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Dr. Malgorzata A. Oakes
Assistant Professor of Studio Art
Bio
Dr. Oakes is a professor, researcher, and a professional artist with a background in painting, printmaking, and drawing. Her work investigates the abilities of genetic memory and search for identity. She is a recipient of local as well as international fellowships and scholarships in addition to various residency programs, international Visiting Professor appointments, and Summer Research appointments at Marist Italy.
An experienced mentor, advisor, and conference speaker, Malgorzata (Maggie) shares her innovative research pertaining to sustainability in the arts. She keeps busy outside the classrooms with community-based workshops within Women’s Studio Workshop, Anderson Ranch Center, and Manhattan Graphics Center. She truly enjoys curating exhibitions and working on collective projects with underrepresented communities, Indigenous people, in addition to European, and immigrant artists, and educators.
Education
PhD, Fine Arts and Art Conservation, Doctoral School of the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, Poland, 2021
MFA, Printmaking & Painting, Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, Poland, 2001
Research Interests / Areas of Focus
Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Installation Art
Freedom Issues, Contemporary Art in Europe
Selected Publications
Power of electro-etching, Printmaking Today
Power of Non-toxic Modern Printmaking (Friedhard Kiekeben & Malgorzata Oakes essay)
Creative Work
Exhibitions (selected)
FREEDOM Project, Book Art Museum/Correspondence des Arts Foundation, Łódź, Poland (Co-curator), 2023
Instructors Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY, 2023
NINE PRINTMAKERS, PUF Gallery, Poughkeepsie Underwear Factory, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2023
Dunes and Beaches, Arbor Gallery, Sussex County Community College, Newton, NJ, 2023
Time & Space, Station Art Center, Cleveland, OH, 2023
Artist Member Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY, 2023
Woodstock School of Art Instructors Show, Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY, 2022
À LA MAISON; Sense of Ending, Pinkwater Gallery, Kingston, NY, 2022
Fulfilling Predictions: Images of the End Times, Southern Graphics Conference International Madison, Madison, WI, 2022
Hybrids, The Centre for Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, England, 2022
Another world is possible, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA, 2022
Student and Faculty Exhibition, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2022
Dots and lines, Wired Gallery, High Falls, NY, 2022
Inter-Connected - existence beyond waste, MTG – International Printmaking Triennial Kraków 2021 accompanying program, Galeria Podbrzezie, Institute of Graphic Arts & Design at the Pedagogical University, Kraków, Poland (Curator), 2021
Sustain, Mid America Print Council, The School of Art, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 2021
Natural Formation, BAU Gallery, Beacon, NY, 2021
Mini Maxi Print, Galleri Heike Arndt, Berlin, Germany, 2020
Intaglio Exhibition, MEGALO Print Studio & Gallery, Kingston, Australia, 2020
Environment / Meditation / Process, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, 2019
10th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 2020, Douro, Portugal, 2019
Authentic Marks, 3rd Annual International Miniature Printmaking Exhibition, Zayed University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2019
Earthbound, Pop-up Exhibition, 1110 2nd Ave, New York, NY, 2019
International Screen Print Biennial, MESHTEC, Tokyo, Japan, 2019
Structures: Between Organic and Geometry, XS Gallery, Institute of Visual Arts, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland, 2019
4th New York International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, NY, 2019
National Small Works Competition and Exhibition, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC, MD, 2019
Post-Digital International Printmaking Conference and Exhibition, Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, Poland, 2017
Selected Presentations
Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, Poland, 2021
Institute of Art & Design, Pedagogical University, Kraków, Poland, 2021
Research School Workshop Collaborative Residency Project, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, 2019
Honors, Awards, and Fellowships
Southern Graphics Council International Conference, Panel speaker, Portfolio organizer, Provincetown, RI
Summer Research Appointment, Marist Italy, 2023
Marist College Travel Grant, 2023
Master Printer, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY, 2022
Artist Fellowship, Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, Ithaca, NY, 2021
Visiting Professor, Institute of Graphic Arts & Design at the Pedagogical University, Kraków, Poland, 2021
Residency Scholar, Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA, 2020
Research Residency, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, 2020
Research School Residency, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium, 2019
Visiting Professor, Academy of Art & Design, Wrocław, Poland, 2019
Artist Residency, Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence, MA, 2019
Artist Residency, Gran Canaria, Spain, 2019
Panels
Southern Graphics Council International Conference Puertografico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2025
Southern Graphics Council International Conference Verified by proof, Provincetown, RI, 2024
Professional Service
Diversity Equity Inclusion Workshops, Marist College, 2023
Community Service
D.R.A.W. Kingston, NY
Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY
Underwear Factory, Poughkeepsie, NY
Women's Studio Workshop, Kingston, NY
Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY
