Sabina Sallis works within the areas of video, performance, drawing, installation, photography and sculpture.
Born in 1979 in Lancut, Poland. Lives and works in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
SkypeID: sabina sallis
s.sallis2@ncl.ac.uk
http://www.sabinasallis.com/
2016-2019 (expected) Newcastle University, School of Fine Art, Practice based PHD
1999-2005 University of Arts, Poznan, Poland. MA in Fine Art (First Honour Degree with Distinction).
1994-1999 College of Fine Art, Jaroslaw, Poland, Diploma in ceramics and painting.
Additional Qualifications:
2013-2014 Forest School Teacher Training, level 3, (Advanced skills for Forest School Practitioners)
2010 English Proficiency, Newcastle Collage.
2006 Management of Non-Governmental Organizations.
2004-2005 Art Pedagogy, University of Arts, Poznan, Poland.
Artist in Residencies:
2017- ongoing Connect Exchange Residency, Metal Liverpool
2017 (upcoming) LabVerde, Art Immersion Programme in the Amazon, Brazil
2016- ongoing Artist in residence at the Graham Bell Permaculture Forest Garden, Coldstream
2014- 2015 Artist in residence at the Scotswood Community Garden, Newcastle upon Tyne.
2014- 2015 Artist in residence at the Abundant Earth Farm, County Durham.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2017 (upcoming)
The Amazon Potentiality, The Boundless organisms, Onca Gallery, Brighton
2015
Source of Resilience, The NewBridge Project Space Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
2010
Resilience in Equailibrium, 36 Lime Street Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
2007
Felix Culpa, Arsenal Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2007
Performizm, Entropia Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland
2007
Sui Generis, ON Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2006
Tiger, Tiger Show me Your Shell, Szyperska Gallery Poznan, Poland
2005
Perfectly Symmetrical Tiger, Inner Spaces Gallery, Poznan
2005
Painting- Promotion Gallery PKO BP, Poznan, Poland
Selected group exhibitions and events:
2017
Moving on Up, Moving on Out, group show by The NewBridge Project artists, The NewBridge Project, Newcastle
2016
Suncheon Bay International Eco-Environmental Art Festival SEEAF 2016, South Korea
2016
Doing Nothing is Not an Option, Tipping Point conference, Warwick Art Centre, Coventry, UK
2016
How the North is making urban sustainability a reality, Science Central Live (talk and presentation of Urban Organizm Art project)
2016
Transparent, exhibition of works by Konrad Smolenski and Honza Zamojski. (Organising, managing and curating the show)
2015
Myth, Artisterium, Europe House Georgia and Centre for Contemporary Art Tbilisi, Georgia. Part of Tbilisi's annual International Contemporary Art Exhibition and Art Event.(exhibiting film and video installation with sculptures in a group show and art event)
2015
Artist Talk, Artiserium, CCA/ Contemporary Art Centre/ Tbilisi, Georgia
2015
Charrette week, Newcastle University. (presentations of works, talks and workshops with architecture students)
2015
Do we want to grow up? Exhibition to celebrate 5 years of The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne. (organizing, managing and co-curating the show)
2015
Artist and the Green Consciousness, DIY DIT space, Newcastle upon Tyne (participation in discussion)
2015
The Scale of Sustainability, a season of films and meetings exploring architecture, homes and community, The Shed Whistle Art Stop, Haltwhistle.(screening my film The Other We)
2015
Urban Organisms, exhibition and events, art project exploring urban food sustainability, The NewBridge Project, Newcastle. (organizing, managing and co-curating the exhibition and events)
2015
20th Anniversary Celebration at Scotswood Community Garden, Newcastle upon Tyne (screening my film The Other We)
2014
Still Life, group exhibition at MOC Gallery Olsztyn, Poland, (exhibiting sculptural light box, film and a sculpture)
2014
Eulogy, group exhibition at the Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne. (showing a number of framed drawings)
2012
Subject for Change, group exhibition, Deconstruction Project at Polish Arts Festival, Gallery at Kursall, Southend on Sea, (exhibiting framed drawings, video projection, sculptural objects and wall relief)
2012
The Observers, The Late Show performance event, The NewBridge Project. Newcastle upon Tyne (participating with performance, organizing, managing and curating the events)
2008
Inport Performance Video Art Festival, Tallin, Estonia. (participating with video performance)
2007
Asia- Europe Mediation, Euroasja Nova, performance Festival, CK Zamek, Poznan, Poland. (participating with performance)
2007
Farewell to Winter / idea generation, BIOS festival, Brzezno, Poland. (participating with performance and video projection)
2006
Heroines, selected exhibition, BWA Gallery, Leszno, Poland. (exhibiting video projection)
2006
ON GALLERY, Presentation at Kunstsalon, Berlin, Germany. (exhibiting video projection)
2006
A warming world needs art, BIOS festival Brzezno, Poland. (participating with performance and video projection)
2006
COMA, a selected exhibition, Sector 1 Gallery, Katowice, Poland. (participating with video projection)
2005
U Jezuitow, selected exhibition at the Department of Painting University of Arts in Poznan Gallery ", Poznan, Poland. (participating with video installation)
2005
ZOON POLITICON, Sabina Scislowicz, Monika Pich, exhibition in the Baltic Gallery of Arts Slupsk, Poland. (exhibiting multimedia installation)
2005
Exhibition of the Best Masters works, the contest by M.Dokowicz's, The Old Slaughterhouse Gallery, Poznan, Poland. (exhibiting multimedia installation)
2005
Activebite, Sabina Scislowicz, Monika Pich, "Dno" Club AFA, Poznan, Poland. (video installation and live action)
2005
Nowalijki, Sabina Scislowicz, Monika Pich, Cafe "Miesna", Poznan, Poland. (video installation)
2004
I desire to die in the flames of love, Sabina Scislowicz, Michal Rajchemba, exhibition in the Gallery Wneka, Poznan, Poland. (exhibiting text and sculptural object)
2003
Time in the Image, Sabina Scislowicz, Raman Trociuk, exhibition in the BWA Gallery in Wroclaw, Poland. (exhibiting video installation)
2002
Why Not? Exhibition in Galeria ASP in Katowice, Poland. (exhibiting video installation)
2001
Izotop 2000, exhibition in the gallery Galeria El in Elblag, Poland. (exhibiting drawings)
Awards, stipends:
2017 Artist International Development Fund, Arts Council England
2016 Research Excellence Academy PHD studentship.
2016 Tipping Point Bursary for Doing Nothing is not an Option conference
2014/2015 Grants for the Arts Scheme for individual artists, Arts Council England.
2005/2004 Grant for Arts from the Polish Ministry of Culture.
1999 The Grant for Art from the Polish Prime Minister.
1998/1999 Scholarship awarded by the Polish Ministry of Arts and Culture.
Publications:
2016 Eco-Environmental Art Festival SEEAF 2016, catalogue and guide
2015 Artiserium, international group exhibition, catalogue
2015 Source of resilience, Sabina Sallis, catalogue for a solo show.
2012 Subject for Change, group exhibition catalogue.
2007 Asia-Europe Mediation, Euroasja Nova, festival, exhibition, catalogue
2006 Heroines, group exhibition, catalogue.
2006 Presentation ON Gallery, catalogue, postcards
2006 Coma, exhibition catalogue.
2005 Paintings, Sabina Sallis, solo show, catalogue
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