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Biography:
Violetta Kutlubasis-Krajewska
Graduated with an M.S. in Theory of Culture
from Wroclaw University, and completed a series of postgraduate studies
at the State Film, Television and Theatre School, Lodz, Poland. Since
1991 she has been writing and producing numerous television programmes
on new media art and communication for Channel 2, Polish State TV. In
1988 she co-founded Open Studio Ltd., an independent institution producing
television programmes on media art and culture; organising presentations
on contemporary media art; distributing the works of Polish media artists;
and providing artists with information on international collaborations.
Together with Piotr Krajewski, she co-founded WRO Media Art Foundation
and WRO International Media Art Biennale, Poland’s most important
artistic and research event in electronic art. She has been programming
director of art events, exhibitions, conferences and symposiums including
Screens, 2001, an international symposium on media development
at WRO 01, 9th International Media Art Biennale; Mediation/Medialisation,
2000, a conference as part of the city of Wroclaw’s millennium celebrations;
17'Meridian, 2000, an exhibition of interactive installations;
End of the Tape, 1999 at WRO 99 International Media Art Biennale;
Media Expression, 1998, an International Media and Performance
Forum; Geo/Info Territory, 1997, a symposium on media art in the
information and globalisation age at WRO 97 International Media Art Biennale.
Piotr Krajewski
Graduated with an M.S. from the University of Wroclaw. Co-founder of Open
Studio Co-operative, 1988, an independent organisation devoted to media
art and artistic communication. Co-founder of WRO Foundation, 1998, <http://www.wro.art.pl>.
Artistic director of WRO International Media Art Biennale and curator
of numerous art events and exhibitions. Commissioner of art programmes
for Channel 2, Polish State TV and author of several publications in art
magazines and international exhibition catalogues. Visiting fellow at
Wroclaw University in Theory of Culture, Arts Link fellow at the Art Institute
of Chicago, 1999, Goethe Institute scholarship, 2001. Jury panel member
of international media art events, including Berlin (Germany), Kiev (Ukraine),
Split (Croatia), Warsaw (Poland), Moscow (Russia), Lucerne (Switzerland),
Minsk (Belorussia). Founding member of European Culture Backbone, 1999,
<http://www.e-c-b.net>.
Member of AICA, the International Association of Art Critics.
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