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1972 births Living people 20th-century English sculptors 20th-century English male artists 21st-century English sculptors 21st-century English male artists English male sculptors Artists from London Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London {{UK-sculptor-stub
Neil Zakiewicz (born 1972 in London
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, United Kingdom
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) is a British artist working across painting
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and sculpture
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media. Originally a sculptor, in 2013 he made a shift towards painting. The paintings, however, retain a sculptural element. In 2018 he produced ceramic works for a solo exhibition at Domobaal Gallery which, by their presentation on the wall, are also reminiscent of painting and drawing. The work mixes artistic conventions, playfully reconfiguring traditional media with industrial processes.
In the late 1990s Zakiewicz co-founded the Unit art collective (active 1997 - 1999). He completed an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London, officially the Goldsmiths' College, is a constituent research university of the University of London in England. It was originally founded in 1891 as The Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute by the Wor ...
in 2003.
Zakiewicz has exhibited at domobaal
domobaal is a contemporary art gallery in John Street in Holborn in central London. It was established in 2000 in a former head office of a firm of lawyers, left largely unrestored. The gallery exhibits new work across all media, including paint ...
, London, Cell Project Space
Cell Project Space is a not-for-profit gallery space and workspace provider based in Cambridge Heath, London. Cell Project Space presents up to 5 exhibitions and 3-4 events per year and supports the dissemination of artists’ knowledge to the lo ...
, London and Gasworks Gallery
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in London
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, and the Samsung Institute for Art and Design (Seoul
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), Liquidacion Total (Madrid
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), Zauberhaft at Waldschlösschen (Dresden
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), Klink & Bank (Reykjavík
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), Helen Pitt Gallery (Vancouver
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), Galerie Lucy Mackintosh (Lausanne
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), Draíocht (Dublin
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), and Konstakuten ( Stockholm). He is represented by domobaal
domobaal is a contemporary art gallery in John Street in Holborn in central London. It was established in 2000 in a former head office of a firm of lawyers, left largely unrestored. The gallery exhibits new work across all media, including paint ...
, London.
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Neil Zakiewicz at domobaal
1972 births Living people 20th-century English sculptors 20th-century English male artists 21st-century English sculptors 21st-century English male artists English male sculptors Artists from London Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London {{UK-sculptor-stub