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Awards,
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| © Elzbieta
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• Fine
Arts |
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| PRINTMAKING–linoleum prints | ||||||
| Second Place | International Juried Exhibition of Book Arts and Paper Constructions, The Intensive Spirit, for an artist's book I Wish She Was Dead, juried by Laura Wait, book artist, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts at the Depot, Steamboat Springs, CO, 2005. (cash award) | |||||
Honorable
Mention |
Western New York Art Competition, Convergence '99, for a linocut Ghosts, plus three linocuts accepted for the exhibition, Carnegie Art Center, N. Tonawanda, NY, 1997.. | |||||
Merit
Award |
The National Art Exhibition, 50-years of Israel, juried by Susana Viola Jacobson, for a linocut No Exit, Jewish Community Center, New Haven, CT, 1998. | |||||
Merit
Award |
The 16th Annual HOYT National Art Exhibition, juried by Gerald Meadow, Director of the Artplace in SoHo–New York City, for a linocut Hercules, plus exhibited three linocuts, Erie Art Museum, New Castle, PA, 1997. | |||||
Honorable
Mention |
The National J. Gielniak Memorial Graphic Competition, for a color linocut The Law of Nature? BWA Gallery, Jelenia Gora, Poland, 1985. | |||||
GRANTS |
FUNDING OBTAINED – art for empowerment, art education, publishing, printmaking | |||||
| 2007 | Marion Carnegie Library – Art Exhibition Grant – $300, toward the development and framing of the healing art exhibition by survivors of trauma and abuse, Art for Empowerment: Women, Teens, and Healing Through Art, presented by The Women's Center in Carbondale IL, 2007 (to TWC), <link to art4empowerment> | |||||
| A
Window Between Worlds: Exhibition Grant – $300,
toward the development and framing of The Permanent Collection
of Survivors' Art of The Women's Center in Carbondale IL, (to
TWC),
Art for Empowerment: Healing Through Art, 2007. <link to awbw>, <link to art4empowerment> |
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| 2006 | Puffin Foundation – $700, for publication of a book Art of Survival: Women, Healing, and the Arts, 2006. <link to Puffin>, <link to Art of Survival> | |||||
| Illinois Humanities Council – $2000, for publication of a book Art of Survival: Women, Healing, and the Arts, 2006. <link to IHC>, <link to Art of Survival> | ||||||
| Illinois Arts Council – Special Assistance Grant – $1000, for publication of a book Art of Survival: Women, Healing, and the Arts, 2006. <link to IAC> | ||||||
| Carbondale Community Arts, Southern Arts Fund – $900, for publication of a book Art of Survival: Women, Healing, and the Arts, 2006. <link to CCA> , <link to Art of Survival> | ||||||
| 2005 | A
Window Between Worlds: Program Scholarship – $300,
toward Art for Empowerment program at The Women's Center,
Carbondale, IL, 2005/06. <link to awbw>, <link to art4empowerment> |
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| Carbondale Community Arts & Illinois Arts Council – $300, for an exhibition of printmaking and fiber art Breaking the Silence: One Woman's Tales of Survival, 2005. <link to CCA>, <link to opening pics> | ||||||
FELLOWSHIPS |
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| 2003 | Outward Bound–Women of Courage Fellowship by The Body Shop – $700, to develop survival skills and research toward the development of an artist' book I Wish She Was Dead, Asheville, NC, 2003, (by nomination). <link to book>, <link to OB> | |||||
| 1998 | New Art International Fellowship – $200, publication fee waiver by Editorial Board of New Art International: Compendium of International Contemporary Art, result of a juried selection of recent works by contemporary artists, Introduction by G. Alexander Irving, New York: Book Art Press, Vol. IV, p. 157, 1998-1999. | |||||
| 1991 | Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship – full tuition waiver and $2000, School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1991-92. | |||||
1987 |
Fellowship of the Polish Ministry of Culture and Art – 1mln zloty, stipend covers one year of living and professional expenses toward the creation of a series of acrylic paintings Dream Landscapes, Group Exhibition at BWA Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 1987-88. | |||||
| Editorial, poster, book, typography | ||||||
Typography |
Two Awards of Distinction for the Creative Achievement in Typography, for poetry book designs. In The International Design Excellence Competition, published in the Creativity 34 – a survey of the best designs from around the world, (entries submitted from 29 countries and 43 states), David Carter (ed.), New York: Harper Design International, 2005, p. 341, 342. | |||||
Editorial & poster
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Two Awards of Distinction for the Creative Achievement in Design, for a magazine cover and a poster. In The International Design Excellence Competition, published in the Creativity 33 – a survey of the best designs from around the world, (entries submitted from 31 countries and 40 states), David Carter (ed.), New York: Harper Design International, 2004, p. 73, 319. | |||||
| Poster
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Second
Prize – for a poster, In the Art
Competition-Draw the Line, organized by Crisis
Services of Buffalo and related institutions. The winning entries will be
displayed throughout Erie County in libraries, community centers,
schools, and hospitals to raise awareness of the issues of
family violence and abuse, Hallwalls-Contemporary Art Center,
Buffalo, NY, 2003. |
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Typography |
Award of Distinction for Creative Achievement in Typography, for an book cover. In The International Design Excellence Competition, published in the Creativity 31, (entries submitted from 30 countries and 43 states), David Carter (ed.), New York: HBI, 2002, p. 341. | |||||
Editorial |
Bronze Award for Creative Excellence, for an art exhibition catalog design. In 7th Annual Western New York Creative Excellence Competition, (among 658 entries submitted), Buffalo, NY, 2001. | |||||
Editorial |
Award
of Distinction in Design, for a book cover. In The
International Design Excellence Competition, published in
the Creativity
30, (7500
entries submitted, 1400 entries selected), David Carter (ed.),
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2001, p.167. |
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Logo |
First
Prize, for a logo design for an Arboretum. In the University
Logo Design Competition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
IL, 1994. |
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| RESEARCH | Visual
literacy, semiotics,
pedagogy |
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University
at
Buffalo |
Dean's Faculty Research Award of $3.600, for a one course teaching replacement, to advance research in semiotic modeling, College of Arts and Sciences, SUNY Buffalo, NY, 2001. | |||||
University
at Buffalo |
Educational Technology Grant of $4.880, by the the Provost for the proposal Image Development and Manipulation, University at Buffalo, NY, 1999. | |||||
University at Buffalo |
The Dean's Conference Travel Fund, total $5890, College of Arts and Sciences, SUNY Buffalo, NY, 1997-2002. | |||||
| TEACHING & SERVICE | Pedagogy and Professional Service | |||||
The
Women's Center |
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Volunteer Service, Carbondale, IL, 2005. | |||||
University
at Buffalo |
Certificate
of Recognition for the Positive Influence on Students at UB,
Career Planning and Placement Office, SUNY Buffalo, 2002. |
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| POETRY: AWARD | ||||||
Editor's Choice Award |
Outstanding
Achievement in Poetry,
The International
Competition of Amateur Poetry, presented by poetry.com and
the
International Library of Poets, for a poem Biopsy,
2005. |
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| Art4empowerment | ||||||
| Statement & Exhibitions | ||||||
| Publications | ||||||
| Education | ||||||
How
to Contact |
elka at elkadesigns.com | |||||
