Aleksandra Janik

Aleksandra Janik is a Professor at the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, currently serving as Head of the Studio of Digital Printing and Experimental Techniques within the Faculty of Graphics and Media Art's Printmaking Department. Her work bridges traditional graphic practices with digital and experimental methodologies.

• Academic Affiliation: Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław (Faculty of Graphics and Media Art, Printmaking Department)
• Research Focus: Hybrid graphics, post-digital printmaking, intermedia art

Her research explores the peripheries of graphic and photographic media, emphasizing dynamic human-place relationships and everyday practices. Key themes include hybrid graphics, post-digital printmaking, and intermedia art, with a focus on errors, misprints, and coincidences as creative tools.

Awarded internationally, Janik received the NAWA Scholarship (2020) for her work in Tokyo and multiple accolades at global exhibitions including the Venice Biennale (2015) and Tallinn Print Triennial (2007). She has curated major exhibitions like 'Post-digital printmaking. Redefining the concept of graphic print' (2017) and presented at conferences such as IMPACT 10 (2018) and the Seventh World Congress of Polish Studies (2019).

Selected Scientific Awards:

• NAWA Scholarship (2020)
• Professional Women Photographers First Prize (2011)
• Opoliensis Arte Laureato Award (2011)
• Jury Awards at Frechen (2008) and Tallinn (2007)