Monika Malgorzata Gabrys

Monika Gabrys
I was born in Cracow, Poland, however, since 2004 I live and represent Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. I am binational since 2009.
I have a career of more than 20 years in painting and in the medium of visual arts. I have dedicated myself to painting, drawing, collage, I have experimented with engraving, contemporary textile art, installations, conceptual art and action art.

As a painter I have been active since 1995, after having won first place in a local art festival FEKUSZ and I am still active, since in addition to the Master's artistic project I have just finished the other, selected and supported by the Merida Municipal Fund for the Visual Arts.
My main focus is painting, although the label of the painter conflicts me, since my personal search has led me to experiment in different fields and with different media, that is, my position is flexible and open towards what is called interdisciplinary and trans art. I also have a Bachelor of Nursing degree (Institute of Human Sciences INCIH) and experience gained at the Medical Center of the Americas (CMA) and the Agustín O'Horán General Hospital, the fact that at first glance it could be seen as very abstracted from art . However, I consider it an extension of the sam...

In December 2020 I have completed studies, with a focus on Research in Arts, at the Escuela Superior de Artes de Yucatan (ESAY) in Merida, Yucatan and titled myself as Master of Art in March 2022.

Previously in my hometown (Cracow) I have completed 5 years of stationary studies, specializing in painting in the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, where I graduated as a Master in Art in 2004.

Previously (1993-1995) I practiced drawing and painting in the Malgorzata Toborowicz workshop and from 1995 to 1997 she studied at the school of Zbylut Grzywacz.

In 2016, already in Mérida, Yucatán, I took an engraving workshop with maestro Mario Reyes and Teresa Vázquez.

Years 2009-2013 (2013 -2014 social service at the General Hospital Agustín O`Horán) I studied a Bachelor of Nursing at the Institute of Human Sciences, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, which I finished with a professional license.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

— Whispers of expanded time. A multidimensional patchwork (2021). The project selected and supported by the Mérida Municipal Fund for Visual Arts 2020 carried out in 2021 in the form of video material after the ephemeral exhibition.

— Between (2018). Hacienda Noox Azcorra Gallery, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

— Existential Scenario (2017). Cozumel Island Museum, Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

— Thermal Sensation (2017). Municipal Art Gallery in the Museum of the City of Merida, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

— We are made of the same stuff as dreams (2017). Cultural Hall of the Faculty of Accounting and Administration of the UADY, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

— Existential Scenario (2017). UADY Gallery in the lobby of the “Felipe Carrillo Puerto” theater, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.

— Contemporary textile art, painting and drawing (1995). Gallery of the Cultural Center “A. Bursa” in Krakow Nowa Huta, Poland.

ARTISTIC PROCESSES AND ACTIONS:

— Performance of Edgar H. Canul González "I-image Number 2", translation of poetry from Spanish to Polish and reading of the poems in Polish (2019). Museum of Contemporary Art MACAY, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.

— Performance with Edgar H. Canul González “Visual Poem”, ...