Przybysz
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Madelene Przybysz - Artist
I am an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on both
functional design and abstract form. Exploring meditative,
endurance, and process-based practices, I am interested in
discovering ways to express the subconscious mind through
crafted sculptures in the physical space. I find value in creating
playful illusions through simple forms and interactive designs
inviting the audience to experience the art through both body
and mind.
I consider my work to be a mode of meditation and play to reflect
on human experience, an untangling of time and
internal stream of consciousness shaping the forms through
intuition. Through the progression of material studies and
manipulation, I examine the life of material in space by
investigating the limits, properties, and the extension of
boundaries that are key for growth and understanding in relation
to an individual’s lived experience.
Exhibitions/Events
2024 Art as Storytelling, Midwest Nice Art, Online Exhibition
2024 Look What I Can Do, Sit/Stay Gallery, Union IL
2024 Unimposing Yet Dignified, Outdoor group exhibition, George H. Gurler House, Dekalb, IL
2024 Confessions of a Burnt-out Wild Child, Solo Show, Backspace Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2023 Unimposing Yet Dignified, Outdoor group exhibition, George H. Gurler House, Dekalb, IL
2023 FUZZ, Purple Window Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Terrain Biennial, Oak Park and Berwyn, IL
2023 Red Tape Pop Up Show, Dekalb, IL
2023 Unimposing Yet Dignified: Outdoor group exhibition, George H. Gurler House, Dekalb, IL
2023 NAEA Life Imitates Art, Johns Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2023 2023 Annual Juried Blick Art Materials Are Nova Exhibition, Olson Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2023 Convex to Tress, Solo Show, Backspace Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2023 Here but not Here, Backspace Gallery, Dekalb, IL
2022 Live Painter for Anniversary Event, Waterleaf, Glen Ellyn, IL
2022 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL
2022 Convex to Tress, Solo Show, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2022 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Invitational, DeKalb, IL
2021 STEM Fest Juried Art Exhibition, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
2021 In Flux, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2021 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL
2021 Homage to Frida, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, IL
2021 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Invitational, DeKalb, IL
2020-2021 James L. Applegate Student Art Exhibition, Springfield, IL
2020 Adaptation, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 TRUTHS, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 Everywhen, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 Frida Kahlo & Perspectives of COD Art Students, Burning Bush Gallery, Wheaton, IL
2020 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Student and Faculty Invitational, DeKalb, IL
2019 Kinetic Memory, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2019 Naperville Women’s Club Art Show, Naperville, IL
2019 Chicagoland 4x5 IHSAE Exhibition, Oswego High School, Oswego, IL
2019 IHSAE (Illinois High School Art Exhibition): Senior Portfolio, Bridgeport, IL
2017 Chicagoland 4x5 IHSAE Exhibition, Oswego High School, Oswego, IL
Curatorial and Juror Experience
2024 Unimposing Yet Dignified, Outdoor Exhibition, George H. Gurler House, DeKalb IL
2024 E.A Sturat: La Soupe Au Fromage, Gallery 4224, Dekalb IL
2024 Camilla Dziadosz: Tiny Idle Musings, Gallery 4224, DeKalb IL
2023 Fine Arts Juror, DuPage County Fair, Wheaton IL
2021 In Flux, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
2020 Everywhen, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL
Awards
2023 Sarah Jo Hermanson Scholarship, ClaySpace Ceramic Arts Studio, Lisle, IL
2022 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL -Placed Third in 3D
2022 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Invitational, DeKalb, IL -Placed Third
2021 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Cleve Carney Museum of Art, Glen Ellyn, IL -Best in Show
2021 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Student Invitational, DeKalb, IL
-Placed 1st in Drawing and 2nd in Sculpture
2020 CCMA Annual Student Exhibition, Online Exhibition, Wings Gallery, Glen Ellyn, IL- Honorable Mention
2020 Artwork Selected for Humanities Fest
2020 Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design's Community College Student and Faculty Invitational, DeKalb, IL -Placed Third in Painting
2019 Naperville Women’s Club Art Show- Honorable Mention
2019 IHSAE (Illinois High School Art Exhibition): Senior Portfolio- Scholarship and in Show Entry
2019 Chicagoland 4x5 IHSAE- Honorable Mention