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Artistic Residency

Weronika Siupka

WS. XXI
EXHIBITION
OCTOBER 9TH TO NOVEMBER 9TH, 2025
EP1 AUDITORIUM LOBBY – ESAD.CR

The exhibition features approximately twenty-four small-format graphic works created using the etching technique. These pieces, produced between 2012 and 2025, each measure approximately 25 × 35 cm (paper size) and collectively represent a concise yet rich exploration of contemporary graphic art

THE SCAR HAS MEANING: THE STORY OF AN ARTISTIC IDEA
LECTURE
OCTOBER 10TH OF 2025, 11AM
EP1 AUDITORIUM – ESAD.CR

This lecture will be presented in two parts. The first will offer a detailed introduction to the etching technique, exploring its technological and procedural aspects. The second part will take a more introspective approach, offering a personal reflection on the artist’s journey and development. Central to this presentation is the motif of the scar—both as a corporeal mark and as a metaphorical symbol. In Professor Weronika’s work, the scar functions not only as a trace of trauma, but also as a witness to lived experience, memory, and transformation. It is a signifier of both rupture and healing. Through a series of examples drawn from her own artistic practice, she will explore how the scar becomes a powerful visual and conceptual element—a medium of expression, a form of personal and political manifesto, and a storytelling tool that speaks to themes of identity, history, and intimacy. The lecture invites a broader reflection on how physical and emotional traces can shape artistic language and serve as a bridge between the personal and the universal.

WORKSHOP
OCTOBER 13TH OF 2025, 9AM
PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP (ROOM 5 EP1) – ESAD.CR

Presentation of the graphic mokulito technique; from the preparation of the matrix to the preparation of the print.

Registration (limited): gcoe.esad@ipleiria.pt

Dr. Hab. Weronika Siupka (1977, Katowice, Poland) is a visual artist specializing in printmaking. She graduated in 2003 from the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice), where she has been a lecturer in the Department of Design since completing her studies. Her artistic practice focuses on the exploration of printmaking techniques, through which she develops a distinctive visual language.
Major prizes: Scholarship holder of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, 2007 and 2009. First honorable mention – XII Biennal Internacional De Gravat “Josep De Ribera” – Xátiva 2015, Spain; Grand Prix – René Carcan International Prize For Printmaking, Belgium; award – Jogja Miniprint Biennale 2016, Indonesja, MiniPrint Kazanlak 2016, Bulgaria ; award – VII Premio Internacional Rosario 2017, Argentyna, 2017; honorable mention – 45 Premio Internacional de Arte Grafico Carmen Arozena, Spain, 2017 ; award – IV Exposición Internacional de Gráfica Contemporánea, Colombia 2017; award – IX International Biennial of Small Forms Pleven, Bulgaria, 2018 ; award – 39 Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Spain 2019 ; special award – „Género – Diversidad”, Argentina, 2019 ; menton for fostering the intaglio technique – 10th International Triennial of Small Graphic Forms Vilnius, Lithuania 2020 ; menton – 4°Bienal Internacional De Miniprint Laguna Paiva, Argentina 2020; first mention – Associación Internacional Duana de les Arts, Bracelona, Spain, 2021; special prize – Premio Internazionale Ex Libris e Piccola Grafica DANTE 2021, Bolsena, Italy 2021; first award – I Miniprint Galicia, Spain 2023; first award – Kitchen Print Biennale, France 2023.
Major individual exhibitions: 2016 – Fyns Grafiske Værksted, Odense, Danmark; 2018 – Académie des Beaux-Arts, Namur, Belgium; 2019 – Sala Macaregűa, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia; 2020/2021 – 39th Mini Print International of Cadaqués, Taller Galeria Fort, Spain; 2024 – Auto-da-fé, House of Culture of Cangas do Morrazo, Ángel Botello Exhibition Hall, Galicia, Spain.

COORDINATION AND ORGANIZATION:
Isabel Fernandes and Teresa Mouga

SUPPORT:
Ana Cação and Jéssica Ciupa

POSTER DESIGN:
Julia Budniok