MACIEJ OLEKSZY

was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan,  Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting in the studio of Professor Jan Świtka. He made his debut in 2009, winning Salted Candy Award. In 2017 he get scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. 

Selected exhibitions (solo and group):

2017 – The Next Day vol.2, Allerstrasse 15, Berlin, Germany

2017 – An Internal dialogue — a portrait of Polish-German relations, Assembly Gallery, Poznan, Poland

2016 – The Next Day, Assembly Gallery, Poznan, Poland

2016 – BERLINER LISTE 2016, Fair for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany

2016 – OSTRALE, error: X, 10. International Exhibition of Contemporary Arts, Dresden, Germany

2016 – International Contemporary Art Fair ARTVILNIUS’16, Vilnius, Lithuania.

2016 – Narcissism, Kolner Liste. Cologne, Germany

2014 – Planetarium, Azyl Art Gallery, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland.

2013 – Konterfekt, similarity in time and memory, WOZOWNIA Gallery, Torun, Poland

2013 – Interdisciplinary 36 meeting artists, Gallery BWA i UP, Piła, Poland

2013 – Valentine Monster, WOZOWNIA Gallery, Torun. Poland

2013 – Confabulation, Pionova Gallery, Gdansk, Poland

2013 – The song remains the same, Tower Gallery, Zbaszyn, Poland

2012 – Werticart, Pionova Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland

2011 – Iron Stove, Poznan Nowa Gallery, Poland

2011 – Iron Stove, Gallery Center of Culture and Art „Water Tower”, Konin, Poland

2010 – Remake, group exhibition of artists Salted Candy 2009/2010, Nowa Gallery, Poznan, Poland

2010 – Podscurart, Gallery Promoting Young, Bałucki Culture Center „RONDO”, Łódź, Poland

2010 – Iron Stove, MBWA Leszno, Poland

2009 – Tolerance and the arts, air exhibition, Museum, Palace and Park, Dobrzyca, Poland

2009 – Salted Candy 2009, Nowa Gallery, Poland

2009 – In the Landscape, Municipal and County Public Library, Nowy Tomysl, Poland

2008 – Feverishness, „Old Brewery”, Poznan, Poland

2008 – Drawing Young 2,  Contemporary Art Center„Elektrownia”, Radom, Poland

2007 – IV Nationwide Biennial of Painting and Tapestry, Tri’2007, Gdynia City  Museum, Poland

2005 – Direction of the Painting, Gallery Jesuit, Poznan, Poland

2005 – Figure Spaces, Gallery Jesuit, Poznan, Poland

Selected awards and achievements:

2017 – scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage

2009 – Salted Candy Award Winner – prize founded by:

⁃ MBWA Leszno Gallery, Poland

⁃ Galeria CKiS „Wieża Ciśnień” Gallery, Konin, Poland

⁃ Nowa Gallery, Poznań, Poland

2001 – Nationwide Photo Contest Art Schools, Creativity of Young, Gdynia – Orlowo, Poland

2000 – Honorable mention in the national competition of art schools Year 2000 year Reimont, Mazowieckie Center of Art and Culture, Warsaw, Poland