Date and place of birth: 02.12.86 Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality: Polish Citizenship: British and Australian
Education:
2004-2007: Griffith College Dublin – Graduate with First Class Honours
BA (Hons) in Journalism and Visual Media
2000-2004: Duchesne Academy – Advanced Placement Scholar
Schooling in Venezuela, U.S.A, Martinique, England
Languages:
- English - Polish - French - Spanish
Previous Work Experience:
Ten Haaf Projects – Ten Haaf Gallery: Graphic design & Mailing
Krakow Post: Staff Journalist / Photographer
Reef & Rainforest Design: Krakow Aquarium: Artistic consultant - Logistics
and procurement assistant - Translator
Photo Corporation Group: Pixi Foto: Promoting - Sales - Studio photography
for family portraits
Additional Work Experience:
Community Service Houston, Texas U.S.A (2000-2004)
- Organised events for retired citizens through a “Junior Forum” formed to
mark special occasions with up to 120 participants
- Worked with Casa de Esperanza (House of Hope) to create teaching aids for
use in underprivileged schools serving youth
- Customer assistance and inventory management for a church sponsored
second-hand shop (resale of donated items)
- One year of weekly tutoring in English, Spanish, Mathematics and Reading
Skills to children aged five to eight
- For Arbor Pre-School, a non-profit school specialising in treatment of
children with autism and Down’s Syndrome, assisted
teacher in all areas of student development
Meals on wheels delivery (Sydney, Australia)
Vice president of an art club (30 members)
Editor of literary magazine
Awards:
"Save From Oblivion" Photography Competition in Krakow, Poland (November
2007): Special distinction
TAPPS Competition in Houston, TX (March 2004):
- 1st place in district for self-processed photography
- 5th place in district for commercially processed photography
- 3rd place in state for self-processed photography
- 3rd place for “on-site” photography at state level
TAPPS Competition in Houston, TX (March 2003):
- 6th place in district for commercially processed photography
- honourable mention in district for commercially processed photography
Exhibitions:
Film noir black and white series titled "Midnight Sharp" displayed by Pauza
in Krakow, Poland (05/03/10 - 08/4/10)
Colour photograph displayed as part of group exhibition “Fotogram Trofee
2009” (Shown in Amsterdam, Groningen and Rotterdam)
Photographic works displayed by “Galeria Bezdomna” in Warsaw, Poland (08/08)
Photographic works displayed at the International Culture Centre on Krakow's
Market Square (30/11/07 - 02/03/08)
Photographic works displayed by “Galeria Bezdomna” in Krakow, Poland (11/04)
Published:
Krakow Post: English-language newspaper (articles and photographs)
Biuletyn Fotograficzny: Polish monthly photography magazine (photograph)
Save From Oblivion: Album from the exhibition (photographs)