b. 1981 in Koszalin, Poland

Represented by KWT Contemporary.

Upcoming
2012 : TBA, group show curated by JG Hampton, Neutral Ground, Regina SK (winter)
2012 : TBA, solo show at KWT Contemporary, Toronto, ON (Jan 12)
2013 : No Overnight Camping, Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton ON, w/ Bruce Montcombroux

Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
>2011 :Building Disaster, solo show at 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY (Aug 19 - 30)
2011 : From Venus to the Gods, Headbones Gallery, Vernon, BC (Mar 25 - May 8)
2010 : Homelands, Modern Fuel, Kingston ON, w/ Marigold Santos ( Sept 18 - Oct 23 )
2010 : Building Disaster, Stride Gallery, Calgary AB, ( Feb 26 – Mar 27 )
2009 : Birds, Forest City Gallery, London ON, w/ Kristin Ivey ( Dec 11 – Feb 12 )
2008 : Screamers and Bangers: The Wallpaper Project, curated by Sylvie Gilbert, Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff AB with the support of the
           Saskatchewan Arts Board ( Oct 25 - Nov 16 )
2007 : I can't forget, but I don't remember what, ArtLab, London ON ( Jun )

Group Exhibitions
2011 : Toronto International Art Fair w/KWT Contemporary (Oct 27 - 31)
2011 : Summer Group Show, KWT Contemporary. Curated by Aurelie Collings (Jul 7 - Jul 30)
2010 : 56th Annual Juried Art Show, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC, USA, juried by Sarah Anne Johnson (Dec 17 - Jan 23 )
2010 : Underskirt: A Peek at the Institution of Art, curated by Jen Budney, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon SK ( Oct 1 - Jan 9 )
2010 : upArt, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto ON, public space curated by Laura Berazadi ( Oct 28 - Nov 1 )
2010 : Beyond the Mountain, Two Rivers Gallery, St. George BC, ( May - Jul )
2010 : Liminal Place, curated by April Steele, Artspace, Peterborough ON ( May - Jun )
2010 : Best of '09 of the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, First Canada Place, Toronto ON, group exhibition ( Jan - Feb )
2009 : Order/Chaos, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto ON ( Oct 16 - Nov 13 )
2009 : Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, juried art show and sale, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON ( Ju l )
2008 : Queen West Art Crawl, juried outdoor art show and sale at Trinity Bellwoods Park, Toronto ON ( Sept )
2008 : Material Girl, group exhibition, curated by Linda Perez. Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo ON ( Jun - Ju l )
2008 : Just Another Gallery Show, Other Gallery, Banff AB ( Jun )
2008 : 15 x 15, Other Gallery, Banff, AB ( Jun )
2008 : Untapped -- Emerging Artist Competition, Liberty Grand, Toronto, ON (Jul)
2007 : THE 1950 FORD SHOW, curated by Anthony Easton, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, AB ( Sept - Jan )
2007 : Shift, curated by Olivia Lam and Laura Berazadi, Gales Gallery, York University, Toronto ON ( Aug )
2007 :The Emerging Landscape, curated by Jennifer Rae Forsyth, Nickel Arts Museum, Calgary AB ( Jun - Jul )
2006 : Control Group 9, ArtLab, London ON ( Oct )
2005 : P.S. Annual Student Juried Show, curated by Theo Sims, AceArtinc. Winnipeg MB
2005 : Video Screening for Milo Zine premiere, Die Maschine Cabaret, Winnipeg MB

Bilbiography
///Four images published in Input Journal, Iteration 3. New York.. (Summer 2011).
///Gazzola, Bart. "Questions, Questions." Review in Planet S vol 9, issue 9 Jan 13-29 2011.
///Greenberg, Blue. "Show entries respond to global maladies." The Herald Sun. Durham, North Carolina. December 24, 2010.
///Featured on Insubordinated Automata a weblog of bachelormachines.org and mechanicalbrides.com. November 26 2010.
///Featured on Spark Box Studio. November 12 2010.
///Symko, Riva."Drawing Timeless: Mythology & Homelands."Anecdotia : the abstract aesthetics of everyday life. October 20, 2010.
///Siemens, Luke. "Dagmara Genda/Marigold Santos." Review in Blogging the Visual. October 11, 2010.
///Burliak, Greg. "On track for success." The Kingston Whig Standard. October 2, 2010.
/// Parkinson, Kamille. "Art for every taste." The Kingston Whig Standard. October 2, 2010.
///Hall, Ally. "Inklings of an informed identity" Queen's University Journal. September 24, 2010.
///Steele, April. "Liminal Place." Curatorial statement from exhibition Liminal Place at Artspace Artist-Run Centre, Peterborough, ON. May 2010.
///Tousley, Nancy. "Drawings add new edge to Stalin's 'gifts': Underlying narrative runs through work by Dagmara Genda." Calgary Herald. March 21, 2010.
////Birchall, Michael. "Building Disaster." Catalogue essay for exhibition Building Disaster at Stride Gallery, Calgary, AB. March 2010.
/// Landry, Mike. "Birds, London, Ont." Things of Desire, Canada's Alternative Art Weekly. Vol. 2. No. 25. December 10, 2009
/// Radio Interview on the A Word with Bart Gazzola on CFCR fm, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. April 2, 2009.
/// Burisch, Nicole. “Review of Screamers and Bangers: The Wallpaper Project.” Shotgunreview.ca. http://www.shotgun-review.ca/2009/02/screamers_and_bangers_the_wall.htm February 16, 2009.
/// Timmins, Matthew. “Iconic Canadian art and Banff wildlife combine to make Dagmara Genda’s larger than life show.” The Banff Crag and Canyon, Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
///Gilbert, Sylvie. "Screamers and Bangers : A Wallpaper Project." Curatorial statement for Screamers and Bangers : A Wallpaper Project at the Walter Phillips Gallery, Banff, AB. October 2008.
/// Armstrong, Gwen. “Looking at Student Art,” PaperWait Critical Distance, volume 10:5, 2005.

Articles I've Written
"From Reference to Legibility : Reading the work of Derek Liddington." BlackFlash Magazine. Special BlackFlash 2.0 issue. 27.3. ( Summer 2010 ). pp 10-11.
“Alex Mcleod : Emerging Artist Profile,” BlackFlash Magazine. 27.1. Winter 2010.
“Book Review of Projecting Questions,” BlackFlash Magazine. 27.1. Winter 2010.
“Rock n’ Roll Ethics as Style.”http://www.akagallery.org/archives/2009/h+m_statement.html. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan : AKA Gallery, July 2009.
“J.G. Hampton : Emerging Artist Profile,” BlackFlash Magazine. 26.3. Fall, 2009.
“Driving in the Landscape: Exploring the Topography of Non-Places,”
catalogue essay for Driving in the Landscape, Curated by Derek Liddington. London, Ontario : Forest City Gallery, 2008.
“Whitewashed Gallery Politics,” Locus Suspectus : Uncubed, Issue 5, 2007. pp 38 – 41.

Education
The London Consortium, Birkbeck College University of London, MRes w/ Distinction ( 2009 – 2010 )
The University of Western Ontario MFA ( 2005 - 07 )
University of Manitoba BFA Honours ( 2001- 05 )

Awards
2011 : Winner of 3rd Ward's 2011 solo show open call, Brooklyn, NY.
2010 : 3rd Place winner at the 56th Annual Juried Art Show, Durham Art Guild, Durham NC, USA, juried by Sarah Anne Johnson
2010 : Saskatchewan Arts Board Travel Grant
2009 : Polish Millennium Scholarship
2009 : Overseas Research Studentship – Birkbeck College, London
2009 : Best Drawing Award, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition
2009 : Saskatchewan Arts Board Creative Grant
2008 : Saskatchewan Arts Board Creative Grant
2008 : Sonia de Grandmaison Scholarship - Banff Centre
2007 : Alumni Graduate Award – University of Western Ontario
2006 : Manitoba Arts Council Student Grant
2006 : Western Graduate Scholarship – University of Western Ontario
2005 : Western Graduate Scholarship – University of Western Ontario
2004 : Heinz Jordan Prize in Painting – University of Manitoba
2000 : Gissur Eliasson Memorial Scholarship - University of Manitoba
1999 : Guertin Centennial Entrance Scholarship – University of Manitoba

Residencies
2011 : 3rd Ward Artist in Residence, Brooklyn, NY
2008 : Making Artistic Inquiry Visible, Themed Artist Residency at the Banff Centre, Banff, AB