I'm a photographer and visual artist born in Lublin, Poland, and based in Glasgow, Scotland.
I use photography to overlay physical reality with the invisible realms of inner landscapes, dreams, and individual and collective memories. With the human psyche at the heart of my interest, I'm inspired by the tensions and strange encounters between inner and outer worlds.
I question if, amid external overstimulation, we pay enough attention to the little streams of information coming from within. I celebrate their existence through image-making and installation.
My practice combines diaristic photography with performative and sculptural elements and raises an open-ended question of whether it belongs to truth or fiction.
I'm available for creative commissions and collaborations in art and applied arts.
contact: joannastawni@gmail.com
CV
Education
2022 BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography, The Glasgow School of Art
2019 HND Photography, The City Of Glasgow College
Group exhibitions
2023 Mirror/Mirror, Stirling Photography Festival: Reflect, The Tolbooth, Stirling UK
2023 It will be alright, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow
2022 Futureproof, Stills Centre for Photography, Edinburgh
2022 Graduate Online Showcase, Pupilsphere
2022-2023 Fine Art Photography at Pinsent Masons, Glasgow
2022 VISIONS, degree show, The Glasgow School of Art
2022 Interim, 16 Nicholson Street Gallery, Glasgow
2021 Maximum Tilt, Saltspace Glasgow
2021 Moving Parts, digital showcase, The Glasgow School of Art
2021 Pretty Ugly by Artemisia Vulgaris Collective, Saltspace Glasgow
2021 Concept21 Digital Festival, The Glasgow School of Art Students' Association
2021 195th Annual Exhibition, The Royal Scottish Academy
2020 Focal Points, WASPS Glasgow
2019 HND Graduate Show, Theatre Royal Glasgow
Awards/Grants/Bursaries
2023 IMPACT Bursary and Creative Development Programme, Street Level Photoworks
2023 Format Festival Scottish Artists Portfolio Review Bursary
2022 longlisted for Revolv Collective Award
2022 The Alice Duncan Prize, The Glasgow School of Art
2021 The Keith Prize, The Royal Scottish Academy
2019 British Institute of Professional Photography Scottish Region Student Awards (merit)
Publications art/applied art
2023 Ashes to Ashes, The Glasgow University Magazine
2023 Over the Top, The Glasgow University Magazine
2022 Seeing red, The Glasgow University Magazine
2022 It will be alright, The Alchemy Experiment
2022 Pupilsphere Graduate Zine
2022 Shutterhub Yearbook 100
Talks/Lectures
2023 Artist talk, Stirling Photography Festival, UK (upcoming- book here)
2023 Photography guest speaker artist talk, Yale Summer School Issos, CT, USA
2023 Professional practice lecture, The Glasgow School of Art
2023 Futureproof artist talk, Stills Centre for Photography
2022 Professional practice lecture, The Glasgow School of Art
2022 Hothouse Festival, The Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle
Workshops
2023 Photography and Inner Landscapes, Stirling Photography Festival, UK (upcoming- book here)
2023 Photography and Inner Landscapes, Yale Summer School Issos, CT, USA
Interview/press
2022 Made in Bed by Gabriella Hetu (https://www.madeinbed.co.uk/emerging/75f150fvj3l48s1c29yw1blk70c5ny)
2022 The Scotsman by Susan Mansfield (https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/art/art-reviews-roger-palmer-futureproof-2022-mhairi-killin-3950499)
2022 Spotlight artist at Pupilsphere Graduate Showcase (https://www.pupilsphere.co.uk/graduate2022artists/joanna-stawnicka)
2022 Interview for Degree Show Stories, Glasgow School of Art
(https://vimeo.com/719366219)