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My name is Helen Hauswirt, but you can call me Gravika. I live in my beloved city – Warsaw. In relationship status with my city I would write that it’s complicated. For a living I’m a creative director-slash-designer-slash-illustrator.
I’ve made this blog alive to have my own place, to draw more often, to write from time to time about the subjects of my interests like fashion, design, art, Warsaw and wise women who inspire me in my life and work. Hope you gonna enjoy it ???? Please join me in this journey. I don’t know what the future will bring, but I know that changes are always good!
Here are some informations about my work | education | publications | exhibitions
Born in Warsaw > Poland. Graduated from European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. Received the diploma with honorable mention in Graphics. She gained a few awards and honorable mentions in the field of graphic art, design and illustration. Her works were exhibited in Poland and abroad | ex. Spain, Bulgaria, France, Mexico, Germany, Japan |
AWARDS AND HONORABLE MENTIONS
2013
+ II Award in Fashion Film Festival for the short movie called “Tuuli”.
The film was prepared with Michał Piwnicki
+ Finalist of Art&Fashion Festival by Grażyna Kulczyk – Fashion Illustration
2012
+ Honorable mention for illustration in Fashioner Contest organized by AlterArt | Heineken Music Festival
+ Participant in Fashionable East
+ Participant in Łódź Design Festival
2011
+ Laureate of the Ethnocollection Contest organized by Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw. Her necklace design is part of the permanent exhibition in Ethnographic Museum in section of Contemporary Art.
+ Nominated in the Design of the Year – a Polish Graphic Design Competition contest in the Form category for series of Solec posters.
The Contest is organised by Association of Polish Graphic Designers
2010
+ Laureate and participant of Entodizajn Festival
organized by Ethnographic Museum in Cracow
+ Participant of Przetwory Design Festival
+ Participant of Łódź Design Days Festival
+ Her design of on-line gallery Pakamera.pl received the award
in Good Design Contest organized by Design Institute in Poland
2009
+ Finalist of the poster contest ” A la muerte con una sonrisa”
organized by Mumedi | Museo Mexicano del Diseno |
2008
+ III award for the social poster “Disable and able together”
2006
+ Three awards in Warsaw Graphics contest,
organized by Test Gallery and ZPAP
+ Honoralbe mention for one of the best three diplomas od 2006
and presentation the works on SMTG Cracow
PRESS
F5 Mag | Remake Magazine | Avanti | Fashion Magazine | Polityka | Netdiver | Design in Europe | Web Creme | Page Crush | Vogue.it | Joquz | Example | Łowcy Dizajnu | Mad&Mad | Dew Magazine
SOLO EXHIBITION
2006
+ “Pieces of reality” | European Academy of Arts | Warsaw
SELECTED COLLECTIVE EXHIBITONS
2015
+ The Second Polish Exhibition of Graphic Symbols | Museum of Modern Art | Warsaw
2013
+ Fashion Illustration | Stary Browar | Poznań
2012
+ “Barterart” | Gallery T12 | Warsaw
+ “Landscape after revolution” | Galeria Universidad de La Habana | Hawana
+ “Warsaw” | Club 55 | Warsaw
+ What’s your type” | Soho Factory | Warsaw
+ Sofia Design Festiwal | Sofia – Bulgaria
2011
+ “Design of the Year” | Gallery of Artificial Foundation | Warsaw
+ “Cabinet of the personalities” | Mito Gallery | Warsaw
+ “Design in freedom – freedom in design” | Made my day Gallery | Berlin
+ “Design in freedom – freedom in design” | The 8TH Gallery | Tokio
2010
+ “Together and apart” | Polish Institute | Sofia – Bulgaria
+ International Mini Print | Galeria Fort Cadaques | Spain
2009
+ “Nullus dies sine linea” | Poster Museum | Warsaw
+ “A la muerte con una sonrisa” | Mumedi | Mexico City
2008
+ Vivisession – poster exhibition | Pozań
+ “Disable and able together” | Radom
2007
+ “Deers in a rut” | East Workshop | Warsaw
+ Biennale of Digital Graphics | Płock Gallery of Art | Płock
+ International Biennale of Small Graphic Forms
and Exlibris | City Museum | Ostrów Wlk.
2006
+ Warsaw Graphics | Lufcik Gallery | Warsaw
+ “The art of falling asleep” – originator and participant of the happening
organised by one day crew – Night Shift
| Ateneum Młodych Gallery | Warsaw
+ Biennale International de Gravura Mica | Timisoara – Bulgaria
+ Warsaw Graphics | Test Gallery | Warsaw