Mateusz Pitala

Drawing, Installation, Painting, Sculpture, Text based, Video
http://mateuszpitala.com

Atelier: Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv
Tilgjengelig for rullestol: Nei

Om:

Born in 1994 in Krakow, Poland. In 2020 he graduated from Fine Arts Academy in Krakow with MA title. He also did an exchange at the Zurich University of the Arts. He lives and works in Trondheim and is a member of Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv.

Pitala is an artist, graphic designer and baker. He explores bread’s potential and it’s history. He works with sculpture, painting, drawing, graphic design and video.

Education
2020–2021 Kunsthall Trondheim, Norway, Internship
2014–2020 Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland, MA Fine Arts
2019–2020 Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland, MFA Art & Media

Selected exhibitions
2022
Kunstfest Rotvoll 22, Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv, Trondheim

2021
Etiuda & Anima festival, Krakow
Kunstfest Rotvoll 21, Rotvoll Kunstnerkollektiv, Trondheim
Photographic memory, The Malopolska Garden of Arts, Krakow

2020
We are all lichens, degree show, Widna Gallery, Krakow-solo exhibition

2019
#livingroom#afterdinner#mushrooming#guests#beautiful#luxury#love, RYMD gallery, Reykjavik-solo exhibition

2018
Optics of the third eye, Telos offspace, Krakow
Unclear thoughts, Fine Arts Academy in Krakow
Line by dots, The Art Academy of Latvia, Riga

2017
Heterotopie, Promotion Gallery of Fine Arts Academy, Krakow
Stocznia 2 (Shipyard), European Solidarity Centre, Gdansk

Residencies and workshops
2021
Artist in Residence in April-May at USF Verftet Bergen

2019
Soul Lubrication with Tabita Rezaire, Zurich

2018
Camp for the forest, photography workshops, Białowieża, Teremiski

Scholarships

SEMP, Swiss Mobility Program, 2019–2020

Publications

Kiosk Magazin, ausgabe 02 spiel, 2022- illustration
We are all lichens, Wiadomości ASP magazine, issue 92, (1) 2021, IS SN 1505 0661- essay