Neil Zakiewicz
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Neil Zakiewicz is a British artist. He works primarily in sculpture
.
In the late 1990s Zakiewicz co-founded the Unit
art collective (active 1997 - 1999). He completed an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College
in 2003.
Zakiewicz has exhibited at the Cell Project Space and Gasworks Gallery
in London
, and the Samsung Institute for Art and Design (Seoul
), Liquidacion Total (Madrid
), Zauberhaft at Waldschlösschen (Dresden
), Klink & Bank (Reykjavik
), Helen Pitt Gallery (Vancouver
), Galerie Lucy Mackintosh (Lausanne
), Draíocht
(Dublin), and Konstakuten (Stockholm
).
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
.
In the late 1990s Zakiewicz co-founded the Unit
Unit (art collective)
Unit was a short-lived but influential artist's collective in east London which organised exhibitions between 1997-1999 - a crucial moment in London's burgeoning contemporary art scene. Many of the artists that participated in Unit exhibitions have moved on to achieve international acclaim...
art collective (active 1997 - 1999). He completed an MA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths College
Goldsmiths, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom which specialises in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and a constituent college of the federal University of London. It was founded in 1891 as Goldsmiths' Technical and Recreative Institute...
in 2003.
Zakiewicz has exhibited at the Cell Project Space and Gasworks Gallery
Gasworks Gallery
Gasworks Gallery is based by the Oval Cricket Ground in South East London. It is part of Triangle Arts Trust, an international network or residencies and workshops offering artists the opportunity develop their practice stimulated by a climate of international exchange and dialogue...
in London
London
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, and the Samsung Institute for Art and Design (Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
), Liquidacion Total (Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
), Zauberhaft at Waldschlösschen (Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
), Klink & Bank (Reykjavik
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
), Helen Pitt Gallery (Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
), Galerie Lucy Mackintosh (Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
), Draíocht
Draíocht
Draíocht Draíocht is the debut album by Irish composer, musician and songwriter Dave Flynn. It was released in 2006 through Frisbee Records and distributed through CDBaby.-Content:...
(Dublin), and Konstakuten (Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
).