Rafal Topolewski
Born in 1983, Grudziadz, Poland
Education
2013/16 - PGDip Fine Art, Royal Academy Schools, London
2009/12 - BA (Hons) Fine Art - Manchester Metropolitan University
2011 - Erasmus Exchange - Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Munich (Prof. Karin Kneffel)
2004/07 - Faculty of Architecture, University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
Solo Exhibitions/Two Person Shows
2022
If not, Winter, Simo Bacar Gallery, Lisbon
2018
Isle, Smart Objects Gallery, Los Angeles
2013
Solo, The International 3, Manchester
Group Exhibitions
2022
Becoming a creature, Tabula Rasa Gallery, London
Castelet, Simo Bacar gallery, Lisbon, 2022
Corpo e Mente, Palazzo Barbaro, Venice, Italy
Artocene Festival, Glaciers, fluidity of time, Chamonix, France
2020
Let Me Show You A Story, curated by Domenico de Chirico
Nudes and Dudes, Lundgren Gallery, Spain
Aora, curated by Jenn Ellis
2018
Terraforms, The Concept Space, London
2017
Adolf Menzel's Foot, Ps Mirable
Fully Awake, Blip Blip Blip, Leeds
2016
RA Schools Show, Royal Academy Schools
2015
Premiums Interim Projects, Royal Academy of Arts, London
2014
Vivarium, Model Gallery, Liverpool
Cactus on Tour//End, Cactus Gallery, Manchester
Detail, H Project space, Bangkok
Detail, Transition Gallery, London
Detail, The Usher Gallery, Lincoln
Volta 10, Basel with The International 3
2013
Tip of the Iceberg: Art from up North, Contemporary Art Society, London
VOLTA 9, Basel with The International 3
ART13, 9 Manchester Square, London with The International 3
Unspecific Objects, at Malgras|Naudet, Manchester and The Royal Standard, Liverpool
‘Beautiful Things’, Unit C19 Albert Docks, Liverpool
London Art Fair, Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street with The Catlin Guide 2013
2012
As far as we got, International 3, Manchester
Saatchi Gallery and Channel 4's New Sensations, Victoria House, Bloomsbury, London
Cave Art Fair, Liverpool
Ask Why / Degree Show - Manchester Metropolitan University
Awards / Residencies
2013
Testing Ground: Master Class, Zabludowicz Collection
The Catlin Guide 2013: New Artists in the UK
2012
Alumni Prize, Manchester Metropolitan University
Residency at Malgras|Naudet Gallery