Oil on canvas, dimensions of work: 80 x 80 cm, in gold frame, signed, 2023
signed pdr "MRAUCH", signed and inscribed on the back of the painting ( description, name, title and year of creation): Maciej Rauch, "FREEDOM", 2023
The work is from the Artist's latest series, which will be presented in the fall of 2023.
Maciej Rauch (b. 1988) Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He received his diploma in 2012. Works mainly in the style of magic realism, painter, graphic designer, creator of installations, video clips, and experimental music. He represented the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk at the Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, in Istanbul, Turkey, (5th International Student Triennale, 2010). Scholarship recipient of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for the Creator of Culture (2017) Finalist of Hestia's Artistic Journey (2011), Finalist of the 2nd Pomeranian Art Triennale in the Painting category at the State Art Gallery in Sopot (2016) Included in the national ranking of the best Polish contemporary artists "Kompas Młodej Sztuki 2022". His latest premiere exhibition, "Other Days/The Other Days," was on view at the Center for Contemporary Art at Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. He was the Winner of the Audience Award for the most interesting exhibition in the "Project Room 2021/2022" competition, organized by the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw. He has participated in numerous exhibitions at home and abroad. To his credit, he has won many awards and prizes.
Selected solo and group exhibitions, as well as awards and prizes:
2005 - 2nd prize at the 1st National Biennial of Pastels of High Schools in 2005,
2008 - participation in the exhibition "Defekt" in 2008, at the Old Town Hall in Gdansk,
2009 - premiere of the video clip to "Lost my way" during the concert of the group Dick4Dick in Warsaw,
at Fabryka Trzciny in 2009 ,
2010 - Representing the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk at the
5th International Student Art Triennale in Istanbul, Turkey in 2010,
Marmara University Faculty of Fine Arts, 5th International Student Triennale, Istanbul
2010 - participation in the exhibition of students of Prof. Maciej Swieszewski in the Science and Technology Park in Gdansk, Poland.
Technology Park in Gdansk in 2010,
2010 - premiere of videoclip "Will You Be There" at Tetris Chillout in Gdansk in 2010,
2010 - presentation of the image "Forever" during the event "Tribute to Michael Jackson".
organized by Tetris Chillout in 2010,
2011 - exhibition "Wonderland?/ Wunderland?" at Galerie Flut in Bremen, 2011,
2011 - "Joy of non-existence" exhibition at Galerie Pionova, Gdansk, 2011,
2011 - exhibition MACIEJ RAUCH "Fleece/undergrowth" at Galerie Pionova, in Gdansk, 2011.
2011 - Third Prize in the painting competition ''WNETRZE'' addressed to graduates and
2011 - students of art universities in Poland 4.o5.2011.
2011 - Streetwaves Maciej Rauch - Videoclip show and installation 20.05.2011.
2011 - Finalist in the competition Artistic Journey of Hestia, State Art Gallery, Sopot.
2011 - Exhibition ''Sieve is alive'' - Gdansk - Plama 7.12.2011.
2012 - Exhibition Maciej Rauch - ''Between the Worlds'' Gdansk City Gallery 13.06.2012
2012 - Participation in the exhibition ''Happy Birthday Tim Burton'' 25.08.2012 Poznan
2012 - Exhibition ''Dream : Thesis'', Warsaw 10.10.2012
2012 - Exhibition ''Under the cover of art'' Gallery Pionova, Gdansk 1-3 June 2012.
2013 - Exhibition ''Between the Worlds part III'', ZPAP, Gdansk.
2014 - Exhibition ''Young talented'', ZPAP in Tarnow, 30.05.2014
2014 - Exhibition ''It's not my story/It's not my fairy tale'', Gdansk City Gallery
2014 - Exhibition ''Lunar Circus'', Pionova Gallery in Gańsk, 13.12.14
2015 - Exhibition ''Lunar Circus- Finissage'', Pionova Gallery in Gdansk, 15.01.15
2015 - Exhibition ''Adventures on the moon'' Two Changes, Sopot, 05.08.2015
2016 - Pomeranian Art Triennale, Finalist in the category of painting State Art Gallery,
Sopot, 22.01.16
2016 - Maciej Rauch "Alien Boy", Two Changes, Sopot, 21.07.16
2016 - Gunter Grass Collection Plus exhibition, Gdansk City Gallery, 2016.
2016 - "Hard Rock vs Romantic Boys" exhibition, Very White Gallery, Warsaw, 17.09.16
2016 - Exhibition "I believe in...", Very White Gallery, Warsaw, 29.10.16
2016 - Exhibition "Animal", Very White Gallery, Warsaw, 10.12.16
2016 - Exhibition Maciej Rauch "Alien Boy Show", Libation, Sopot, 25.11.16
2017 - Exhibition Maciej Rauch Alien Boy Show , Bohemia, 26.01.17
2017 - Exhibition "Evolution" Dagma Art, Katowice, 2017.
2017 - Scholarship of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for the creator of culture in 2017.
2017 - Exhibition of paintings from the series AlieNboy & AlieNboy show, Sphinx700, Sopot, 21.10.2017.
2017 - Exhibition of paintings from the series AlieNboy, Żak Gallery, Gdańsk Zaspa, November 2017.
2017 - Premiere of the deck of cards "Lunar Circus" & vernissage of paintings, KlatkaB, December/January
2017/2018 Gdansk
2017 - Premiere of "Lunar Circus" deck of cards & vernissage of paintings, Carnivale Bar, December/January
2017/2018 Gdynia
2018 - Premiere of the video clip for the song AlieNboy. 24.02.2018
2018 - Premiere of the installation "ARBUZOKIEŻYC/WATERMELMOON". Uphagen Park, Gdansk
Wrzeszcz.
2019 - Exhibition of oil paintings "The future is now!" Sopot, Gallery Two Changes
2020 - Exhibition of oil paintings "The future is now!" Warsaw, Nizio/WuWu Gallery
2021 - Exhibition ShakeART! Gdansk Shakespeare Theater, 2021, Gdansk
2021 - Individual Exhibition, "Other Days/The Others Days" CCA, Ujazdowski Castle,
Warsaw 7.10.2021-14.11.2021
2022 - Exhibition "I, the Cat", Manggha Museum, Krakow 26.02.2022 - 04.09.2022.
2022 - Exhibition "Stigmata" Municipal Gallery of Contemporary Art Place of Art 44,
Swinoujscie
2022 - Exhibition "ShakeArt" Polish Theater named after A. Szyfman, Warsaw
27.03.2022- 27.04.2022
2022 - Winner of the audience award for the most interesting exhibition in the Project Room competition
2021/2022,
CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw
2022 - Finalist of the 5th Leon Wyczółkowski National Painting Competition.
2022 - Compass of Young Art, included in the ranking of the best Polish contemporary artists
Kompas Młodej Sztuki 2022
