Mikołaj Tomczak (2002) is an artist specializing in the medium of photography. He received his bachelor's degree in photography from the Academy of Art in Szczecin, where he currently continues to study photography and curating. In his artistic practice, he works with found or personal stories, exploring memory, existence, randomness, knowledge and the unknown, and the relationship between humans and nature. He is interested in peripheral and liminal spaces, inspired by interaction and philosophical research.
Selected awards:
Grand Press Photo, Young Poland, I prize, 2022
London Photography Awards, Street (student), Golden Award, 2023
New York Photography Awards, Street (student), Honorable mention, 2023
Budapest International Photography Awards, Street (student), Honorable mention, 2023
Sposoby widzenia, BOK, Białystok, Poland, Honorable menton, 2024
Młoda Fotografia, Wrocław, Poland, Laureate, 2026
Selected exhibitions:
Rotterdam Photo Festival 2024, solo exhibition
Sounds of Identity, ZONA Gallery, Szczecin, Poland, solo exhibition 2023
"In the meantime", Outdoors
„Próba Generalna”, MOS, Gorzow, Poland, group exhibition 2023
Fei Arts Club, Photography pop-up exhibition, London, United Kingdom, 24.04.2025
„Mit dem Bauch zuhoren”, Galilakirche, Berlin, Germany, group exhibition 2024
„Max Bohl”, Neukollner Salon, Berlin, Germany, group exhibition, 2023
„Fortel”, ZONA Gallery, Szczecin, Poland, exhibition of a collective 2023
„Poniżej 0”, Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland, exhibition of a collective 2024
„Tides Of Change”, Dereal Digital Magazine, curated online collection, 2024
„Zanik spojrzenia”, OS17 Gallery, Szczecin, Poland, group exhibition, 2024
"Inny wyraz", ZONA Gallery, Szczecin, group exhibition, 2025