Mending a Broken Vessel
GALERIA KONKRET AR.T has the pleasure to invite you to the exhibition titled We are Mending a Broken Vessel to Draw Water from the Source featuring three established artists from Poland: Hubert Dolinkiewicz, Agnieszka Obidzińska and Julia Śmiarowska.
The exhibition presents a selection of works by three artists, each expressing their own creative language and emphasising different aspects. Yet, their voices merge into a single narrative, like fragments of a long-broken vessel brought back together. [T]hey construct a coherent universe, open to exploration. They invite us on a journey in search of Truth, concealed in the in-between space inhabited equally by artists and viewers.
[from the Artists’ manifesto]
Artists
Hubert Dolinkiewicz
Born in 1998 in Łomża, Poland. He graduated from the Wojciech Kossak Secondary School of Fine Arts in Łomża in 2018, receiving a diploma in artistic printmaking techniques. In 2023, he completed his studies at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree with distinction under Professor Stanisław Baj. Hubert was awarded a scholarship from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage for the year 2023. He participated in the Best Diplomas of the Academy of Fine Arts 2023 exhibition (Zbrojownia Sztuki, Gdańsk) and ranked 10th in the Compass of Young Art ranking in 2024, rising to 5th in 2025. Hubert Dolinkiewicz is represented by Wallspace Gallery in Warsaw.
Agnieszka Obidzińska
Born in 1979 in Warsaw, Poland, and based there. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw in 2024 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Wall Painting as specialisation. She also completed a course in ceramic sculpture. Her previous academic background and professional experience include Classical Studies, Modern Linguistics, and Costume Design. Her works have been exhibited in various venues across Poland, including Marszałkowska 18 and Ermitaż at the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw; Zbrojownia Sztuki in Gdańsk; the Baltic Gallery of Contemporary Art in Ustka; MD_S Gallery in Wrocław; the Centre for Science and Art “Stara Kopalnia” in Wałbrzych; the Craft Museum in Krosno, and the Umelka Gallery in Bratislava.
Julia Śmiarowska
Born in 1997. A graduate of the Wojciech Kossak Secondary School of Fine Arts in Łomża, specialising in screen printing. She completed her degree at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, along with the Pedagogical Study Program there. She was awarded the Rector’s Scholarship at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw for the academic year 2022/2023. Her solo exhibition was shown at Beta16 Gallery in Warsaw. She has been a finalist in numerous art competitions, including the National Competition “New Situations” in Warsaw; the 12th Triennial of Small Painting Forms in Toruń; and the 18th International Competition of Small Graphic Forms and Ex Libris in Ostrów Wielkopolski.
The exhibition is organised by the Mantinea Institute under the direction of Alessandra Montali, in collaboration with the GALERIA KONKRET AR.T, curated by Bogna J. Gladden-Obidzińska and hosted by the Associazione Factory Sarzana at the SPAZIO FACTORY gallery in Sarzana between 14-29 of November 2026. The exhibition and its accompanying events have been granted the patronage of the Municipality of Sarzana and of the Polish Institute in Rome.
