Karolina Gnatowski
b. 1980 Poland, lives and works in Chicago
EDUCATION
2017 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2007 MFA Fiber and Material Studies The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2002 BFA Fiber and Material Studies The University of the Arts, Philadelphia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
SOME KIND OF DUTY DePaul Art Museum Chicago IL
2017
CHANGELING Julius Caesar Chicago IL
BLUE OUT OF MY MOUTH Free Range Gallery Chicago IL
ALTER Terrain Exhibitions Oak Park IL
2015
TATA SideCar Gallery Hammond IN
2014
SOUL KITCHEN Kitchen Space gallery Chicago IL
2013
LINED PAGES Lloyd Dobler Gallery Chicago IL
HASH MOUNTAIN The Franklin Chicago IL
2012
PPPPPRESTO! Monique Meloche Gallery Chicago IL
WE HAVE TO BELIEVE WE ARE MAGIC Lula Cafe Chicago IL
2011
TIE DYES ON THE SUNRISE The Bike Room Chicago IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
QUEER THREADS The American University Museum at The Katzen Art Center Washington DC
2019
NOTHING BUT FLOWERS H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art at Carthage College Kenosha IL
MIRROR OF THE UNIVERSE John Michael Kohler Arts Center Sheboygan WI
MATTER MATTERS UMKC Gallery Of Art Kansas City MI
QUEER FORMS Katherine E. Nash Gallery Minneapolis MN
2017
FINGER FLOWERS: NIGHT BLOOMERS Compound Yellow Oak Park IL
I HAVE FEELINGS TO EXPRESS Tiger Strikes Astroid Chicago IL
CENTRIGUGAL Praxis Fiber Workshop Cleveland OH
SPUTNIK PRESS ANNUAL BENEFIT Sputnik Press Chicago IL
2016
WINTER EXPERIMENT: SAIC at MMG Monique Meloche Gallery Chicago IL
NEAR AT HAND Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Gallery at Loyola University Chicago IL
HOUSE-WARMING AddsDonna Chicago IL
SPUTNIK PRESS ANNUAL BENEFIT Sputnik Press Chicago IL
RITUAL NIGHT Left Field Gallery San Luis Obispo CA
LTD WEAR LVL3 Chicago IL
MY METRONOME IS A BLINKER L.O.G. Chapel Hill NC
2015
POP UP POT SHOP Tusk Chicago IL
WINTER EXPERIMENT: SAIC at MMG Monique Meloche Gallery Chicago IL
MOONLIGHT SLEEPING ON A MIDNIGHT LAKE AddsDonna Chicago IL
STATIC CLING 2 Brooklyn Academy of Music Brooklyn NY
BLOSSOMWORLD Hammock Gallery Los Angeles CA
2014
FANTASY ZONE: K-9 ISLAND Hidden Dog Gallery Chicago IL
THE LAST BRUCENNIAL Bruce High Quality Foundation NY
THIS PARTICULAR PATCH Gowanus Ballroom Brooklyn NY
2013
NEW AMERICANA Bird Williamsburg NY
GHOSTS DON’T BURN In collaboration with Mike Kaysen at SideCar Gallery Hammond IN WHISPER DOWN THE LANE Gallery 400 at The University of Illinois. Chicago IL
MORE THAN NAKED Ralph Arnold Fine Arts Gallery at Loyola University Chicago IL
STRANGER DANGER Adult Contemporary Chicago IL
2012
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART ThreeWalls Chicago IL
EUPHEMIZE Slow Gallery Chicago IL
IN CIRCLES SideCar Gallery Hammond IN
R & D Manifold Chicago IL
MDW ART FAIR Pentagon booth Chicago IL
2011
BAUHAUS NOW The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Chicago IL
DOCK 6 DESIGN AND ART SERIES Chicago IL
SEA CHANGE Meadow Gallery Chicago IL
MDW ART FAIR The Suburban booth Chicago IL
MDW ART FAIR SideCar Gallery booth Chicago IL
2010
ALEA JACTA EST Weglowa Gallery Bialystok Poland
THE GREAT POOR FARM EXPERIMENT The Poor Farm Little Wolf WI
2009
SWEEPING THE INSIDE OUT SideCar Gallery Hammond IN
IN MEMORY OF...A LOVE STORY SPOKE Gallery Chicago IL
I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU LivingRoom Gallery Chicago IL
TALKING POINTS: A DISCONSOLATE CHIMERA Hyde Park Art Center Chicago IL
2008
RETREAT Northern Illinois University Chicago IL
JOHN ALMANZA/KAROLINA GNATOWSKI/CAROL JACKSON The Brown Triangle
Chicago IL
TERRITORY In collaboration with Dan Gunn as part of Gunnatowski 2828 N Sawyer
Chicago IL
2007
LOLLAPALOOZA Grant Park Chicago IL
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2019
ROUND ABOUT Aspect Ratio Gallery Chicago IL
2016
YOU TOO CAN HAVE A BODY LIKE MINE Lula Cafe Chicago IL
UGLY FEELINGS SideCar Gallery Hammond IN
2012
GARDEN PARTY Hinge Gallery Chicago IL
LINE OF SITE presented by Twelve Galleries Projects Hosted by WESTERN EXHIBITIONS and co- curated with Kate Ruggeri and Alicia Chester Chicago IL
2011
WorkWork a series of one on one collaborations with Alex Chitty, Diana Guerrero-Macia, Daniel Lavitt, David Leggett, Carol Jackson, Heather Mullins, Vanessa Smith
LECTURES/RESIDENCIES
2019
William Bronson and Grayce Slovet Mitchell Lecture Series
2018
Vermont Studio Center Fellow for August
2014
Ox-Bow School Of Art Faculty: Minor aesthetics Workshop: Cute, Zany, Interesting co-taught with Dan Gunn Saugatuck MI
2011
ACRE Visiting Artist Steuben WI
2010-2013
Urban Gateways Teaching Artist in Residence Chicago IL
2010
Art Factory Residency Bialystok Poland
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019
KAROLINA GNATOWSKI: SOME KIND OF DUTY artist monograph
Interview with Julie Rodrigues Widholm Director and Chief Curator of DePaul Art Museum
Feeling the Process: KG’s tapestries as Participatory Politics by K.L.H. Wells
WEAVING AS METAPHOR AT KAROLINA GNATOWSKI'S COMPELLING SOLO SHOW
Lori Waxman for the Chicago Tribune Mar. 2019
HIGH FIBER DIET
Kristin Leigh Hofer for FNews Magazine Mar. 2019
KG "SOME KIND OF DUTY" AT THE DEPAUL ART MUSEUM
Emma Dwyer for Chicago Artist Writers Apr. 2019
2017
KAROLINA GNATOWSKI SLAYS JULIUS CAESAR
K.T. Hawbaker for the Chicago tribune Nov. 2017
2014
KAROLINA GNATOWSKI’S TACTILE NARRATIVES
Kate Sierzputowski for Inside/Within Jan. 2014
2013
STUDIO LIFE Edited by Sarah Trigg Princeton Architectural Press 2013
WHY HARD CORE CRAFT IS SO POPULAR IN CHICAGO
Jason Foumberg for Chicago Magazine Nov. 2013
SCULPTURAL REMNANTS AND RE-CREATIONS OF JIMMY PAGE
Alicia Eler for Hyperallergic Dec. 2013
LINED PAGES: NEW WORK BY KAROLINA GNATOWSKI AT LLOYD DOBLER
Matthew Messner for Chicago Artist Writers Nov. 2013
KAROLINA GNATOWSKI/LLOYD DOBLER GALLERY
B. David Zarley for NewCity Magazine Nov. 2013
STRANGER DANGER EXHIBITION CATALOG
with essay by Claudine Ise
STRANGER DANGER: ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Kelly Reaves for NewCity Magazine Mar. 2013
2012
IT ISNT JUST ART…NOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Claudine Ise for Chicago Tribune Dec. 06, 2012
2011
WORKWORK season 2011 catalog
BAUHAUS NOW exhibition Catalogue
2010
Bialystok Gazeta Aug 23, 2010
Kurier Poranny July 10, 2010
2009
KAROLINA GNATOWSKI AT SPOKE
Steve Ruiz for Chicago Art Review Jul. 13, 2009
2008
JOHN ALMANZA/KAROLINA GNATOWSKI/CAROL JACKSON
Dan Gunn for New City Magazine Jan. 2008