ARTIST BIO
Baśka Szóstak is a mixed media artist and muralist. Irish born to Polish parents and currently residing in Hamilton ON, Canada, she has exhibited in BC, Ontario and Ireland. Her work is multi dimensional and expressive, creating emotive and captivating stories in her art. Using strong colours, textures and narrative in her her art her current work focuses on the theme of immigration, fitting into a new land, a new world. Using intuition, geographical surroundings and emotions she creates symbolic imagery to convey her stories. Past work has been expressive mountain-scapes and magical skies with her bright orange cranes as the narrator. Her current work examines portraiture and symbolism in the subject of 'Transplant'. Using expressive colour, brush, line and storytelling she explores what it means to be potted as a human.
Other current work includes being on the roster to paint at Upfest (UK) 2022, live illustrator for Sofar Toronto, and expanding her mural skills.
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Education
2014 BA (Hons) Art and Design, Galway –Mayo Institute of Technology
Group Exhibitions
2022 Centre 3, Small is Good, Hamilton, ON
2022 Collective Arts, Goofy, Hamilton and Toronto, ON
2022 Spice Factory, Things in the Garden- by Moma Dada Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2021 Centre 3, Small Is Good, Hamilton ON
2020 Slice of Life Gallery, Age of Aquarius, Vancouver BC
2019 Space, Made From Scraps, Vancouver BC
2019 North Van Arts, Anonymous Art Show, North Vancouver BC
2019 SPACE, Cuture Crawl, Vancouver BC
2019 Avant Garden, Boxspeed Pop Up, Vancouver BC
2017 Itzacon, Road to Hell, Galway, Ireland
2016 Galway Fringe Festival, Festival Show, Galway, Ireland
2014 GMIT, Degree Show, Galway, Ireland
2013 Galway Fringe Festival Exhibition, Festival Show, Galway, Ireland
2013 GMIT, Weave Come Sew Far, Galway, Ireland
2010 GTI, End of Year Show, Galway, Ireland
2009 Burren College of Art, Explorations of the Burren, Mountshannon, Ireland
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Centre 3, 'Cloud and Wind', Hamilton, ON
2020 The Local Skateshop, 'Transplant', Hamilton ON
2015 Secret Garden, 'Scrupulous Adventures of a Textiles Student', Kinvara, Galway
Public Commissions & Events
2023 Public Art, City of Hamilton – Traffic Cabinet Artwork, Hamilton ON
2022 Mural & Public Art, Grimsby Public Art Gallery, Grimsby, ON
2022 Mural, Legal Wall – multiple murals, Woddlands Park, Barton st, Hamilton, ON
2022 Mural Festival, Upfest, Upest: Urban Paint Festival (UK)
2021 Mural, Florals & Text, Jewliette Store, Vancouver BC
2021 Apparel, Cranes and Mountains, WIRTH Hat Artist Series
2020 Live Painting, Mounaitains on a Snowboard, Slice of Life, Vancouver BC
2020 Live Painting, Pop-Up with Wild Bee Florals at Nelson the Seagul, Vancouver BC
2020 Live Painting, Art Vancouver event, Vancouver BC
2020 Spotify Album Art, Movin' Through The Motons - Lauren Mayer
2020 Spotify Album Art, Veganese Folk-Hop, Vol. 2 - Rupert Common
2020 Spotify Album Art, Earth In Revolt - Pater
2020 Mural, Studio 710 promo/music studio mural, Vancouver BC
2020 Mural, Farmers on 57th, Vancouver BC
2020 Mural, Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining, Jewliette Store, Vancouver BC
2019 Live Painting - End Of Summer Party, Vancouver Biennale/Beaumont Studios/Snag, Vancouver BC
2019 Live Painting - Monstercat Records- Compound Music Festival, Vancouver BC
2019 Live Painting - African Descent Festival, Snag/Vancouver Art Community, Vancouver BC
2015-2016 Illustrator, Cinders Magazine
2016 Mural, Itzacon 7: The Road To Hell, Gaming convention,Galway, Ireland
2015 Large Scale Painting, store art, Dungeons and Donuts, Galway, Ireland
2014 Album Cover & Promotional Artwork, Towers Shauna McEvilly, Galway, Ireland
2014 Hand Painted Sinage, Dungeons and Donuts, Galway, Ireland
Art in Film and Theatre
Currently working in film and TV as a set dresser, production designer, art director, and all round art dept jobs!
2021 Illustration, Slumpbuster, Slump Productions, Vancouver BC
2017 Props, Complimentsdotcom.com, 48 Hour Film Challenge - Little Cinema
2017 Prop/Costume Assistant, Street Theatre Performance, Macnas
2016 Set Dresser, Oh Brother, Ishka Films, Galway
2016 Production Designer, Rumplestiltskin, Fringe Productions, Galway
2016 Costume Designer, Gondla, Meaney Productions, Galway
Media and Publication
2021 Video, CRANES: A Love Story|Art by BAska Szostak - Shot By Daps,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tXCxKvwtYA
2021 Video, WIRTH Hats Artist Series, Process, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3NbCAPVmoo
2020 Video/Article, Studio 710/Cannabis Life Network, Vancouver BC
2016 Radio, Riot in Wonderland, interview, Flirt FM, Galway
2016 Article, Galway 2020, Emerging Artists Series, http://galway2020.ie/profiles/baska-szostak/
Teaching
2020 Teaching Art, private and group video classses
2018 Art/English Teacher, La Toma Del Agua, Spain.
2014 Teachers assistant, Mosaic Children’s Art Camp, Galway
Member/Participant Of The Following:
2023 - Present Artist Inc
2021 - Present Centre 3
2019 - Present Bumble B Artist Collective
2019 - 2020 SPACE – Artist Studio Member
2019 - 2020 Sofar Sounds Vancouver Live Illustrator
2019 - Present Sofar Sounds Toronto Live Illustrator
2018 Spatula - Film Productions Member