Hanna Kaszewska is an interdisciplinary artist and illustrator of Polish origin, currently based in Japan.
Hanna views the creative process as exploration and an attempt at understanding the world around her. She is against putting constraints on art and feels it should be able to fuse freely with other areas of life. She holds to the idea that less is more and has a strong preference for minimalist aesthetics.
She is interested in alternative methods of art distribution and culture-related grassroots movements.
In recent years, she has become fascinated with the subject of language, especially the concept of untranslatability.
The mix of broad interests and sheer necessity led Hanna to work with different media and take on different roles within the cultural sector. Whether you need an illustration, a photo, some help designing a book, or have a totally different creative endeavour in mind - she may be your person; available for commission or collaboration.
Hanna is fluent in Polish and English and able to communicate in Japanese.
You can contact her via e-mail: kaszewskah [at] gmail [dot] com
You can always view Hanna's most recent works on her Instagram, as well as on other social media platforms (she mostly uses the handle @kaszewskah).
Awards & distinctions
2020 Unknown Asia Online Salon Mosaic Reviewer's Award
[ shortlisted ]
2020 In Out International Film Festival
2018 Hestia’s Artistic Journey
2018 International Film Festival ZOOM
2017 Festival of Audio Visual Arts Młode Wilki
2017 International Festival of Visual Arts inSPIRACJE
Residencies & scholarships
2022 Binaural Nodar Virtual Rural online artist residency program
2020 Culture on the Internet funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage
2019 Artist in Aso, Aso, Japan
Solo exhibitions
2020.2 the Safe Place, Rotational Cultural Center, Warsaw, Poland
2020.1 Prelude to the Safe Place, Spectra Art Space, Warsaw, Poland
2018.03 The future that was not, the past that will not be, Próżnia Gallery, Szczecin, Poland
2016.3 Collection of Universal Things, Schody Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
Talks & performances
2019.10 Aso City as seen by an outsider, Art-chi, Aso, Japan
2019.9 The end of Escitalopram, Duży Pokój, Warsaw, Poland
Selected group events
2022.08 Fanzineist Vienna Art Book & Zine Fair Online Edition
2022.06 Art Goes On Session 3 / MOVE ON (Yes, Art Goes On),
Seaside Studio Caso, Osaka, Japan
2021.12 Poster art fair, Dom Braci Jabłkowskich, Warsaw, Poland
2021.10 Unknown Asia Online
2020.12 In Out International Film Festival,
Center for Contemporary Art Łaźnia, Gdańsk, Poland
2020.12 Unknown Asia Online
2019.10 Caldera, Gallery Takechi, Kumamoto, Japan
2019.3 Queen of Bees, Kronika Center of Modern Art, Bytom, Poland
2018.6 Survival Festival. Capital, Wallenberg-Pachaly Palace, Wrocław, Poland
2018.4 Foreign Body, Szara Gallery, Katowice, Poland
2018.4 BEDEN, RUH, ISYAN / Body, Spirit, Revolt, Gama Gallery, Istanbul, Turkey
2018.3 Beden ve Ruh / Body and Spirit, Izmir Mimarlik Merkezi, Izmir, Turkey
2018.2 21st International Film Festival ZOOM, Jelenia Góra, Poland
2017.12 Stettin’s Avant-Garde, Stettin’s National Museum, Stettin, Poland
2017.10 The Sun Waiting for the Full Moon,
Obrońców Stalingradu 17 Gallery, Stettin, Poland
2017.6 Breathtaking, TRAFO Center for Contemporary Art, Stettin, Poland
2017.06 I would prefer not to title this, Perfex, Poznań, Poland
2016.12 Die Zeugen oder Unsere Kleine Stabilisierung Zusammenfassung,
Brandenburger Theater, Brandenburg, Germany
2016.02 H o w d o e s i t m a k e y o u f e e l, Obrońców Stalingradu 17 Gallery,
Stettin, Poland
Conferences
2023.07 Conference: Arts & Humanities in digital transition, Nova University, Lisbon, Portugal
2021.3 Artist in Aso - First International Conference, online
2019.06 Cultural therapy: strategies of using culture in therapy treatment and education, Media Research Center, Cracow, Poland
2017.12 Memory, Melancholy and Nostalgia - 2nd International Interdisciplinary Conference, Gdańks, Poland
Selected clients
A+ Seeds, Institute of Art Education in Warsaw, Zachęta Gallery of Modern Art in Stettin, Supermarket Artystyczny, LUB/LAB, WMD, Rett Frem, BLNK
Collaborations
Bridge Kumamoto, Szajn Magazine, Girls to the Front
Formal education
2016-2018 Art Academy in Stettin, Graphics, Multimedia (MA)
2013-2015 Institute of Art Education in Warsaw, Art Education, Digital Media (BA)
2008-2012 Maria Grzegorzewska's University of Special Education in Warsaw,
Clinical Psychology (MS)