Biography:
Agnieszka Wszolkowska was born in Poland and has been in the United States since she was a teen. She enjoyed creating art from a young age. She attended Rutgers University where she discovered her passion for art and earned a BA with a concentration in painting and a minor in Anthropology. She attended Seton Hall University where she earned a masters degree in education. She is a faculty instructor at the Montclair Art Museum, Yard School of Art as well as a co-founding member of the women artists' collective _gaia studio in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Artist Statement:
My intention is to create an intuitive emotional response in the viewer through use of color and textural elements. My most recent paintings are an exploration of Braille, interpreting it as a visual code. Although conceptual in nature, the vivid use of color and contrasting application of thread stirs an emotional connection in the viewer even before the underlying symbolic meaning is understood.
Exhibitions:
Color Me Happy (Jun 2012)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
7 Deadly Sins (Mar 2012)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
Touching, Seeing:
A Sensory Exploration of
Tactile Manipulations (Dec 2011)
Dames Coffee & Espresso Bar
Jersey City, NJ
LITTLE WONDERS: Small Works Exhibition (Dec 2011)
LITM
Jersey City, NJ
Boca Holiday Art Show (Dec 2011)
Boca Grande
Jersey City, NJ
Rescue Me! (Nov 2011)
LITM
Jersey City, NJ
_gaia Here & Now (Nov 2011)
Woolpunkstudios
Jersey City, NJ
Shortcuts (Oct 2011)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Electric Visions:
Yard School of Art Faculty Show (Jun 2011)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Read Between the Cells (May 2011)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
WW5: Ah, Motherland (Nov 2010)
BronxArtSpace
Bronx, NY
Codes (Oct 2010)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
Paper Moon: 2nd Annual Aferro Art Auction (Jun 2010)
Gallery Aferro
Newark, NJ
Yard School of Art Faculty Drawings (Jun 2010)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
WW5: Ah, Wonderland (Mar 2010)
The Visual Arts Gallery at New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
_gaia Open Studio (Oct 2010)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
2191 Days and Counting (Mar 2009)
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn, NY
Faculty Show (Jun 2009)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Open Studio Tour (Oct 2008)
Hoboken Artist's Studio Tour
Hoboken, NJ
Group Show (Nov 2008)
Studio On The Square
Collierville, TN
Open Studio Tour (Oct 2007)
Hoboken Artist's Studio Tour
Hoboken, NJ
Faculty Show (Oct 2007)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
a(d)dress (Oct 2006)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Instructor's Art Exhibition (Oct 2005)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Fabricon (Oct 2005)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Group Show (Jul 2005)
Art House
Highland Park, NJ
What Have You Got To Say (Sep 2004)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Three Artist Show (Nov 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Scrambled (Oct 2003)
_gaia Studio
Hoboken, NJ
Ventum Shifts: Art In the Park (Sep 2003)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Peep Show III (May 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Enmesh and Scatter (Jan 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Mavericks: The Hidden Dialogue (Sep 2002)
Rista/Rodeo Lounge
Hoboken, NJ
Agnieszka Wszolkowska was born in Poland and has been in the United States since she was a teen. She enjoyed creating art from a young age. She attended Rutgers University where she discovered her passion for art and earned a BA with a concentration in painting and a minor in Anthropology. She attended Seton Hall University where she earned a masters degree in education. She is a faculty instructor at the Montclair Art Museum, Yard School of Art as well as a co-founding member of the women artists' collective _gaia studio in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Artist Statement:
My intention is to create an intuitive emotional response in the viewer through use of color and textural elements. My most recent paintings are an exploration of Braille, interpreting it as a visual code. Although conceptual in nature, the vivid use of color and contrasting application of thread stirs an emotional connection in the viewer even before the underlying symbolic meaning is understood.
Exhibitions:
Color Me Happy (Jun 2012)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
7 Deadly Sins (Mar 2012)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
Touching, Seeing:
A Sensory Exploration of
Tactile Manipulations (Dec 2011)
Dames Coffee & Espresso Bar
Jersey City, NJ
LITTLE WONDERS: Small Works Exhibition (Dec 2011)
LITM
Jersey City, NJ
Boca Holiday Art Show (Dec 2011)
Boca Grande
Jersey City, NJ
Rescue Me! (Nov 2011)
LITM
Jersey City, NJ
_gaia Here & Now (Nov 2011)
Woolpunkstudios
Jersey City, NJ
Shortcuts (Oct 2011)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Electric Visions:
Yard School of Art Faculty Show (Jun 2011)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Read Between the Cells (May 2011)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
WW5: Ah, Motherland (Nov 2010)
BronxArtSpace
Bronx, NY
Codes (Oct 2010)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
Paper Moon: 2nd Annual Aferro Art Auction (Jun 2010)
Gallery Aferro
Newark, NJ
Yard School of Art Faculty Drawings (Jun 2010)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
WW5: Ah, Wonderland (Mar 2010)
The Visual Arts Gallery at New Jersey City University
Jersey City, NJ
_gaia Open Studio (Oct 2010)
_gaia gallery
Jersey City, NJ
2191 Days and Counting (Mar 2009)
Powerhouse Arena
Brooklyn, NY
Faculty Show (Jun 2009)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Open Studio Tour (Oct 2008)
Hoboken Artist's Studio Tour
Hoboken, NJ
Group Show (Nov 2008)
Studio On The Square
Collierville, TN
Open Studio Tour (Oct 2007)
Hoboken Artist's Studio Tour
Hoboken, NJ
Faculty Show (Oct 2007)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
a(d)dress (Oct 2006)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Instructor's Art Exhibition (Oct 2005)
Montclair Art Museum
Montclair, NJ
Fabricon (Oct 2005)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Group Show (Jul 2005)
Art House
Highland Park, NJ
What Have You Got To Say (Sep 2004)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Three Artist Show (Nov 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Scrambled (Oct 2003)
_gaia Studio
Hoboken, NJ
Ventum Shifts: Art In the Park (Sep 2003)
Jersey City Artist's Studio Tour
Jersey City, NJ
Peep Show III (May 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Enmesh and Scatter (Jan 2003)
The Fringe Gallery
Newark, NJ
Mavericks: The Hidden Dialogue (Sep 2002)
Rista/Rodeo Lounge
Hoboken, NJ