Ola Skowrońska is a Polish visual artist. She graduated with an MA in Photography from the Łódź Film School. Her practice is focused on long-term, research-based projects which originate from observations of historical and social phenomena. Often working in collaboration with other individuals, she is interested in the possibility of creating a space for equitable conversation and exchange in art, particularly in the context of migration and contemporary social politics. A large part of her artistic research focuses on the ethics of representation and the socio-political impact of images. Her work has been exhibited internationally during Circulation(s) Festival, PhMuseum Days and Kraków Photomonth, among others. Her first solo exhibition, „Heda”, opened as a part of the 2025 edition of Warsaw Gallery Weekend. She is a recipient of the Konrad Pustoła scholarship and the Polish Ministry of Culture scholarship. She lives and works in Łódź.
Education:
2019-2024 MFA in Photography at The Polish National Film School in Łódź
2023-2024 Erasmus+ study exchange at the Rome University of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy
Solo exhibitions:
2025 "Heda", Picture Doc Foundation, Warsaw, Poland (as a part of Warsaw Gallery Weekend)
Selected group exhibitions:
2025 "Heda" – Festival Circulation(s), Paris, France
2025 "Heda" – Pa-Ta-Ta Festival, Grenada, Spain
2024 "Your Heart is a Shaken Fist" – AOKZ Gallery, Łódź, Poland
2024 "Nothing is Real" – ASP Łódź Gallery, Łódź, Poland
2024 "FRINGE" – Kraków Photomonth, Kraków, Poland
2024 "prowizorium" – Curator's Lab, Poznań, Poland
2024 "Obłęd" – Subteria Gallery, Kraków, Poland
2023 "I Don’t Know How to Respond To That” – PhMuseum Days, Bologna, Italy
2023 "Fotografia Rozszerzona" – Fotofestiwal, Łódź, Poland
2023 "Work in Context” – MOME Fotografia, Budapest, Hungary
2023 "bajzel” - DOMIE, Poznań, Poland
2023 "Spaces, Places" – Broadway Gallery, Letchworth, England
2023 "WALIZKA – nocny BAGAŻ…SEN" – Szklarnia Gallery, Łódź, Poland
2022 "topoS" – Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Sopot, Poland
2022 "Przy-po-mnie-nia" – Scena Otwarta, Poznań, Poland
2022 "Connection" – The Cowgirl Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
2021 "Niepamięć" – Willa Lentza, Szczecin, Poland
2021 "We’re packed” – Labirynt Festival, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
2021 "FULLSCREEN. Presja obrazu” – Fotofestiwal, Łódź, Poland
2021 "8304” – Kraków Photomonth, Kraków, Poland
Awards, Grants and Residencies:
2025 Participation in the European cooperation project “Heritage Lens"
2025 Photography with Social Impact Award – finalist
2025 NEW TALENTS 2025 award, Belgrade Photo Month – finalist
2025 FOTOCANAL Photobook Prize – finalist
2025 BBK Award, Basque Dok Festival – finalist
2024 Participation in the Ephemerality Residency Program, CO.LABS zona, Brno, Czechia
2024 Premio Castelfiorentino Per Le Arti – special mention
2024 Konrad Pustoła Memorial Scholarship – winner
2023 Scholarship of the Polish Ministry of Culture
2023 TIFF Open - special mention for „Trinity, 016”, Wrocław, Poland
2022 Residency as a part of the Frames of Sopot Festival, Sopot, Poland
Selected festivals and screenings:
2025 "Videoräume zwischen Körper und Erinnerungen", Voliere Projektraum, Bochum, Germany
2025 Nasenrücken Video Art and Short Film Screening, Bobiennale, Bochum, Germany
2025 Nasenrücken Video Art Screening „Wastelands and Voids”, Bochum, Germany,
2024 Screening during Cracow Art Week, Stakkato Art Space, Kraków, Poland
2023 Polish Photo Brunch, Institut Polonais de Paris, Paris, France
2023 Athens Digital Arts Festival Screening Program "Fractured Pathways", online
2023 Photo Match Portfolio Review during Fotofestival, Łódź, Poland
2023 VideoArt Garden Festival, Timisoara, Romania
2023 Baza Experimental Film Festiwal, Poznań, Poland
2022 Węgiel Film Festival, Katowice, Poland
2022 Sphere Art and Culture Festival, Delhi, India
Publications and Press:
2025 MIEJ MIEJSCE magazine – online feature on "Heda"
2024 Hey, Dreamer podcast, Radio Kapitał – interview
2023 COMO Magazine, issue 11: Dobry sen / zły sen
2021 Kwas magazine, issue 2: Klops
2021 Zine Without a Crown, vol. IX