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Artist Talk - Edinburgh College of Art / University of Edinburgh
Main Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh College of Art
February 14, 2012, 17:00
Mokrynski will be giving a talk, reviewing his past and ongoing practice, in the main lecture theatre, the Edinburgh College of Art on February 14 at 17:00.
Exhibition - Salon Nu - Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh, UK
January 27 - February 5, 2012
Mokrynski is participating in the group exhibtion "Salon Nu" at the Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh.
Exhibition - FOTONOVIEMBRE - Tenerife, Canary Islands
November - December, 2011
Work from Mokrynski's project, Nylon Chrysalis was included in the exhibition "Atlántica Colectivas", a part of the biannual international photography festival in Tenerife, FOTONOVIEMBRE.
Guest Lecturer - Kraków, Poland
November, 2011
Mokrynski was invited by the CRACOW SCHOOL OF ART AND FASHION DESIGN to conduct a pinhole photography workshop for the school's photography students. Over the course of 3 days, students from all levels worked with Mokrynski to learn the fundamentals of this art form.
Top 15 Portfolio, International Portfolio Reviews Bratislava
November, 2011
Mokrynski's portfolio for 'Nylon Chrysalis', was selected as one of the 15 best portfolios of aproximately 75 portfolios presented by photo-artists at the annual international portfolio review held in Bratislava, November 2011.
Workshop / Artist Talk, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia
July 7-17, 2011
An intensive 8 day pinhole photography workshop was conducted by Mokrynski in the northern Slovakian mountain town of Liptovský Mikuláš. The workshop was a part of the annual Summer Photo Summerschool organized by Dom fotografie, an annual photo-educational festival held in Liptovský Mikuláš. The workshop was concluded with a large group exhibition of work produced during the workshop, at the Liptovska galeria Petra Michala Bohuna. This year marked the 15th anniversary of the Photo Summerschool, and was the second time Mokrynski conducted a workshop in Liptovský Mikuláš.
EXHIBITION, Senigallia, Italy
15 May, 2011
Work from "Postcards from the Fog" was included in a group exhibition of Canadian pinhole photographers held at MUSINF, in Senigallia, Italy. The exhibition titled 'Stenopeica Mostre Documentarie 2011' included work by, Dianne Bos, Steve Irvine, Cher MacNeil, Mary Carr Chaisson and Guy Glorieu.
Feature Article, EYEMAZING Magazine
"...Mokrynski photographs buildings as if they were pieces of “masked” architecture. Each structure appears to be a guest attending an architectural Venetian Ball..."
December, 2010
An 8 page article about Nylon Chrysalis was featured in the winter 2010 edition of contemporary photography quarterly, EYEMAZING magazine, published in Amsterdam.
View the full article. (3.4mb, PDF)
Video Installation, Inspace Gallery, Edinburgh
October, 2010
A multichanel video installation, comprising of 6 projectors, was installed to coincide with a special one night 'atmosphere' screening in the Inspace Gallery space. The two works projected were motion pieces from the Corn Dogs and Candy Apples series.
Photographers : Network, Exhibition & Artist Talk - Seigen, Germany
June-August, 2010
The image "Plaça de Santa Maria, Barcelona" from the series Nylon Chrysalis, was among 18 works selected for the 7th annual 'Photographers : Network' , organized by photo-artist, curator, and philanthropist Thomas Kellner. The exhibition in Seigen ran from June until September 19th. An artist talk with attending photographers was held at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst on June 26th.
Second prize at the international PINHOLE FESTIVAL ISERLOHN
July-August, 2010
Mokrynski's series, Corn Dogs and Candy Apples, was awarded second place amonst projects exhibited at the international PINHOLE FESTIVAL ISERLOHN 2010. The work was exhibited at the Städtische Galerie Iserlohn, Germany.
Featured in this WDR news report. (4min 39sec, in German)
Exhibition, RayKo Gallery, San Francisco
April-May, 2010
Work selected from Corn Dogs & Candy Apples at Houston Fotofest, was featured in the 3rd Annual Juried Pinhole Camera Show at the RayKo Gallery in San Francisco. April 25 - May 30th, 2010.
Guest Lecturer SIAMAA University, Finland
April-May, 2010
Mokrynski was invited for a return visit to SAIMAA University, Imatra, Finland, as a guest lecturer in April, and spent three weeks working with 2nd and 3rd year photography students.
Fotofest Meeting Place
March, 2010
Mokrynski participated in Fotofest 2010, Houston, Texas, where he introduced work from his series Nylon Chrysalis.
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Guest Lecturer at SAIMAA University, Finland
December, 2009
Mokrynski travelled to Imatra, in eastern Finland in early December 2009 where he spent a couple of weeks as guest lecturer for the 3rd year photography class at Saimaa University.
Pinhole photography workshop Barcelona
October, 2009
William Mokrynski was invited to EINA, Escola de Disseny i Art, in Barcelona, Spain to give an artist talk and conduct a pinhole photography workshop to photography and design students of the college.
Images from the workshop
Editorial Commission for Toronto Life Magazine
February, 2008
Toronto Life magazine has commissioned William Mokrynski to create pinhole montage works to accompany a feature article called "The Mallification of Yonge Street" to appear in the February 2008 issue. "Toronto Life wanted to convey the cacophony of signage and advertising that has recently appeared at Yonge Dundas Square and commisioned me to use my "in-camera montage" technique for the project. Despite the frigid sub-zero temperatures endured during the shoot, I believe the resulting image successfully captured a saturated nocturnal visual overload that the square embodies."
Mokrynski becomes an "Ambassador"
October, 2007
William Mokrynski will be attending the FotoBild Photo Art Fair in Berlin for a second time this November. This time Mokrynski has volunteered to be an 'Ambassador' for Canadian participants to the Fair. "I really had a positive experience at last year's event, it only makes sense to follow-up and solidify some of the contacts made." "As Ambassador, I hope my past experience at FotoBild and my familiarity of the city will help others participating for the first time get the most out of the event."
2 Honourable Mentions From International Photography Awards
September, 2007
Two honourable mentions from the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards, were recently awarded to William Mokrynski for his series of interiors, Endroit de vie. The Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards, is the world's largest and one of the most prestigious international photography competitions. This year they received nearly 20,000 entries from more than 90 countries.
Mokrynski receives official accreditation for the 2007 CNE
August 2, 2007
The Canadian National Exhibition has granted official media accreditation to Toronto based photo-artist William Mokrynski for the 2007 Exhibition. This will enable Mokrynski to continue his ongoing series titled Corn Dogs and Candy Apples visually exploring layered memories of childhood visits to the CNE.
“Official accreditation from the CNE is greatly appreciated as it will help continue the project into it’s 5th year, and take the work into some new territory.”
“There was an incident last year while conducting a few test exposures inside the Food Building with one of my pinhole cameras. The unusual look of the camera, a little wooden box, combined with long exposures required in the dim interior raised concerns with a few visitors that the camera was some sort of peeping-tom apparatus. Security put an end to my tests, and escorted me out of the premises as I didn’t have official accreditation.”
“Hopefully people will be more comfortable with my presence, and my little wooden box cameras with official consent.”
This year Mokrynski plans to focus on interiors of CNE buildings, particularly the Food Building.
“The mixture of aromas found in the Food Building are unique to the CNE and strong memory triggers. It could be the middle of January and I will get the waft of a certain food smell; immediately recollections of the CNE will pop into my head, triggered by that scent. The project, Corn Dogs and Candy Apples, is titled on these fun fair foods specifically because of it's memory connotation. The project is all about memory and how we visualize our past experience when we reencounter places, objects, or scents that are connected with the past. The CNE plays a rich role in my early memories, this is why I've selected it for the project.”
"Innovations in Pinhole Photogrphy", Movements in Still Time Selected as 'Critics Pick' by NOW Magazine
May, 2007
Movements in Still time, group exhibit by international pinhole photo artists Thomas Bachler (Germany), William Mokrynski (Canada), Mabel Odessey (France) was selected as a "Highly Recommended" Critics Pick by NOW Magazine from more than 200 exhibits participating in the 2007 Contact Photography Festival, Toronto.
Movements in Still Time - Group Exhibition
Thomas Bachler, William Mokrnski, Mabel Odessey
May 2 - June 2, 2007, Opening May 2
Lonsdale Gallery, 410 Spadina Road, Toronto, 416.487.8733 A part of Contact Photography Festival 2007Three international pinhole artists experiment with the process of representing time. Thomas Bachler (Germany) explores photography through the trigger of a gun. Shooting through a cardboard box, a pinhole camera is created and the resulting image captures a "Scene of Crime". William Morkrynski (Canada) explores travel and the formation of memory through interwoven layers within a pinhole camera, creating an image that is not always real yet fixed in our memory. Mable Odessey (France) intimately explores how sound can be expressed through light, capturing the tension, suspires and incidents of improvisation. The images resonate with the sound and atmosphere of music. Mabel Odessey will be teaching workshops, with music and the use of a pinhole camera. Contact gallery for details.
Sixth International Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland
May 17th to 22nd, 2007
A selection of work from William Mokrynski's series Corndogs and Candy Apples, was included in the 6th International Festival of Photography in Lodz, Poland. Accompanying his work for the first time was a soundtrack assembled from field recordings at locations of the photographs.
Fotobild Photography Festival, Berlin
November 2006
Mokrynski expands his international network by presenting his "Corn Dogs and Candy Apples" body of work at the review sessions held at Fotobild 2006, in Charlottenburg, Berlin.
Festival Foto&Photo, Cesano Maderno, Italy
September, 2006
Work from "Corndogs and Candy Apples" was featured in Festival Foto&Photo in Cesano Maderno, Italy.
Solo exhibit - 'Doggie Doggie, Buffalo Buffalo', Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Canada
May 11-June 3, 2006
"Doggie Doggie, Buffalo Buffalo" solo exhibit at the Lonsdale Gallery, Toronto, Canada. Part of the Contact Photography Festival.
Festival Internazionale di Roma, Rome, Italy
May, 2006
Work featured in Festival Internazionale di Roma, Rome Italy. www.fotografiafestival.it
FotofestHouston, United States
March, 2006
Mokrynski participates in the Fotofest Meeting Place.
October 2005: William Mokrynski invited to present work to the Canadian Historic Photographic Society.
Solo Exhibit / Artist Talk - Footprints, Atelier du Caire, Cairo, Egypt
November, 2004
Mokrynski exhibits work from the Footprints series, and gives an artist talk at the Atelier du Caire, Cairo, Egypt.