dr hab. Violetta Kulikowska-Parkasiewicz

Born in 1970 in Świdwin. In 1995, graduated and obtained a master's degree in graphic arts. A member of The Union of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) in Olsztyn since 1995. In 1996 employed as an assistant at Art Education Institute at Higher School of Education in Olsztyn, from 2000 at the University of Warmia and Mazury. In 2002, obtained a 1st degree qualification at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, in the field of graphics. In 2003, a senior lecturer at the Institute of Fine Arts at the University of Warmia and Mazury. In 2012, a member of Warmia and Mazury Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Olsztyn.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2001: Gallery of Arts, Castle, Ostróda; Polish and French Centre, Olsztyn; One-Picture Gallery, the Museum of Warmia and Mazury, Castle, Olsztyn;
2010: 526 Gallery, Polesie Art Center, Łódź;  Secrets Undisclosed, BWA, Olsztyn;
2011: Żak Gallery, Gdańsk, Sfery Graniczne; The City Art Gallery, Inowrocław;'Na granicy', Museum in Lidzbark Warmiński, division of Museum of Warmia and Mazury, Lidzbark Warmiński;
2012: "Place of Passage", Rynek Gallery, MOK, Olsztyn

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1997: Gdańsk Graphic of the Year 1996, Punkt Gallery, Gdańsk;
2000: Art and Education, BWA, Olsztyn;2001: The 2nd Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta", BWA, Olsztyn;
2002: Ex Cathedra, Lufcik Gallery, ZPAP, Warsaw; The  Exhibition of Painting, Drawing, Graphic and Sculpture, Gdańsk - Distinction; The 4th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2002, Muzeum Kresów, Lubaczów;The 1st International Biennial Pastel Exhibition Nowy Sącz 2002 - Poland, Nowy Sącz;2003: The 3rd Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta", Grand Prix; The 1st International Biennial Pastel Exhibition Nowy Sącz 2002 - Poland;Pomeranian Dukes' Castle, Szczecin; Meeting of 'Genius loci' creators, Merinotex Hall, Toruń; The Second  International Drawing Competition Wrocław 2003, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław, The Prize of the Rector of Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and ING Bank Śląski; The 5th Triennial of Art Sacrum "Ku cywilizacji życia", The City Art Gallery,Częstochowa. The 3rd Prize of the Director of the City Art Gallery of Częstochowa;
2004: On Paper, group exhibition, Museum of Warmia and Masuria, Castle, Olsztyn; The 1st International Biennial Pastel Exhibition Nowy Sącz 2002 - Poland DAP Gallery, Warsaw; The 2nd International Drawing Competition Wrocław 2003, The City Art Gallery, Częstochowa; The work of the Artists Lecturers from the Faculty of Fine Arts at UWM in Olsztyn, BWA, Olsztyn;
2005: International Exhibition of New Art, City of Women, Sładnica Sztuk, Olsztyn;The 5th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2005,Kresy Museum, Lubaczów;
2006: The 5th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2005,  Branicki Palace, Warsaw; 'The Beginning', Collection of the Warmia and Mazury Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Gallery of Modern Art, Castel, Olsztyn;
2007: The Exhibition " The Landscape Beyond the Horizon", Espace Lammeniais, Saint Brieuc, France; The Exhibition " The Landscape Beyond the Horizon", Museum of Warmia and Mazury, Castle, Olsztyn; The 5th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta", BWA, Olsztyn, The 2nd Prize;
2008: 'Contemporary Polish Art', Collection of the Warmia and Mazury Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts, Gallery of Modern Art, Castel, Reszel; Signs in Art, Rocca Paolina Gallery, Perugia, Italy; The 6th International Biennial of Drawing, Pisen 2008, Czech Republic; The 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Gallery of the Centre for the Promotion of Culture, Częstochowa; The 6th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2008, Kresy Museum, Lubaczów, The 3rd Prize; Olsztyn's Autumn 2008, Olsztyn's ZPAP District Exhibition, Olsztyn;
2009: The 5th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Staszic Museum, Piła; Exhibition of Olsztyn's ZPAP District, Nidzica; Energy of Meeting. Four graduates of the NCU's Faculty of Fine Arts , Teatr Gallery, Sieradz; Art knows no bounds, Dailes Galerija Arka, Vilnus; 'On paper', the Gallery of Modern Art, Ostrów Wielkopolski;  The 6th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta" BWA, Olsztyn,The 2nd Distinction;
2010: The 6th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Gallery of the Centre for the Promotion of Culture, Częstochowa;  The 6th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Staszic Museum, Piła; "Gesty, Znaki, Symbole". 20 years of the Institute of Fine Arts, UWM, BWA, Olsztyn;
2011: The 6th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Nowa Huta Cultural Centre, Cracow; Katyń Concert, Olsztyn; The 7th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta", Olsztyn, BWA; An exhibition of 100+ ZPAP series, Rynek Gallery, Olsztyn; The 7th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2011,Kresy Museum, Lubaczów, Distinction; The Polish Contemporary Drawing, Kennedy Gallery, the American Institute in Greece, Athens;
2012: Master and Apprentice, Exhibition of Lecturers and Students of the Faculty of Arts at UWM in Olsztyn, Castle Gallery, Reszel; The 7th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2011,TEST Gallery, Warsaw, The Power of Art 2, Collection of the Warmia and Mazury Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts in Olsztyn 2005-2011, BWA, Olsztyn, The 7th International Biennial of Miniature Art, Gallery of the GAUDE MATER Centre for the Promotion of Culture, Częstochowa; Exhibition of Artists of Warmia and Mazury, Andrei Sheptytsky Lviv National Museum, Lviv; Paper Magic, 5th Edition, an exhibition hall at the church of St. Hubert, Zimna Woda; The Kalisz Biennial Exhibition of Drawing and Graphic Arts "Attempt 1", Jan Tarasin Art Gallery, Kalisz, The Prize of the Chairman of Town Council of Kalisz; The Exhibition of The Winners Of The International Drawing Competition Wrocław 1999-2009 coming from the collection of Eugenisz Geppert; Academy of the Fine Arts in Wrocław, Academy of Fine Arts Auditorium, Wrocław The 5th International Drawing Competition Wrocław 2012,Museum of Architecture, Wrocław

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS:

2003: Grand Prix  in The 3rd Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta";The Prize of the Rector of Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and ING Bank Śląski in The Second International Drawing Competition Wrocław 2003; The 3rd Prize of the Director of the city Art Gallery of Częstochowa in The 5th Triennial of Art Sacrum;  2007: The 2nd Prize in The 5th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta";
2008: The 3rd Prize in The 6th Triennial of The Polish Contemporary Drawing - Lubaczów 2008;
2009: The 2nd Distinction in The 6th Olsztyn Biennial of Fine Arts "O Medal Prezydenta";
2011: Distinction in The 7th Triennial of Contemporary Drawing The Polish - Lubaczów 2011;
2012: The Prize of the Chairman of Town Council of Kalisz in the Kalisz BiennialExhibition of Drawing and Graphic Arts "Attempt 1";