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Cezary Stulgis

Born in Poland and currently based in Australia, Cezary Stulgis is a sculptor, painter and designer whose highly distinctive work fuses next-level aesthetics with classical craftsmanship.

A reflection of his artistic roots comes from the street art movement of the mid-eighties. Additionally, he has formal training as a sculptor and painter at the renowned Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Poland.

Cezary’s unique style and interdisciplinary skill-set has earned him a reputation internationally as a creative and technically proficient professional artist. His versatility finds him equally at home working with architects on large urban landscape sculpture projects or in a studio with graphic designers.

He has successfully completed numerous public art commissions in Australia, Poland and the United Kingdom.

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Professional artist

Cezary Stulgis is sculptor, artist, designer and maker with over 20 years experience in the public realm. Cezary’s work is playful and engaging and is realised at both small and large-scale, in private or public settings. Cezary can produce definitive representations of his work for clients as well as built environments where professionals are involved such as architects, councils and landscape designers.

Based in Melbourne previously working through out South East Queensland for over 20 years his work includes public art and private commissions, exhibitions, community projects, set design and festival projects. Cezary manages and manufactures his own work from design to installation, this includes sculpting in Clay, Polystyrene, Plasticine, Wood through out in to Bronze.

Cezary is a qualified welder and fabricator where he produces his own Metal Work- welding, fabrication, structural and sculptural. He can work across different materials through from a scaled model to the final large sculpture. Engineering certification is provided from qualified engineers through out the process of fabrication or casting to installation where specifications for footings are also designed.

Qualifications

2013

Certificate 3

Engineering Fabrication Trade

2012

Certificate 4

TAFE Training and Assessment

2000

Masters with Distinction

Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Sculpture

Krakow, Poland

1995

Bachelor of Visual Arts

Queensland University of Technology

QLD , Brisbane

1992

Certificate of Art and Design with High Achievement Award

Gateway TAFE

Brisbane, QLD

Commissions

2017

The Couple with Dog - Bronze Sculptures

Private

New Zealand

2016

Jemena Powerboxes

Bluscary Festival

Footscray University, Melbourne

2016

Streetworks

Braybrook Maribyrnong Council, VIC

2016

Streetworks

Spotswood Maribyrnong Council, VIC

2015

Aurora - Bronze Sculpture

Aurora Group - Public Art

300 Queen St, Brisbane CBD

2015

Archilux-Versalux Exhibition Stand

Spark

Sydney

2014

The Guillmans - Bronze Sculptures

Private

New Zealand

2014

3D Mural

Navala Restaurant

Eagle Street, Brisbane CBD

2012

Entry Statement - Steel Sculpture

Sunshine Coast Council

Kenilworth, Sunshine Coast, QLD

2011

Mary River Turtle - Steel Sculpture

Frazer Coast Regional Council

Sunshine Coast, QLD

2011

Crucifix - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Southport Parish

Gold Coast, QLD

2010

The Raging Bull

Steer - Olsen Hotel

South Yarra, Melbourne, VIC

2009

River Views

Brisbane Festival

South Bank Parklands, Brisbane CBD

2008

The Guardian - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Ann Street Developments - Public Art

Cnr. Ann St and Wharf St, Brisbane CBD

2007

Timber Bollards - Wood Carving Sculpture

Gold Coast City Council

Heritage Walk, Labrador, Gold Coast

2006

Danger Zone - Steel Sculpture

Fire and Rescue Station

Wishart, Brisbane

2004

Brewery - Relief Steel Sculpture

River Park Central

Mary Street, Brisbane CBD

2003

Dialogue - Bronze Sculptures

The Seymour Group

Macarthur Central, Queen St, Brisbane CBD

2003

States of Mind

The Richmond Charity - Sculpture Auction

2003

The Overseer - Steel Sculpture

Colonial and Edd Hysome Architects

300 Queen St, Brisbane CBD

2002

The Passenger - Steel Sculpture

Walhara Towers

540 Queen St, Brisbane CBD

2002

Triage - Live painting

Livid Festival

Brisbane and Sydney

2002

Meditation - Bronze Sculpture

Farrow Architects - Private

Brisbane

2001

Scenic Art

Channel 4 - London TV

London, UK

1999

Mural City Tram

Krakow 2000 - European City of Culture

Krakow, Poland

1999

Painting for TVN-TV

Studio Tramway

Krakow, Poland

1999

Metal Dragon - Steel Sculpture

Under the Three Kings

Krakow, Poland

1998

Advertising Billboards

Absolute Vodka

Krakow, Poland

1996

Futuristic Totem Poles - Wood Carving

Hands on Art

Paddington, Brisbane

1995

Mural

Institute of Modern Art - Isn’t Studios

Brisbane

1994

Kinetic Sculpture

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Cement Box Theatre

University of Queensland, Brisbane

Solo Exhibitions

2017

Strength In Numbers - Sculptures

Off The Kerb

Collingwood, Melbourne

2016

Instinct - Sculptures

YSG - Yarra Sculpture Gallery

Richmond, Melbourne

2011

K-9 Prototypes - Sculptures

Shooting Gallery

Spring Hill, Brisbane

2008

Suspended Landscapes - Paintings

Cylinder

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2008

Running With The Pack - Sculptures

Doggett Street Studios - Supported by Creative Sparks Grant | Brisbane City Council

Doggett St, Newstead, Brisbane

2007

Memories - Installation

Queensland Performing Arts Center

South Brisbane

2004

Dog Eat Dog - Sculptures and paintings

Soapbox Gallery

Brisbane

2003

Fists Of The Cult - Painting installation

Cylinder

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2003

Street Weapon - Paintings inspired by the 'current climate'

Cylinder

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2002

Modern Venus

Rick’s Café

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2002

GPO - Opening launch

Fashion parade

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2001

City Scapes

Rick’s Café

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2000

Faces - Drawings

Gallery Pod Jemjola

Krakow, Poland

2000

Drawing - Sculpture

Format Gallery

Krakow, Poland

1997

Low Key Operation - Sculptures

Institute of Modern Art

Brisbane CBD

1996

Transit - Paintings

Plotz Gallery

Brisbane CBD

Group Exhibitions

2013

Northern Exposure

Ambush Gallery

Sydney

2013

Art With Altitude

Sky Gate

Brisbane Airport

2013

Chromatism

Blake House Gallery

Brisbane

2013

Little Plenty

Arts on Burgandy

Heidelberg

2012

The Origin of Fur and Whiskers

Off The Kurb

Collingwood Melbourne VIC

2012

The Other Side | Won Sunshine Coast 3D Art Prize

Noosa Regional Gallery

Noosa, Sunshine Coast, QLD

2012

Muse

Cloudland

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2012

Renew: Real Illusions

Harvey Bay Regional Gallery

Harvey Bay, QLD

2011

Seven With Another

Substation #4

Paddington, Brisbane

2011

Swell Sculpture Festival

Currumbin, Gold Coast

2011

ETCC Shooting Gallery

Spring Hill, Brisbane

2011

ETCC Ambush Gallery,

Waterloo, Sydney

2011

Sculpture Festival

Southport, Gold Coast

2010

Contrast

Brisbane Grammar School - Annual Art Show

Brisbane

2010

ArtsCape Biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition

Byron Bay, NSW

2010

Cluster

Joshua Levi Galleries

Wooloongaba, Brisbane

2009

I am In An Exhibition | Won 2009 Artworkers Award

Metro Arts Gallery

Brisbane

2009

Superior Mix

Cylinder Clothing

692 Ann St, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

2007

The Pack

Swell Sculpture Festival

Currumbin, Gold Coast

2007

Who Will Save Us Now

Sculpture by the Sea

Bondi Beach, NSW

2006

Pull the Plug

Swell Sculpture Festival

Currumbin, Gold Coast

2006

Luba’s Art Gallery

Milton Design Centre, Brisbane

2005

Strand Ephemera | Won Peoples Choice Award

Perc Tucker - Townsville Regional Gallery

Townsville, QLD

2005

Thing exchange project

Rocketart show

Newcastle, NSW

2005

Uncommon ground

Soapbox Gallery

Brisbane

20004

Sculpture and Painting

Soapbox Gallery

Brisbane

20004

Sculpture and Painting

Brisbane Grammar

Brisbane

2004

Antipode

The Foundry Gallery

Melbourne

2003

Culture is Dead

Newstead, Brisbane

2003

Culture Connect

Ice Works

Paddington, Brisbane

2002

Pol-art 2000 - Festival of Polish Culture in Australia

Queensland Museum

Grey st, Brisbane

2000

Foreign Language - Graduation Show

Palace of Art

Krakow, Poland

1995

Punctured Vision - Site-specific kinetic sculpture and sound/video installation

Palace of Art

Warry st, Fortitude Valley

1995

ESP Social Mixer

Kinetic sculpture with Jeremy Hines

Brisbane

1994

TRANSPLANT - Site-specific kinetic sculpture and sound/video installation

Kinetic sculpture with Jeremy Hines

Powerhouse, New Farm

Professional Activity

2017

Artist in Residence - Development of new work

Yarra Sculpture Gallery

Melbourne

2012

Sunshine Coast 3D Art | Prize finalist

The Other Half

2011

Carbon Festival

Contemporary design style & culture

Melbourne

2010

Pecha Kucha - Guest speaker

Brisabne Powerhouse

Newstead, Brisbane

2009

(RADF) Regional Arts Development Fund

Sunshine Coast Council

2008

Sculpture workshops

Flying Arts Brisbane

2008

Stencilling Nature

Creative Juice workshops

Sunshine Coast

2007

Creative Sparks Grant

Brisbane City Council

2007

Making Places

Timber carving workshops

Labrador Gold Coast

2004

Art workshops

Chanel Direct

Townsville, Queensland

2001

Electrosonic Interference

Collaborative site specific sound, video and sculptural installation, led by US artist Barry Schwartz for Brisbane Powerhouse and QUT Creative Industries

Project managed by Arterial Group, Brisbane

2001

Stagehand and art direction on theatre performance

TEA ROOM with Chapel of Change

Melbourne

2001

Work experience

Channel 7 Art Department

Brisbane

1998

Architectural restoration

15th Century buildings

Krakow, Poland