London based artist and illustrator specialising in drawing.
Anka Dabrowska (b. 1979 Warsaw, Poland) graduated in 2003 from University of Northumbria in Newcastle where she attained her Masters in Fine Art with distinction. She lives and works in London and has exhibited widely nationally and internationally.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017 ‘More LIFE’, Paul Smith, Marylebone, London, England, UK 2013 ‘Welcome to Paradise III’ Fundacja Sztuczna, Warsaw, Poland. 2011 ‘Welcome to Paradise II’, Crima’rt Gallery, Milan, Italy. 2010 ‘Welcome to Paradise I’, PayneShurvell Gallery, London, England, UK. 2008 'Four by Four', Sartorial Contemporary Art, London, England, UK.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 ‘Clifford Chance London Pride Exhibition’, Clifford Chance, London, England. ‘Restriction’, Clayhill Arts, Bridgwater, England. ‘JUNGLE’, online exhibition of 40 international artists, Katmapped. 'SPRING OPEN', The Absent Gallery, London,England.
2020 ‘Red Flags’, The Margate School, Margate, England.
2019 CITYISLAND, The Silver Building, London, England, UK. 2017 MADE UP, The Glasgow Art Club, Glasgow, Scotland. SWIMMING POOLS SHOW, Jealous North Gallery, London, England, UK. IN YOUR FACE, Salisbury Art Centre, Salisbury, England, UK. 2016 DRAWING LINES, Jealous East gallery, London, England, UK. WALKING ON SUNSHINE, Studio 73, Brixton, London, England, UK. 2015 CHEMCRAFT: For Love of Chemistry, London, England, UK. CITYSCAPES, JEALOUS East gallery, London, England, UK. 2013 WILD KINGDOM, Siren gallery, London, England, UK. Clifford Chance Annual Gay Pride Art Exhibition, London, England, UK. ‘Works on Paper’, PayneShurvell Collective Gallery, London, England, UK. ‘Open Plan’, Departure Foundation, London, England, UK. 2010 ‘A Bright and Guilty Place’. PayneShurvell Gallery, London, England, UK. 2009 ‘Summer Camp’, Exile, Berlin, Germany. 2007 'Comfort Zones', Oriel Davies Gallery Touring Exhibition, Newtown, Powys, Wales, UK. 2006 'A Place Called Home', Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland, England, UK. 'Continental Breakfast', Maribor Art Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia.
Art Fairs
2017 ART CAR BOOT FAIR, Folkestone, Kent, England, UK. 2015 AFFORDABLE ART FAIR NY, New York, USA. MONIKER ART FAIR, London, England, UK. 2014 London Art Fair, London, England, UK. 2013 Multiplied, Christie’s, London, England, UK. 2011 Rome International Art Fair. Crima’rt Gallery, Rome, Italy. 2010 Supermarket Art Fair, Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden. 2008 'Arte Santander' International Fair of Contemporary Art, Santander, Spain.
Commissions
2020 “A Family Guide: Herbal Remedies”, book illustration, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
2019 -2020 Kyle Books, ‘Eat What You Sow’ Alys Fowler, book illustration, London, England.
2016 Equipment, fashion print design, Los Angeles, New York, USA.
2015 Charlotte Harris studio, garden design concept drawings, London, England.
2013 Croydon School of Art. Catwalk backdrop design. 2010 Barts and the London Trust (the new Barts Cancer Centre) Commission, drawings and sculpture, for the permanent collection, London, England, UK. 2009 Vital Arts, limited edition prints, London, England, UK.
Residencies
2021- The Margate School (TMS), Margate, England.
2011-2012 Vital Arts - Barts and the London Royal Hospital, London, England, UK.
Awards and Funding
2021 Art Council National Lottery Project Grant, Margate, England.
2011 British Council Travel Grant, London, England, UK. 2010 Polish Cultural Institute in London, ‘Welcome to Paradise’, solo exhibition. 2007 Juliet Gomperts Trust Project Award, London, England, UK. 2005 Short-listed for The Jerwood Drawing Prize 2005, London, England, UK. 2004 Arts Council of England, Grants for Individuals, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK.
Collections
The Hoxton, Paris, France, permanent collection.
Royal London/Barts NHS Trust, London, England, permanent collection.
Tate archive, Tate Britain, London, England, permanent collection.
The Sarfaty Collection, London, England, permanent collection.
Private collections nationally and internationally.
Projects
- A Place In-Between residency and exhibitionMay-July 2021 “A Place In-Between” is a participatory project to celebrate and to reinforce connections in local communities, between parts of Margate, between land and sea, between myself and my environment. The heart of the project centres on working with diverse and new audiences located in some of the most deprived wards in the country through talk, interactive workshop, action research and an exhibition. With the focus on the School’s theme of art, society, nature, the impact of Covid-19
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Work history
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Visual ArtistAnka Dabrowska Visual Artist
London, United KingdomFull Time
London-based contemporary artist (drawing, sculpture, installation, graffiti, tattoo design, private and public commissions, curating )
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Artist in ResidencyVital Arts
- London, United KingdomFreelance
Artist in residence. working on drawing and sculpture commission for the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, LONDON.
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Skills
- Advertising
- Events
- Theatre
- Visual Arts
- Art Direction
- Drawing
- Public Art
- Design
- Model Making
- Environment
- Final Cut Pro
- Illustrator
- Word
- Sculpting
- Art and Crafts
Education
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Masters in Fine ArtNorthumbria Unversity
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Masters of Fine Art with Distinction
Awards
British Council travel grantBritish Council Arts
British Council Travel Grant London, England, UK.
Consulate-General of Poland in Milan,P
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Polish Cultural Institute in London Project grantPolish Cultural Institute
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