Education: Graduated 2007 from
Duncan of jordanstone Dundee B.A. Hons/ Fine Art /printmaking/sculpture

My practice is concerned with examining moments/experiences of my own life that has shaped my identity.
My work questions what identity is, I examine the tangible and intangible debris of my life - old photographs, written records my own memories and experiences
These form the basis of new works inspired from these pieces. By examining my own existence and scrutinizing over my past and my route into this world objectively it may give me some clues as to why we exist here on earth.
My recent work is concerned with several; disciplines based around the themes of Dundee Housing estates where I grew up.

I will exploit whatever media best accommodates the subject matter from sound/film to printing/drawing and sculpture. However Photography plays a central role throughout my work. I use Video/film as a resource for images/visuals which I then take and work into for use as digital/ screen-prints / graphic images that can be used as stand alone works or inserted back into film pieces.
My work evolved into 3D I make casts of objects from the home and use old wooden printing texts to form words which then become multiples,
Based on themes of personal experiences of what shapes our identity and our personality, this includes aspects of what has made me who I am.
This has inspired me to create my own multiples based around personal themes of my own Identity/language, and aspects of repetition that relate to my own life.

Current projects

At the present I will be attending a 4-week residency up in Lumsden in the North of Scotland during August and September 2007. I will be using the time at Lumsden to evolve my ideas on housing/living and I will be using the time at Lumsden to evolve my ideas on housing/living and create more multiple objects.
Also looking more into the Scottish landscape with a hope of connecting them together.

I will also be taking up my Graduate prize from wasps Dundee one-year free studio. Moving in to studio in September/October 2007. As well as this I will be starting my DCA print studio Graduate Award.

Awards-Prizes

Wasps Dundee new Graduate award free studio 2007-2008

DCA printmaking studio Dundee Graduate award 2007-2008

Scottish Sculpture Residency prize 2007

Nationwide Mercury Art prize winning finalist 2007

Carnegie undergraduate vacation Scholarship 2006

Nationwide Mercury Art prize winning finalist 2006

Ede Ravenscroft prize 2005-2004

Scotsman newspaper Portrait of a Nation shortlisted 2001.

Exhibitions

2007 Scottish printmakers summer show, Glasgow print studio.

2007 Digital VD Exhibition a one-hour film work involving sixty artists, each contributing one minute, the Ice Box Crane Arts Centre Philadelphia USA.

2007 Ardler Community Complex Caf part of the cultural pathfinder project Dundee.

2007 Ardler Fun Day Ardler trust and the cultural pathfinder project Dundee.

2007 RSA student show Edinburgh.

2007 Hospital Gallery Covent Garden London (Nationwide Mercury Finalist).

2007 Members Show Generator Projects Dundee.

2006 Message No message student group show Lower Foyer Gallery Dundee.

2006 Hospital Gallery Covent Garden London (Nationwide Mercury Finalist).

2006 Members Show Generator Projects Dundee.

2005 Members Show Generator Projects Dundee.

2001 Portrait of a Nation Scotsman newspaper National History Museum Edinburgh.

Lynnmarie Szpak