MBP, Opole, PL*

2012

  • BIPOLAR (with Ilona Proczek-Kranc), Hall of Pumps, Torun, PL*
  • 8th Polish Print Triennial– Katowice 2012, BWA Katowice, PL
  • International Print Triennial – Cracow 2012, Main Exhibition, Cracow, PL
  • Exhibition 004: Second Hand, Center of Contemporary Art, Torun, PL
  • Polish Bookart for Children, Seoul International Book Fair, Seoul, ROK
  • International Drawing Competition Satyrykon – Legnica 2012, Legnica, PL
  • Exhibition 003: Pretty Art, Center of Contemporary Art, Torun, PL
  • ILUSTRACJA PL, Soho Factory, Warsaw, PL
  • ICONDATA 2012, International Print Triennale Association, Cracow, PL
  • A well-designed book – let’s start with children, Rondo Sztuki, Katowice, PL
  • 7th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art, Minsk, BY
  • PICK ME UP, Contemporary Graphic Art. Fair /with People of Print collective, Somerset House, London, UK
  • Exhibition 001: Accident or a method?, Center of Contemporary Art, Torun, PL
  • Ilustrators’ Show 2012, Poznan, PL

2011

  • The 4th Polish Ludwig Meidner Graphic Competition, Olesnica, PL
  • Tribuna Graphic Exhibition, Cluj, RO
  • BOOK, Public Library, Gorzow Wlkp., PL *
  • International Festival of Young Art, Belchatow, PL
  • XVIth German International Graphic Art Triennale Frechen 2011, DE
  •  ICON DATA 2011, International Print Triennale Association, Cracow, PL
  • 7th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art, Poznan, PL

2010

  • The 3rd Polish Ludwig Meidner Graphic Competition, Olesnica, PL
  • Graduation show “Creatures’ Confessions”, Forum Gallery, Torun, PL*
  • A well-designed book – let’s start with children, Rondo Sztuki, Katowice, PL
  • International Graphic Arts Triennale Colour in Graphic Arts, Helios Printmaking Center, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • GRRafika, BWA Gallery, Gorzow Wlkp., PL*
  • ICON DATA 2010, International Print Triennale Association, Cracow, PL

2009

  • Grand Prix of Young Polish Print, Cracow, PL
  • VI International Print Triennale – Colour in Graphic Arts 2009 Tradition and Identity, Contemporary Art, Gallery Wozownia, Torun, PL
  • I International Young Graphics Biennale Prima Septembris – Against Hatred, Wroclaw, PL
  • 6th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art, Poznan, PL

2007

  • 5th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art, Poznan, PL

*solo

ACHIEVEMENTS

2015

  • Society of Illustrators 58 NYC (show & book)
  • 3×3 Picture Book Show (Honorable Mention)
  • Polish Book Publishers Society “The most beautiful book of the year” – nomination
  • American Illustration 34 (Chosen)

2014

  • Hiii Illustration Award (Best of the Best – non commercial, Merit – commercial)
  • 3×3 Professional Show (Honorable Mention)
  • American Illustration 33 (Chosen)

2013

  • Posnania Publisher illustration contest – Honorable Mention

2012

  • Art Grant of the Mayor of Torun in culture category, PL
  • Art Grant of the Mayor of Gorzow Wielkopolski, PL
  • MALEMAN & H&M male fashion illustration competition – shortlisted
  • TASHKA Publishing’s distinction at A well-designed book – let’s start with children competition, Academy of Fine Arts, Katowice, PL

2011

  • 3rd Prize at the XVIth German International Graphic Art Triennale Frechen, DE
  • Grand Prix of the 7th Biennale of Students’ Graphic Art, University of Arts, Poznan, PL
  • Professor Tymon Niesiolowski Award for the best diploma 2010, Nicolaus Copernicus University, PL

2010

  • Honourable Mention at the 3rd Polish Ludwig Meidner Graphic Competition, Olesnica, PL
  • Art Grant of the Mayor of Gorzow Wielkopolski, PL

2008

  • First prize in a film festival poster contest, Bydgoszcz, PL

2007

  • Honourable Mention at the Euroshorts 2007 poster contest, Warsaw, PL