Basia Toczydlowska

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Born: Bialystok, Poland
Lives: Chicago, IL USA

Education

2004 School of the Art Institute of Chicago : MAT : Master of Arts in Teaching
2000 School of the Art Institute of Chicago : BFA : Painting & Art History
2000 Jagiellonian University: Krakow, Poland : Summer Study
'96-02 Boitsov School of Classical Ballet : Chicago, IL : Study of Classical Ballet
'96-01 Colombia College : Chicago, IL : Vocal Training



Solo Exhibitions

2006 Bursting Fog : Städtiches Klinikum : Görlitz, Germany
2005 [un]Charted Breath : Białostocki Ośrodek Kultury : Białystok, Poland
2005 Drawing Breath : Städtiches Klinikum : Görlitz, Germany
2003 Delicate Dwelling : Chicago Hilton and Towers : Chicago, IL



Group Exhibitions

2002 New : Artemisia Gallery : Chicago, IL
2001 Twenty Something : Appleton Art Center : Appleton, WI
2000 Parts : BFA Show : School of the Art Institute of Chicago : Chicago. IL
2000 Downshifting : Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art : Chicago. IL
1999 Stills in Life : Appleton Art Center : Appleton, WI
1999 Polish Museum of America : Chicago. IL
1999 Driving Places : Bite : Chicago. IL

Bibliography

• Television Feature : [un] Charted Breath : Podlaska Telewizja PTV : Białystok, Poland : August 2005
• Kurier Poranny : Związki Wyobraźni z Natur : August 3, 2005 : pg. 10
• Gazeta Wyborcza : Detale Barbary : Moż : August 2, 2005: pg. 13
• Säcsische Zeitung : Neue Ausstellung im Klinikum – aus einer Zelle Kunst gemacht : August 20, 2006 : pg. 20



Grants/Awards

2007 City of Chicago : CAAP Grant : Skyscapes, New Directions
2007 Chicago Foundation for Education Grant : Maya Angelou Mosaic Mural
2006 Oppenheimer Family Foundation Grant : Quilting Our Collective Histories
2005 Oppenheimer Family Foundation Grant : Civil Rights Mosaic Murals
2005 Donors Choose Grant : Large Paintings, Large Ideas
2005 Donors Choose Grant : Great Paper, Great Paintings
2005 Chicago Foundation for Education Grant : Autobiographical Accordion Books
2004 Chicago Foundation for Education Grant : Imagine Woman: Mariko Mori
2002 School of the Art Institute of Chicago : Trustee Scholarship
2002 City of Chicago : CAAP Grant
2001 Artemisia Gallery: Mentorship Program
2000 School of the Art Institute of Chicago : 2000 Fellowship Competition Honorable Mention
1999 Liquitex Student Paint Exchange Grant
1996 School of the Art Institute of Chicago : Merit Scholarship



Publications
Tavin, K. Toczydłowska, B. (2006). Constructing a (virtual) president: An
uneasy case study. In P. Duncum (Eds.), Visual culture in the art class (pp.56-64). Reston, VA: The National Art Education Association.