Szymon Szelc

Name: Szymon Szelc
Year of Birth: 1990

Education: Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Painting. 2009 – 2014 Department of Graphic Arts, narrative drawing atelier at prof. Dariusz Vasina studio.

Artistic Achievements and Initiatives:
• Running and editing comic magazine: MydłoZin (since 2010)
• Multiple participation in comic workshops (2010, 2011, 2012) „Stalowa Wola Miasto Komiksu”
• Participation and conducting scientific and artistic club, Department of Graphic Arts, ASP Krakow, „Prassa” (since 2011)
• Participation and co-conducting art group “Banda” (from 2012 until today).
In December 2013 we have been awarded with scholarship from the city of Krakow for the animation and organization of cultural activities.
• Participation in an art group Grupa „Lasem” (since 2011)

Selected Solo Shows:
• 2016 – Galeria Łazienka „Risky Expedition”
• 2016 – Exhibition, Rabarbar „Planet Home”
• 2015 – painting exhibition „Jungle. Night Creatures”, FRESZ Gallery, Kraków
• 2015 r. – Telpod, Former Lasem hall „Long way into space”
• 2013 r. – Magazyn Kultury „rysowanie wychodzi mi najlepiej”

Selected Group Shows:
• 2015 – „WARNING! JUST PAINTED!”, FRESZ Gallery, Kraków
• 2015 – Galeria pod Baranami „Tropical Heat”, Kraków
• 2015 – Café Bookstore Czuły Barbarzyńca „piąte urodziny Mydła”
• 2013 – November / December, exhibition “Drama of Freedom” Kraków/Niepołomice/Poznań
• 2013 – November, “Klasik” Banda group exhibition in the Galeria pod Rejentem, Kraków
• 2013 – October / November, “Towards Africa” (curator Dominik Kuryłek) a series of cultural and artistic meetings, ended with an exhibition at the Galeria Smaku, Krakow, Krupnicza st
• 2013 – October, word and image deframestration, performance, TEDx Kraków
• 2013 – September, Mydło in Poznan, exhibition connected with the premier release of 3. MydłoZin
• 2013 – August, „Czarne Mydło” Gallery Opcja, Kraków
• 2013 – July, „Deframestration” Lasem in Fashion Zone, Openair Festival, Gdynia
• 2013 – June, „Deframestration” festival of young curatorial power, KontenerArt, Poznań
• 2013 – May, „Banda epoque” Banda group exhibition, Cafe Club Noworolski in Sukiennice, Kraków
• 2012 – October, „LETNICY” Banda group ehibition, Library MOCAK, Kraków
• 2012 – September, „Deframestration” Bielskie BWA, exhibition + performance Lasem group

Art Collectives/Groups:
• since 2011 – Art and Science Club PRASSA, Department of Graphic Arts
• since 2010 – editor Mydło.zin
• since 2010 till 2012 – Group RZWR
• since 2011 – Group Lasem
• since 2011 – Group Banda