education
2000-01 MA course in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College, London
1992-96 BA in Graphic Design at Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL
1991 graduated from Gymnasium of Jose Marti, Warsaw (specialised in Maths and Physics)
grants, artist in residence, prizes and competitions (selection)
2012-15 2 Portraits (“Lingerie Queen”, Ebay Madness) - multi-project grant Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK)
2009 basic grant Mondriaan Fund (previously FBKVB)
2007 residency at Netwerk, centre for contemporary art in Aalst, Belgium
2006 project grant for preproduction of stop-motion animation film “Drowning In Nightmares” - FBKVB
2005 residency at Het Vijfde Seizoen (The Fifth Season), psychiatric clinic in Den Dolder
2005 screenplay grant for animation-film "Drowning in Nightmares" - Mondriaan Fonds
2003 basic grant FBKVB
2002 residency at Künstlerhaus Bethenie in Berlin - FBKVB
2001 special graduation project prize for the book “A.G.I.” - The Ray Finnis Charitable Trust, London
2000 study grant for MA course in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths College - FBKVB
2000 study grant - Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
1999 HOMETELproject subsidy - FBKVB
1999 research subsidy for project HOMETEL - Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK)
1998 winner of 1st prize Prix de Rome for Graphic Art
1998 publication subsidy for the Barcelona Project - Mondriaan Foundation
1997 starter stipend FBKVB
1996 starter stipend FBKVB
projects, publications and performances (selection)
2014-16 “Ebay Madness” – book project (in progress)
2011-15 “Lingerie Queen” – book project (in progress)
2010 “Het Vijfde Seizoen” – group publication based on experiences from an artist residency at a psychiatric clinic
2007 The HOMETEL Wall at the Lloyd Hotel
2006 “Me and I” dummy publication (2 copies)
2006 ‘Photo Studio’, 2-hour performance recorded live for the VPRO TV broadcasting company
2005 “Drowning In Nightmares” a stop-motion animation film screenplay
2005 CLINICVILLE, workshop with 12 other artists, psychiatric clinic in Den Dolder
2005 ‘Me and I’ pinhole camera photo series of schizophrenic patients
2004 project ‘The Last Interview’, Beachy Head, UK
2002-03 Half Way Home Image Consulting at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
1997-02 Barcelona Project and the publication of resulting book “Underworld” (2002, Artimo, 1500 copies)
2001 “A.G.I. alien genetic intelligence” (6 copies)– a science-fiction autobiographical photographic novel
2001 ‘True a Lie’ performance
2000 The HOMETEL Project, ‘dummy’ book “Trip” (2 copies) & 9 weekly columns in newspaper De Volkskrant
2000 “Lust&Gratie”, photo-series in special colour edition of this bimonthly Dutch literary magazine
2000 “Sexy” No.3 Very, an erotic/art magazine (self-published, single copy)
1999 “Sexy” No.2 Xmas (self-published, 500 copies)
1999 “Sexy” No.1 Faces (self-published, 500 copies)
1999 “Listen® The Telephone Book. Visitors Guide” ‘dummy’ (The Best of… “Listen® The Telephone Book”, 1 copy)
1998 “Listen® The Telephone Book”, winning publication of the Prix de Rome 1998 (single copy)
1996 Housewives’ Project and resulting ‘dummy’ book-publication (2 copies)
1995 India Project and the publication of “The Calcutta Diaries” (Océ-NLAgata Zwierzyñska 1998, Amsterdam, 100 copies)
1995 “The Ten Language Sound Dictionary” Project and publication (Idea Books, Amsterdam, 2000 copies)
solo exhibitions
2007 Pictura, Den Bosch
2007 HOMETEL Project installation, Day of Architecture, Lloyd Hotel, Amsterdam
2005 Pictura, Dordrecht
2005 Het Vijfde Seizoen, Den Dolder
2003 HALF WAY HOME at FBKVB (Dutch Foundation for Fine Art, Design and Architecture), Amsterdam
2003 video installation for public debate with Dutch Minister of Culture, de Balie , Amsterdam
2003 Künstlerhaus Bethenien, Berlin
2002 ‘Pre-Fab No1’, ARTIS, s’Hertogenbosch
1998 Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst (AFK)
group exhibitions (selection)
2002-15 yearly exhibition ‘RCA Secret’, Royal College of Art, London
2009 ‘200 Jaar Prix de Rome’, Kunsthal, Rotterdam
2007 ‘Hotel Gridiron’, Netwerk centre for contemporary art, Aalst, Belgium
2005 ‘How Much Is That Doggie In The Window’, Kunstlijn, Haarlem
2005 ‘PrintROOM’, Hotel Maria Kapel, Hoorn
2005 ‘Printing Matters’, Witte de Wit, Rotterdam
2003-04 yearly popup exhibition ‘Top Shop’, graphic art show&sale, Berlin
2003 ‘Exhibit 001’, Nth Art, Ols &Co Gallery, London
2003 ‘Anachronismen 2003’, Eggenfelden, Germany
1997-2003 yearly ‘Rietveld naar de beurs!’, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
2002 ‘The Last Supper’, Panama, Amsterdam
2002 ‘Commitment’, Las Palmas, Rotterdam
2001 ‘Unbreakable’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2001 ‘2001 Public Space Odyssey’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
2000 ‘2nd Best’, Peblinc, Copenhagen, Denmark
2000 ‘Hidden’, Baby, Amsterdam
2000 ‘Nieuwe Leden’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
1999 ‘Prent’99’, graphic art exhibition, Nijmegen
1999 ‘Graphics’, Centrum Beeldende Kunst, Leiden
1998 ‘Winners of the Prix de Rome for Graphic Art’, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam
1998 ‘Democracy Show’, Gate Foundation, Amsterdam
1998 10 years of FBKVB, Kunsthal, Rotterdam
short films & Internet based work
2009 “Everybody Wants To Go To Japan”
2005-08 “The Suicide of an Octopus”
2005 “Together Forever. Martine & Johan”
2005 “The Kiss. Simona & Miltos”
2004 “Murder Scenes”
2002 “Remember”
2002 “I’m a Star”
2002 “Half Way”
2002 regular Internet broadcasts of HALF WAY HOME project reportages
2001 “Impossible Pil&Galia”
2000 “Tati Tata”
2000 “Agata at the Lloyd Hotel”
2000 “Listen® The Telephone Book Clip”
2000 60 Internet film clips of the HOMETEL project experiences
2000- launch of website www.xs4all.nl/~agata (in progress)
1998 “Dear Melany”
1998 “Snuff Movie”
art festivals, lectures and discussions (selection)
2007 Trans Artists - expert meeting
2007 Berlin-Amsterdam/Amsterdam-Berlin, DAAD, Felix Meritis, Amsterdam
2005 ‘Steal My Idea’, de Balie, Amsterdam
2002 guest lecture at the Sandberg Institute
2001 ‘Wonder of Detail’ workshop at Fine Art Academy in Den Bosch (AKV St. Joost)
2000 The 2nd Baltic Seminar on ‘Artists in Residence’, Newcastle
2000 The First Rocket Clip Festival, Paradiso, Amsterdam
2000 ‘Pornography in Art’ discussion at Perdu Literature Club, Amsterdam
1999 ‘Mooie Dingen’ - “Zomergasten Live” at O42 cultural festival in Nijmegen
1999 ‘Sample Minds’ - Studium Generale at Academy of Art and Design in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
1999 guest lecture at Rietveld Academy’s Photography Department
1998 de Appel - magazine-design review & video showcase
freelance work (selection)
2015 illustrations for the carpets of Rotterdam Stadshuis (Merk-x)
2014 illustrations for interior of Villa In De Duinen (Merk-x)
2014 illustrations for the carpets of law office Rutgers en Posch, Amsterdam (Merk-x)
2013 illustrations for the carpets of law office Kennedy van der Laan (Merk-x)
2012-14 sketch drawings for the new museum in Artis/Zoo Amsterdam (Merkx+Girod BV)
2008-09 drawings for the interior of the Dutch Hermitage (Merkx+Girod BV)
2008 drawings for Julia’s pasta take-away shops, logo & interior (Merkx+Girod BV)
2007 illustrations for the development plans of the Dutch Hermitage (Merkx+Girod BV)
2006 drawings for the presentation of the transformation of KPN into TNT (Merkx+Girod BV)
2005 Carpet design, Dutch Queen’s 25th Anniversary, Raad van State, The Hague (Merkx+Girod BV)
1998-99 “Gedicht 99” - book-project in cooperation with poet Guus Luyters
1996-98 illustrations for department store Hema, Amsterdam, Rotterdam (Merkx+Girod BV)
1996-00 illustrations for a selection of magazines (among others ‘Elle Tuinen’ and ‘Elle Wonen’)
projects during studies at the Rietveld Academy
1996 ‘de Wallen’, final exam presentation in the Red Light District, Amsterdam
1995 Buro 100, self-founded Graphic Design students’ co-operative
1995 ‘Muppy’-billboard Project, part of ‘Holland Festival’
1994 Poland Project and group exhibition in De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam