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Anna Ostoya’s work spans multiple aesthetic traditions, drawing on art history, theory and literature. Text, as theoretical writings and literature, is the main source of inspiration for her practice, often developed througth an interest in idealistic and engaged positions of different individuals. Anna Ostoya’s practice poses complexities of social problems such as war and economics. She analyses these issues from historical and psychoanalytical perspectives in relation to expressions of masculinity.

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Born in Krakow (PL), 1978

Lives in New York

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2011

‘Autopis III. Notes, Copies and Masterpieces’, Silberkuppe, Berlin

‘Exposures’, Bortolami Gallery, New York

'Autopis II. Notes, Copies and Masterpieces', curated by Michal Jachula, tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam, NL

2010

'Autopis. Notes, Copies and Masterpieces', curated by Michal Jachula, Foksal Gallery, Warsaw PL

'From a to ∞', CCS Kronika, Bytom PL

2009

'More Real Than What We See', curated by Antonio Grulli, Car Projects, Bologna IT

2008

'The Object and the Non-Objective World', curated by Dagmar Heppner, Vrits, Basel CH

2006

'It might be a truth or a lie, or just the sound of a kiss', Schnittraum, Cologne DE

Group Exhibitions

 

2011

'The Walls that Divide Us', curated by Miguel Amado, Apexart, New York

'Narrative involving the Fluxkit' (Thing/Thought: Fluxus Edition, 1962-1978), MoMA, New York

'Please Close your Eyes', curated by Martha Kirszenbaum, European Culture Congress, Wroclaw PL

'Soft Machine', curated by Sarvia Jasso and Harmony Murphy, The Pace gallery, New York

'Footnote 6: As Model', curated by Barbara Piwowarska, Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York

'Rearview Mirror', curated by Christopher Eamon, The Power Plant, Toronto, Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta

2010

'Footnote 2. Correction', curated by Barbara Piwowarska, Silberkuppe, Berlin

'What a Difference a Day Makes', curated by Christopher Eamon, Galerie Andreas Grimm, Munich

'Cornered Rooms', curated bv Annabelle von Girsewald, Waterside Project Space, London

'Derangement', curated by Michal Jachula, CCS Bard College, Anandale-on-Hudson

2009

'Lisson presents 6', curated by Elena Crippa & Ryan Gander, Lisson Gallery, London

'Heaven',curated by Zafos Xagoraris, 2nd Athens Biennale

'Marginalia', curated by Michal Jachula, CCS Bulletin Board Project, CCS Bard College, Anandale-on-Hudson

'Whitney ISP Exhibition ‘09', Art in General, New York

'Financial District', curated by Miguel Amado, ISCP, New York

2008

'Manifesta 7, curated by Adam Budak, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art', Rovereto IT

'Something Must Break!', curated by Sebastian Cichocki, Myslowice

'Hotel Kyjev: Time’s Up', curated by Lilian Fellmann, Hotel Kyjev, Bratislava

2007

'Malarstwo polskie XXI' (Polish Painting of XXI), Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw PL

'Aufzeichnung/Zapis 1, 2, 3' (Recording), Artpol, Krakow & Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt/M DE

2006

'Me and My Rhythm Box', Silverman Gallery, San Francisco

2005

'compulsive_handmades', Exit Gallery, Skopje Macedonia

'Missing Identity', Museum of Art, Pristhina, Portikus, Frankfurt/M DE

2004

'Dream Universe', Portikus, Frankfurt/M DE

Workshops, Festivals and Lectures 2004 – 2010

'Anna Ostoya, Artist Talk' CCS Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland

'Knights Move', Sculpture Centre, New York, USA

'Pecha Kucha', curated by Annais Lellouche, ISCP, New York, USA

'Art Approaches', lecture in The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts, University of Oxford, Great Britain

'Saturday Afternoon, 1st of December, Leeds', radio: Resonance FM (London), Radio Papesse & RAI FM (Italy)

'When Kittens Become Cats', Frankfurter Kunstverein, Germany

'Art and Communism', symposium, co-organization, Staedelschule, Frankfurt/M, Germany

'herbstCamp', workshop, Graz, Austria

'Politics of the Image', symposium, co-organization, Staedelschule, Frankfurt/M, Germany

'Attention!' Polish Art Festival, installation in public space, Weimar, Germany

'Missing Identity', Relations Organization project in Kosovo, Pristina and Frankfurt/M, Germany

Bibliography

'Autopis. Notes, Copies and Masterpieces', artist book, Foksal Gallery, 2010

'Heaven', 2nd Athens Biennial catalog, Athens, 2009

'Index Manifesta', Manifesta 7 catalog, Rovereto, 2008

'The Object and the Non-Objective World', catalog, Vrits, Basel, 2008

'Aufzeichnung/Zapis' (Recording), catalog, Atelier Frankfurt, Frankfurt/M, 2008

'Sag mir deinen Namen und ich sag’ dir wie du heißt', Vanessa Joan Mueller, Sophie Marceau catalog, F.A.I.T. Gallery, Krakow, 2006

Awards and Residencies

2009

'Mloda Polska', Polish Ministry of Culture, scholarship award

2008

'Polish Culture', The Adam Mickiewicz Institute, scholarship award

2007 – 2008

'Atelierstipendium', Hesse Cultural Foundation, Wiesbaden, residency in London, scholarship and publication

2006 – 2007

'Gastatelier', Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt/M, studio residency

1997 – 2001

'Parsons School Scholarship', Parsons Paris, scholarship award

 

 

Education

Sep. 2008 – May 2009 Whitney Independent Study Program, Studio Program, New York

Oct. 2002 – Feb. 2006 Städelschule, Frankfurt/M, MFA

Sep. 1997 – May 2001 Parsons School of Art and Design, Paris, BFA

Jan. 1997 – Aug. 1997Barbara Leoniak ZAR Atelier, Krakow