ANDREA PRZYGONSKI
I’m a Kaurna Yarta-based artist and curator whose practice spans print, installation, light, sound, textiles and sculpture. I trained at Adelaide Central School of Art, AC Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago and University of SA. I hold a Bachelor of Visual Arts (2008) and Master of Visual Arts (2018) and currently operates from Little Sparrow Studios.
My practice focusses on personal experiences and contemporary issues. The work is mostly abstracted with form, colour and repetition fundamental to my visual language. Much of what I see and feel is perceived in this way, while the choice of materials and construction are concept and context responsive, with the work taking shape in two or three-dimensional space.
Embracing new or emerging technologies and materials, I have used laser cutting techniques to create printing plates, sculptural items and installation components; 3D printing for sculptural objects; plus, lighting and sound recordings to produce immersive and interactive landscapes.
Over the course of my career, I have taken every opportunity to engage in meaningful programs including a mentorship with an international lighting artist, two Helpmann Academy Mentorships, Tara Donovan Studio Workshop during the Adelaide Festival, international study at the School of the Art Institute Chicago and residences at OxBow School of Art, Michigan and Banff Centre, Canada. In 2021 I was selected to take part in the new 2-year studio program at Post Office Projects, Port Adelaide.
Working collaboratively is also an important part of my activities. I have worked with a number of Australian and international artists to create collaborative installation works and continue to curate the Sister City intercontinental collaborative project which brings Australian and international artists together as collaborative teams.
I have a broad exhibition history and most recently held solo exhibitions Transfiguring the Terrain at SASA Gallery, followed by Chi-Town Chronicles, a survey of my Chicago-inspired work at praxis ARTSPACE.
My practice has been supported through various programs; ArtsSA grants, Australian Postgraduate Award, SAIC New Artist Society Scholarship, Leroy Neiman Foundation Scholarship (OxBox School of Art), Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant, NAVA Grant and two Helpmann Academy Mentorships. In 2022 I was selected for the Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program to present work for upcoming festivals.
My work has been chosen as a finalist for numerous Australian awards, such as Print Council of Australia Print Commission, Fremantle Print Award and Australian Print Triennial Print Award, and is held in collections including the Art Gallery of South Australia, Print Council of Australia, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Westminster College, Canson Australia, State Library of Victoria, University of Adelaide’s University Collections and the Brooklyn Art Library, New York.
I am fully dedicated to expanding my skills at every opportunity, working collaboratively with other artists, and engaging in new ways of thinking and making to create approachable yet compelling work that expresses my sensibilities. It is important to me that my work draws in the audience to be more than a passive viewer. They don’t necessarily need to fully ‘get’ my premise, just that it makes them stop and feel something new or familiar in themselves.
My practice focusses on personal experiences and contemporary issues. The work is mostly abstracted with form, colour and repetition fundamental to my visual language. Much of what I see and feel is perceived in this way, while the choice of materials and construction are concept and context responsive, with the work taking shape in two or three-dimensional space.
Embracing new or emerging technologies and materials, I have used laser cutting techniques to create printing plates, sculptural items and installation components; 3D printing for sculptural objects; plus, lighting and sound recordings to produce immersive and interactive landscapes.
Over the course of my career, I have taken every opportunity to engage in meaningful programs including a mentorship with an international lighting artist, two Helpmann Academy Mentorships, Tara Donovan Studio Workshop during the Adelaide Festival, international study at the School of the Art Institute Chicago and residences at OxBow School of Art, Michigan and Banff Centre, Canada. In 2021 I was selected to take part in the new 2-year studio program at Post Office Projects, Port Adelaide.
Working collaboratively is also an important part of my activities. I have worked with a number of Australian and international artists to create collaborative installation works and continue to curate the Sister City intercontinental collaborative project which brings Australian and international artists together as collaborative teams.
I have a broad exhibition history and most recently held solo exhibitions Transfiguring the Terrain at SASA Gallery, followed by Chi-Town Chronicles, a survey of my Chicago-inspired work at praxis ARTSPACE.
My practice has been supported through various programs; ArtsSA grants, Australian Postgraduate Award, SAIC New Artist Society Scholarship, Leroy Neiman Foundation Scholarship (OxBox School of Art), Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant, NAVA Grant and two Helpmann Academy Mentorships. In 2022 I was selected for the Illuminate Adelaide Graduate Pathway Program to present work for upcoming festivals.
My work has been chosen as a finalist for numerous Australian awards, such as Print Council of Australia Print Commission, Fremantle Print Award and Australian Print Triennial Print Award, and is held in collections including the Art Gallery of South Australia, Print Council of Australia, Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Westminster College, Canson Australia, State Library of Victoria, University of Adelaide’s University Collections and the Brooklyn Art Library, New York.
I am fully dedicated to expanding my skills at every opportunity, working collaboratively with other artists, and engaging in new ways of thinking and making to create approachable yet compelling work that expresses my sensibilities. It is important to me that my work draws in the audience to be more than a passive viewer. They don’t necessarily need to fully ‘get’ my premise, just that it makes them stop and feel something new or familiar in themselves.