Contemporary artist born in Poland, living between Chicago, Illinois and Berkeley, California. Educated at California College of the Arts, San Francisco & Oakland, California and Konstfack - University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden. Graduated with awards.

Working in performance, video, textiles, sculpture, and installation art with interests in conceptual art and design within a critical interdisciplinary project based approach.

“I am interested in symbolically exploring themes of a personal nature - desire, loss, cruelty, memory, sexuality and love.”

Liliana’s work has been exhibited in USA, Sweden, Norway and Germany.

Education:

2004 - 2007: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Textiles, California College of the Arts, San Francisco & Oakland, California

2006: Konstfack - University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm, Sweden

Selected Exhibitions / Projects:

2022: Art In Place, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

2021: Art Encounters Biennial, Our Other Us, Timisoara, Romania

2020: Coloring Quarantine (Online), Exile Gallery, Vienna, Austria

2019: STUDIO VISIT: Marina City, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

2018: Sculpture Park(ing), co-curated with Verda Alexander, Studio O+A, San Francisco, California (USA)

2014: Heat, curated by Anne Guro Larsmon, with Emily Shanahan, Claire Nereim, Joe Zorilla, Katelyn Reeves, Jason R. Dobrin, Mikael Dbric, Noam Rappaport, Marthe Ramm Fortun, Johanna Breiding, Andreas Knag-Danielsen, Kunstforeningen Verdens Ende, Norway

2014: A Cat Art Show: Meowie Wowie, Shannon Shaw, Max Nordile, Amanda Verwey, Tina Lucchesi, Stevie Shakes, Amber Sermeno, Anastasia Rodrigues, Andrew Lawrence, Taylor Watson, Ara Jo, Bianca Foss, Richie Bucher, Sean Repplier, Katie Oly, Darren Hinton, Down at Lulu’s, Oakland, California (USA)

2012: Forget Fear, 7th Annual Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, Pit Schultz Artwiki open call, Curated by Arthur Zmijeski, Berlin, Germany

2010: We Are The World, curated by Liliana Lewicka with Ninna Berger, Caitlin Denny, John Henderson, Parker Ito, Zachary Kaplan, Anne Guro Larsmon, Matt Momchilov, Justin Olerud, Job Piston, Melissa Sachs, Bailey Salisbury, Justin Swinburne, Roots and Culture Contemporary Art Center, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

2010: Zlota Raczka means Golden Hand, Performance, Studio of Anne-Guro Larsmon, Office of Contemporary Art Norway (OCA), Berlin, Germany

2009: Young Polish Artists, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

2007: Sharing Information, Center Gallery, CCA, Oakland, California (USA)

2007: The Absence of Love, BFA show, IPW Gallery, CCA Oakland, California (USA)

2007: For One Weekend Only!, IPW Gallery, CCA Oakland, California (USA)

2006: Experimental Fashion, Performance, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden

2006: FALLING, Performance, Studio of Kamau Patton, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California (USA)

2006: Community Virology, infected by Sue-C, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, California (USA)

2006: All College Honors Award Show, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, California (USA)

2005: All College Honors Award Show, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, California (USA)

2003: ANOTHER: Clothing Exhibition and Sale, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, Illinois (USA)

Awards / Grants:

2006: Scholarship, Gilman, International Institute of Education, Washington DC (USA)

2006: Award, All College Honors Award Show, Honorable Mention, California College of the Arts, San Francisco & Oakland, California (USA)

2005: Award, All College Honors Award Show, Recipient First Year, California College of the Arts, San Francisco & Oakland, California (USA)

Press / Publications:

2010: Artforum, We Are The World, Roots & Culture, Chicago