Joanna Malinowska
b. 1972 Gdynia, Poland
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2001 M.F.A. Yale University. New Haven, CT
2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1998 B.F.A. Rutgers, the State University Of New Jersey. New Brunswick, NJ
Solo/Two Person Exhibitions
2009 Time of Guerilla Metaphysics, Canada, New York, NY
Mother Earth, Sister Moon (in collaboration with Christian Tomaszewski), Performa’09, New York, NY
2008 Les aventures dans le code § 120.45, Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
String Quintet for 2 cellos, 2 violas and a corpse, performance of a piece commissioned by Malinowska from composer Masami Tomihisa, organized by Venetia Kapernekas Gallery, New York, NY
2007 20 Spojrzen (20 Gazes), Dobra Witryna, Warsaw, Poland
Umanaqtuaq, Venetia Kapernekas Gallery, New York, NY
2006 In Search of The Miraculous, Continued…, Galeria Okna, Contemporary Art Centre, Warsaw, Poland
SHIT HAPPENS/In Search of The Miraculous, Continued, Canada, New York, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 Star City: the future under communism, Nottingham Contemporary Art Center, Nottingham, UK (upcoming)
2009 Levity, Hendershot Gallery, New York, NY
Mike Smith at the Building, Berlin, Germany
Tactical Support: Curator’s Choice (curated by Trevor Smith), Tracy Williams, LTD, New York, NY
Practice, practice, practice, (curated by Mike Smith), Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX
Towards Confluence (curated by Kamila Wielebska & Remco de Blaaij), HISK, Gent, Belgium
2008 Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau, Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland
Old News 4 – organized by Jacob Fabricius, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
Kraj, Galeria Sztuki Wspolczesnej, Opole, Poland
Working Title, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY
Don’t Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows (curated by José Luis Blondet), Boston Center For The Arts, Boston, MA
2007 Sway (curated by Olga Britschgi and Gianni Motti) Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva Switzerland
Frei Räume, Kunstgemeinschaft, Hallein, Austria
Come On Pilgrim (curated by Laura Mott), CCS Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Videoevenings, Citric Gallery, Brescia, Italy
Manipulacje. O ekonomii klamstwa (curated by Adam Budak), Contemporary Art Centre, Zamek Ujazdowski,
2006 Manipulacje. O ekonomii klamstwa, Laznia Contemporary Art Centre, Gdansk, Poland
Polyphony of Images, The Consulate General of Poland, New York,
3 Windows 4 You, Gandy Gallery, Bratislava, Slovakia
Audio in the elevator, Art in General, New York, NY
2005 Pale Ramon, Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland
Manipulations, On Economies of Deceit, International Biennale of Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
At the Mercy of Others –the Politics of Care, Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program Exhibition – CUNY Art Gallery of the Graduate Center. New York, NY
E-Flux Video Rental, Kunst Werke, Berlin, Germany
Post-Diasporas: Voyages and Missions, 1st Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
2004 New New Yorkers, Contemporary Art Centre -Zamek Ujazdowki. Warsaw, Poland
Symposium Geography of Changes, Kunstmuseum, Bern, Switzerland
E-Flux Video Rental, New York, NY,
Ladyfest Vien 2004, Vienna, Austria
Self (Por) Traits. Video Marathon, Art in General, New York, NY
2003 d.u.m.b.o. Art Under the Bridge Festival, Water Art, Brooklyn, New York, NY
2003 Brewster Project, Brewster, NY
Cinemania(c) 2003, HDLU Istre/mmc Luka, Pula, Croatia
In Practice, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
Disciplines, McGrath Galleries, New York, NY
Video Rodeo, Canada, New York, NY
2002 Tuckernecker, Canada. New York, NY
Additional Awards and Performances
2009 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
2007 Speak Easy: Readings on the Rocks (organized by Sarina Basta) Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
Episode, Possibly Final contribution to Conatus, a series based on the Spinozian philosophical concept/ was created and curated by Boris Achour
Contribution to Postcard Lovers curated by Xenia Kalpaktsoglou and Christopher Marions for 4th edition of Old News/Pork Salad Press, Copenhagen, Denmark
Artist Residencies
2006 Smack Mellon Artists Studio Program
2003 Cuts and Burnz Video Residency, Brooklyn, NY
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Selected Bibliography
Stokes, Emily, “Perfroma ’09 Various Venues, New York”, Financial Times,
November 10, 2009
van Ryzin, Jeanne Claire, “Practice, Practice, Practice at Lora Reynolds Gallery”, The American-Statesman, May 14, 2009
McQuiad, Cate, “Familiar Perspectives on Global Warming”, The Boston Globe, March 6, 2008
Kowalska, Justyna, “Swiateczna Witryna” Obieg, Warsaw, January 2008

