Julia Curylo
Julia Curylo was born in Warsaw. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she obtained her degree in the painting studio of Professor Leon Tarasewicz and the public space art studio supervised by Professor Mirosław Duchowski in 2009. In 2021 Julia Curylo received her PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. The title of her dissertation was "Cosmogonies, between faith and science."
She is the author of paintings and installations presented in the public space in cities around the world.
In January 2010, she won the contest organised by A19 Gallery, located in Marymont subway station in Warsaw. The large-format mural entitled "Lambs of God" she presented there won her fame. In November, the same year, Curylo received the Grand Prix awarded by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage as well as the Award of BWA City Gallery in Bydgoszcz during the 2010 PROMOTION in Art Gallery in Legnica. In May 2011, she was nominated for the prestigious award of the 10th Geppert Competition. Both in 2012 and 2016, Julia Curylo was awarded the Scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage.
Curylo participated in over 60 exhibitions. Her paintings can be found in numerous private collections and art institutions like the Warsaw Rising Museum, Museum of Fine Art in Legnica and National Museum in Gdańsk.
In 2021, her book entitled "The co(s)mic painting of reality in the art of Julia Curylo" was published by Unicorn Publishing Group.
Individual exhibitions
2024
- Julia Curyło – Projekt 8K71PS, Galeria Łaźnia, Radom
2023
- The Bride , Unicorn and other words, Biegas Gallery, Warsaw
- Daydreaming, Plocka Galeria Sztuki, Płock
- The Bride Stripped Bare (or not) by Her Bachelors, Galeria Miejsce Sztuki , Świnoujście
2021
- Cosmogonies, Biegas Museum, Warsaw
2020
- Weightlessness, Wozownia Gallery, Toruń
2019
- Desert project, Building Bridges Art Exchange, Los Angeles
2018
- My cosmogonies, Stalowa Gallery, Warsaw
- Utopia Images, Miejsce Sztuki 44, Świnoujście
- Metaphysical Visions, Physics and Applied CS Institute, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń
2017
- Surreal Visions, Italian Art Factory, Pietrasanta, Italy
- Artist Speaks, Adam Smith Center, Warsaw
- Cudawianki, Galeria (-1), The Olympic Center, Warsaw
- Paintings, BWA Gallery, MOS, Gorzów Wielkopolski
2016
- Miraculous Visions, Scena Gallery, Koszalin
- Miraculous Visions, Galeria Miejsce Sztuki 44, Świnoujście
2015
- Wonderful Stories, Zamek Gallery, Reszel
2014
- Eurorabia Julia Curyło/Liza Sherzai, Fass Gallery, Sabanci University, Istanbul
2013
- Hello Modernity, City Gallery in Wrocław, Wrocław
- Devine Element 8-14 TEV, BWA in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz
- Temptations, wonders, and delights, Biała Gallery, Lublin
2012
- H0 Element, aTAK Gallery, Warsaw
Group Exhibitions
2024
- Pyrkon Festival, Alley of Artists and Collectors, Poznan
2022
- Nord Art, Büdelsdorf, Kunstwerk Carlshütte
- Women Art Power, Galeria Elektrownia, Radom
- BlafemINistki, Galeria Domu Norymberskiego, Kraków
2021
- The land of the forefathers of youth singing, Galeria Miejsce Sztuki 44, Ś winoujście
- Freedom, I love and understand, Łaźnia Gallery, Radom
2020
- Mojave Madness, Yucca Valley Visual and Performing Arts Center, CA
2019
- Compass of art, 2019, Biegas Museum, Warszawa
- Out of Poland, Arena 1 Gallery, Los Angeles
- Robinson Ship, Museum of Architecture, Wrocław
2018
- 2018 Young Art Compass, Galeria (-1), The Olympic Center, Warsaw
- Lejanías, arte joven polaco en la colección de K. Musiał, Centre del Carme, Valencia
- Spring Dreams, Biała Gallery, Lublin
- Five Prudent Maidens and One Reckless Man, City Gallery in Wrocław, Wrocław
- Multiple Space, Tamarin Art Centre, Mauritius
2017
- 2017 Young Art Compass, Galeria (-1), The Olympic Center, Warsaw
- Art Work, Art Arsenal, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2017 Young Art Compass, (-I) Gallery, Warsaw
- Krak-Art, Vienna Woods, Los Angeles C.A, USA
2016
- 2016 Young Art Compass, Galeria (-1), The Olympic Center, Warsaw
- Euroarabia. Paradise, Exile, Inferno, JCE Young European Art
- Biennial, Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
- 2016 Art Compass, (-I) Gallery, Warsaw
- Santa Monica Art Studios show, Los Angeles, USA
- The Eagle Has Landed: Apollo 11 - 45 Years Later, Wozownia Gallery, Toruń
- The Eagle Has Landed: Apollo 11 - 45 Years Later, BWA Zielona Góra
2015
- Female Painters, Biała Gallery, Lublin
- Apollo11 - Eagle Has Landed, Galeria Działań, Warsaw
- Transformation Records, Płocka Gallery, Płock
2014
- Ostrale. Festival of Contemporary Art 2014, Dresden, Germany
- biala.art.pl, Biała Gallery, Lublin
- Art3 inaugural exhibition, Art3 Gallery, New York, USA
- Strange stories, Stalowa Gallery, Warsaw
Awards
- Nomination in the 10th Geppert Competition, 2011
- Grand Prix of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, 2010
- special prize awarded by BWA City Gallery in Bydgoszcz, 2010
- 1st place in A19 Competition organised by Pociąg do Sztuki Gallery, Warsaw, 2010
Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Art,The Fountain, 180 × 150 cm, oil and acrylic on canvas, 2016
- National Museum in Gdańsk, God's Lambs, 280 × 187 cm, oil on canvas, 2009
- Warsaw Rising Museum, Warsaw Rising '44, 155 × 200 cm, oil on canvas, prints, airbrush, 2014
- Museum of Art in Legnica, A Chick, the Hope of Art, 157.5 × 233 cm, oil on canvas, 2011