About Monika Onoszko
Monika Onoszko is an interdisciplinary artist working in a few creative fields. She graduated from The Strzeminski Academy of Fine Art in Poland and the kimono design faculty in the Onoe Fashion Institute in Japan. Her career began (with success) in the fashion industry. From the very beginning though she engaged with theatre projects designing costumes for the most famous Polish scenes, including the biggest as National Theatre. She kicked off her movie adventure by working with the best professionals on creating costumes for the movies of a well-known Polish director Jan Jakub Kolski and winning awards for best costumes in 2018 in Poland. In her portfolio, there are also numerous tv commercials, fashion videos and music videos including many international productions. She worked with such clients as Warner Bros, VF and LG Electronics. Recently she is creating linocuts which with woodblock printing and etching were always her favourite techniques. Despite the fact of having the same achievements in this field as well (several art exhibitions in Japan, Spain and Poland) art was always some sort of a side job/passion while the costumes were the main focus. Now she decided to finally make a switch and put graphics at the centre of her career…
Monika Onoszko artworks started selling in 2022.
Education
1999 – 2005
Master of Arts: fashion and textile design
Strzeminski University of Fine Art – Lodz, Poland
2000 - 2001
One-year scholarship: Onoe Wasai College– Tokushima, Japan. Learning the art of kimono (design, sewing, pattern, wearing and knitting). During her studies, she has the possibility to create costumes for bunraku theatre and take additional calligraphy and woodblock printing classes.
1993 – 1995
Associate of Applied Science: photo reportage
Journalism College – Lodz, Poland
She was chosen (as the only student from Poland) to show her diploma pictures at the exhibition in Lyon, France.
Languages:
Polish – native
Spanish – advanced
English – advanced (IELTS)
Italian – intermediate
French – basic
Japanese – basic (only speaking)
Russian - basic (speaking and writing)
Exhibitions
1998
Ink on paper and pastel drawings solo exhibition in Japan.
1999
Ink on paper drawings solo exhibition in Spain.
2001
Sculptural fashion and drawings "Five artists in six rooms" collective exhibition.
2021
PopUp Art graphics presentation and sale in Toronto. - linocuts
2021
"Polyptych" collective online exhibition at "Gallea" - linocuts
Contact me
monika@onoszko.art
TORONTO, ON M5V 1B7
Monika Onoszko - Costume Designer:
www.monikaonoszko.com
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