Paweł Zaręba

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Born 1965 in Warsaw, Poland.

Paweł Zaręba studied Painting and Printmaking at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (Academy of Fine Arts) in Leipzig, Germany. He graduated from the studio of Professor Heinz Wagner and subsequently completed a Meisterschüler (postgraduate master class) at the same institution. He has received grants from Berkenhoff-Stipendium, Worpswede, Kulturfonds Berlin, and Kunstfonds Sachsen.

Zaręba’s practice spans painting, objects, and site-specific interventions. Working with an economy of formal means, he juxtaposes minimalist compositions with expressive gestures. His work explores the relationship between the artwork and its spatial context, the presence of the viewer, and the experience of the present moment.

Since 2018, he has co-founded and co-directed Lescer Art Center in Zalesie Górne, an independent platform for exhibitions, artist residencies, and experimental projects that fosters dialogue between contemporary art and its local context.

He lives and works in Zalesie Górne, Poland.

Selected solo exhibitions

2024, 26.09.2024, JIL Gallery, Warsaw,

2024, CIMMERIAN SCREENING, with Ula Urban, Śmierć Człowieka Gallery, Warsaw,

2020, Spotkanie, with Krzysztof Żwirblis, Lescer Art Center, Zalesie Górne,

2018, Bez szpanu, Lescer Art Center, Zalesie Górne,

2014, Kryptochrom, with Małgorzata Łuczyna, Cellar Gallery, Kraków,

2013, Fluorescent, RAL 9010 Gallery, Warsaw,

2012, Ris, RAL 9010 Gallery, Warsaw,

2009, Nicolai Angelov, Paweł Zaręba – Painting & Objects, with Nicolai Angelov, EL Art Center, Elbląg,

2007, Double One, with Sylvie Eyberg, Galerie b2_, Leipzig, Germany,

2000, Paweł Zaręba, Galerie Interdruck Schipper-Patitz, Leipzig, Germany,

1999, W mgnieniu oka, Koło Gallery, Gdańsk,

1995, Painting & Drawings, Museum Sensenhammer, Leverkusen, Germany,

1994, Poruszenia, Multimedia Performance, Music: Mariusz Ziemba, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Germany,

1993, Forma, Multimedia Performance, Polish Institute, Leipzig, Germany,

1990, Obrazy Lipskie, Polish Institute, Leipzig, Germany.

Selected group exhibitions

2025, How Long, bliss, Warsaw

2024, Turbo Max, Lescer Art Center, Zalesie Górne,

2024, Przybysz, Culture Club, Zalesie Górne,

2024, Warsaw Gallery Weekend – Po powietrzu płynie obraz, Śmierć Człowieka Gallery, Warsaw,

2024, Hotel Warszawa Art Fair, Warsaw,

2023, Wzorce, Wzory i Potwory, Culture Club, Zalesie Górne,

2021, Po-lesie, Culture Club, Zalesie Górne,

2019, Windą czy schodami?, Culture Club, Zalesie Górne,

2018, Tożsamość-Dziedzictwo-Pamięć, Culture Club, Zalesie Górne,

2001, Painting, Studio Galerie, Museum Sensenhammer, Leverkusen, Germany,

2000, Kondensacja, Ujazdowski Castle Center for Contemporary Art, Warsaw,

1999, Hannover 1999, Foro Artistico Eisfabrik, Hannover, Germany,

1998, Points of View: Seven Artists from Europe, Leipzig Opera, Germany,

1997, Osie Przestrzeni, Xawery Dunikowski Museum, Królikarnia, Warsaw,

1997, Osie Przestrzeni, Stadoslavenska Galeriá, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia,

1997, Painting Triennale, Sofia, Bulgaria,

1996, Osie Przestrzeni, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Germany,

1996, Osie Przestrzeni, Maximilianpark, Hamm, Germany,

1996, Paralelne, Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany,

1995, Genius Loci, Grassi Museum, Leipzig, Germany,

1993, Forma 3, Concert with GVG, Moritzbastei, Leipzig, Germany,

1993, Leipzig 2000, Painting, Graphics, Sculpture, and Installation Competition, Leipzig, Germany

1992, Forma 2, Concert with GVG, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig, Germany,

1992, Forma 1, Concert with GVG, Moritzbastei, Leipzig, Germany,

1991, Podróż, Environment, Leipzig Opera, Germany.