Visual artist, performer. Currently works at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. Lives and works in Szczecin. Since 2021, curator of the International Performance Meetings Tomorrow Begins Today, held annually in late October and early November. A graduate of Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and the University of the Arts in Poznań. His work focuses on the status of art, particularly sculpture and performance. His projects frequently explore the relationships between creator, audience, and artwork, redefining their mutual interactions. These explorations are reflected in performance cycles such as Gra, as well as works centered around shared sleeping and lying down. From 2020 to 2024, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Media Arts, Photography, and Experimental Film at the Academy of Art in Szczecin. Since 2016, he has co-led the Studio of Audiovisual and Performative Actions with Kamil Kuskowski. He has participated in over 200 festivals and group exhibitions as well as more than 40 solo shows across Poland, Europe, North America, and Asia. He currently works at the Academy of Art in Szczecin… 2020 – Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Grant From 2005 to 2009, he conducted lectures and workshops at art institutions worldwide, including: 2024 – Spirit of Struggle, Centre for Art Galerie EL, Elbląg 2024 – Scanning Eve, Performance Festival, Four Domes Pavilion, Wrocław (A complete list available upon request) BIO
Dariusz Fodczuk
2017 – Memory Laurel (Award for work in Polish-Jewish dialogue, granted by the Israeli Embassy in Poland and the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage)
2016 – Red Plexus Residency, Marseille, France
2014 – 3rd Prize, Kalisz Biennale of Graphics and Drawing
2013 – CPH AIR Residency, Copenhagen, Denmark
2008 – “Incidents” Residency, International Artistic Residency Program, Bielska Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biała
2007 – Scholarship from the City of Bielsko-Biała
2007 – Adam Mickiewicz Institute Scholarship, “Hertzel Mirage”, Tel Aviv, Israel
2008 – Nomination for “Ikar”, Bielsko-Biała City President’s Award in the Field of Culture
2007 – “Laboratory – Workshop” Residency, North Wales School of Art and Design, Wrexham, UK
University of Silesia, Cieszyn, 2005
University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2005
University of Toronto, Canada, 2006
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2006
Theatre College, Jaffa, Israel, 2007
Haan University, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2009
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel, 2011
Dar Al-Kalima College, Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority, 2011
Liveart.dk, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
Funen Art Academy, Odense, Denmark, 2013
Fabrikken for Kunst og Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2013
Academy of Fine Arts, Wrocław, 2017
Szara Gallery, Katowice, 2018
Hungarian Cultural Centre, Istanbul, Turkey, 2018
2024 – Spirit of Struggle, Bielska Gallery, Bielsko-Biała
2020 – Delegation, Jedna/Druga Gallery
2019 – Lepší už to nebude, Yama 10 Gallery, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2016 – Fragments, Zamek Gallery, Przemyśl
2024 – Performance Platform, Labirynt Gallery, Lublin
2024 – (Nicht)anwesend Performance Art Festival, Rabryka, Görlitz, Germany
2023 – 2nd Congress: Sculpture Everywhere?, Polish Sculpture Centre, Orońsko
2022 – FNAF Festival, PATIO Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk
2021 – Gdynia Design Days, GRID, Gdańsk Market Halls, Gdynia Selected works