Kinga Nowak
Born in 1977 in Cracow.
Gradueted from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Faculty of Painting.
In 1998/99 a student of German Philology at Jagiellonian University
In 2001/2002 gained the Scholarship of the French Government , studies at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris
The laureate of the scholarship of Creative Town of Cracow in 2004
The laureate of the scholarship of the Minister of Culture - 'Young Poland' in 2005
In 2007 was granted Socrates-Erasmus Mobility Grant for teachers in London College of Communications. In 2008 invited as visiting tutor at the LCC, University of the Arts .
Has been connected with Painting Department of Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow since 2002.
In 2007 obtained a doctorate.

Awards and honorable mentions:
2oo8- Nominated to the Award of Krystyna Robb-Narbutt
2008- The Final of the Competition -Włącz Feminizm ( collaboration with Michał Bratko), participation in after-competition exhibition, Federation in favor of Women and Family Planning
2008- The Final of Competition- XXII Festival of Contemporary Painting, Szczecin
2007- The First Prize of the Europe-Asia Mediations Festival in Poznań for the film titled 'My Pneuma' (together with Bogna Podbielska)
2006- The Finalist of the Picture of the Year Competition 'Art & Business' , Warsaw
2005- The Finalist of the Bielska Jesień Competition, Bielsko-Biała
2004- The Finalist of the Picture of the Year Competition ' Art. & Business', Warsaw
2003- The Honorable Mention at IV Triennial of Self-Portrait, Radom
2002- The Second Prize of XII National Review of Painting, Promotion 2001, Legnica
2002- The Award of Format Artistic Quarterly

Individual Exibitions:
2007- Zbieżanka , Pause Gallery, Cracow
2005- Olkusz , Nova Gallery, Cracow
2005- I come from Poland- video installation, Otwarta Pracownia Gallery, Cracow
2004- Allergy , Critics Show Gallery, Warsaw , Małgorzata Kitowska-Łysiak -curator
2004- Krakau-Berlin-Paris, Galerie am Savignplatz, Berlin
2002- Galerie de la Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris

Group Exhibition:
2009- Junge Malerei aus Polen, Communale Galerie, Berlin
2008- Young Creation, Program Gallery and The Staraks Family Foundation, Spectra Building
2008- The final of the competition Włącz Feminizm ( with Michał Bratko) Federation in favor of Women and Family Planning, Chłodna 25 Club, Warsaw
2008- XXII Festival of Contrmporary Painting ,the Castle of Pomorski Princes , Szczecin
2008- participation in AAF Art Fairs in Amsterdam
2008- participation in AAF Art Fairs in London
2008- Looking for beauty - The Palace of Art in Cracow
2008- Survival- the review of art of the young in extreme conditions , installation Morze śród_ziemne (with Bogna Pdbielska) Wrocław
2008- Traces- the touch of time ,Galerie Bodenseekreis Meereburg, Germany, Barbara Major-curator
2008- Intimate Area of MGS, Częstochowa , Barbara Major -superintendent
2006- Young art form and old city - Ausstellungshalle drawing exhibition, Frankfurt/ Main, Germany, Peter Weiermair - curator
2005- The exhibition of finalists of The Picture of the Year 2004 , Warsaw
2005-Painting Biennale Bielska Jesień (the exhibition of finalists) , Bielsko-Biała
2005-Figuracja odnowa , Lublin, Sławomir Toman- curator
2004- The exhibition of finalists of competition The Picture of the year 2003, Królikarnia , Department of National Museum In Warsaw
2003- After -competition exhibition - IV Triennial of Self-Portrait, Radom
2003- Young Realists , Nova Gallery, Cracow
2002- Galerie de la Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris
2001- Galerie Bernanos, Paris
2000- Galerie Gaucke, ENSBA , Paris