Ul Pazniak

Ul Pazniak (BLR), born in 1985 in the Socialist Soviet Republic of Belarus. Graduate of the Faculty of Art of the State University of Grodno and the Faculty of Painting and New Media of the Academy of Art in Szczecin (master’s degree, 2016). He works with sculpture, drawing, performance and video. He is a recipient of a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland (2012) and the award of the Polish Society of Authors and Composers (ZAiKS) in the 8th edition of the “Best Diplomas” (Gdańsk, 2016). The most important exhibitions are: “Who Wants To Die?” (RK Gallery, Berlin, 2016), “When The Shit Hits The Fan” (Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, 2016) and “The Gallery” (Zona Current Art Gallery, Szczecin, 2016). His works are in the collection of the Zachęta Contemporary Art Gallery.

 

2016 – 2021 Teaches photography and intermedia at the Art Academy in Szczecin, PL 

2016 Award of the Polish Society of Authors and Composers in the 8th edition of the “Best Diplomas” in Gdańsk, PL 

2014 – 2016 Studied New Media at the Academy of Arts in Szczecin, PL 

2015 1th Award of the contest of young artists in the 5th edition of the „On the way to the modern museum” in Minsk, BLR 

2012 Scholarship of Ministry of Culture, PL 

2008 – 2009 Compulsory military service, BLR 

2003 – 2008 Studied painting at the Faculty of Arts of the State University in Grodno, BLR 

 

Works in Collections:

Zachęta Contemporary Art Collection, PL

 

Date of residency: 21.04. – 15.05. 2021