Information about Researcher Marzena Abrahamik
Researcher: Marzena Abrahamik
Information
| Role | Researcher |
|---|---|
| First name | Marzena |
| Last name | Abrahamik |
| Country | United States |
| Academic title | Associate Professor |
| Organisation | School of The Art Institute of Chicago |
| Thematic area/field | HS – Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / HS1 Fundamental questions of human existence and the nature of reality |
| Key words | photography, diaspora, return migration, globalization, gentrification |
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| Short summary of activities and expertise | My cultural heritage informs me as an artist and educator. My biography is a motivating resource that provides insight and empathy to otherwise abstracted issues. Through art, I reflect upon my own migration history and relationship to the Polish neighborhood along Milwaukee Ave, where my mother arrived and became a prominent member of the community after she opened a cellular store on N. Milwaukee Ave. My determination as a photographer will guide me through subject matters that simultaneously interest me on a personal level and hold broader relevance to Polish American communities. I was born in Poland. At 7, with my father, I migrated to Greece, and then to Chicago in 1994. My undergraduate studies at Loyola University, in Political Science and Philosophy, and graduate studies at Yale University in photography, have influenced my approach to the development of conceptual projects. I use various cameras, from large format to my iPhone. I make work for Instagram, residencies and Time Magazine. My role as an educator influences this project by mirroring current events and interests which fuel my research. |
| Relevant publications and/or research/innovation products | Exhibitions: Blank Canvas, Latitude, Chicago IL From a Strange Place, two person exhibition, Heaven Gallery, Chicago IL The Reconception of Chicago Public School, 062 Gallery, Chicago, IL Publications: Sixty Inches from Center, From A Strange Place, 2020 New City, 60wrd/min COVID Edition: Judith Mullen, Deborah Hirshfield, Marzena Abrahamik and Jordan Martins, Barbara Cooper, Sami Ismat, 2020 |
| Other relevant achievements | Grants SAIC Enrichment Grant, 2021 IAS Artist Project Grant, 2019 Residencies: CPS Lives, Chicago IL 2019-2021 Soho House Artist in Residency 2021 |
| Preferred Host Institution type | Academic, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) |
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Contact | |
| marzenaabrahamik@gmail.com | |
| Phone number | 7733505571 |
| Website | www.marzena-abrahamik.com |
