Teresa Gierzyńska (born 1947 in RypinForgotten Heritage – European Avant-Garde Art Online [online]. www.forgottenheritage.eu. Retrieved May 15, 2026.) is a Polish artist, photographer, and recipient of the 2019 Maria Anto & Elsa von Freytag-Laringhoven Art Prize.Nagroda Sztuki od kobiet i dla kobiet [Anto/Freytag] — RESTARTmag [online]. restartmag.art. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
Life Gierzyńska graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (1971), where she studied sculpture along with solids and planes design in Oskar Hansen's studio.
Since 1962, Gierzyńska has worked with broadly understood photography and techniques of photography multiplying and processing.Artvolver – Teresa Gierzyńska [online]. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026. In 1964, she went to Canada for a year to pursue artistic education.Gierzyńska, Teresa; Suchan, Izabela; Kordjak, Joanna. O niej: Teresa Gierzyńska (Warszawa: Zachęta – Narodowa Galeria Sztuki, 2021), pp. 132–133, In her work, Gierzyńska draws on family archives, found photographs, postcards, and press photographs. She creates multiple series, including: About Her, Travels, and About Light. Between 1967 and 2003, Gierzyńska documented the life and work of her husband, Edward Dwurnik,Artysta bez cenzury | Oficjalna strona programu UWAGA! TVN [online]. uwaga.tvn.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026. with whom she had a daughter, Pola Dwurnik (b. 1979). Their marriage ended in divorce after thirty-seven years.A Sense of Challenge and Exchange: Teresa Gierzyńska, ‘Women Live for Love’ – Review [online]. artreview.com. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Gierzyńska presented her drawings, graphics, and photographs in numerous solo and group exhibitions. [online]. archive.fo, December 5, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026.Teresa Gierzyńska | FotoConnect [online], web.archive.org. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
Public collections that hold Gierzyńska's works include the Museum in Gliwice,W samotni, z cyklu "O niej" [online], Muzeum w Gliwicach. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź,Teresa Gierzyńska [online]. zasoby.msl.org.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art in Warsaw,Błysk, mat, kolor. Fotografia i Warszawa lat 90. [online]. Muzeum Warszawy. Retrieved May 15, 2026. the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Teatr StudioArchiwum Kolekcja [online]. Teatr Studio. Retrieved May 15, 2026. in Warsaw,Kolekcja – Teresa Gierzyńska. Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie. Retrieved May 15, 2026. The Art Institute of Chicago,Teresa Gierzyńska. The Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved May 15, 2026. the Centre Pompidou in Paris,La personne Teresa Gierzyńska. Centre Pompidou. Retrieved May 15, 2026. the Kontakt Collection in Vienna,Works – Teresa Gierzyńska – Collection – Kontakt Collection [online]. kontakt-collection.org. Retrieved May 15, 2026. as well as various private collections in Poland and abroad.Gierzyńska Teresa – Artinfo.pl [online]. web.archive.org, December 11, 2014. Archived from the original on December 11, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026.Teresa Gierzyńska: Życie kobiety w obrazkach [online]. Vogue Polska, February 27, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2026.I am sexy [online]. madelskicollection.com. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
Gierzyńska lives and works in Warsaw.
Notable exhibitions 1969 – Drawing – Interior, Galeria Klubu Medyk, Warsaw with Edward Dwurnik and Przemysław KwiekGIERZYŃSKA Teresa [online]. artinfo.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
1970:
Young Polish Sculpture in Plein-Air, Legnica Graphics (Memories), DAP, Warsaw (solo exhibition)
1978:
I International Triennale of Drawing, Wrocław The National Biennale of Young Art, BWA, Sopot
1979:
Erotyka, DAP Warsaw Erotyzm BWA Sopot Polsk Kunst, Kobenhavns Radhus, Copenhagen
1981 – ONA ONO JA (She It I), Galeria Ściana Wschodnia, Warsaw (solo exhibition)Teresa Gierzynska – Mała Galeria [online]. fototapeta.art.pl, September 6, 2004. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
1986 – Ninth British International Print Biennale, Bradford, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
1988:
L’Immagine delle Donne, Rassegna Fotografica Europea, Siena and Buonconvento (SI) Polish Perceptions – Ten Contemporary Photographers 1977–88, Collins Gallery, GlasgowTeresa Gierzyńska [online]. Gunia Nowik Gallery. Retrieved May 15, 2026. 2 Bienal Internacional de Electrografia y Copy Art, Valencia
1989 – Looks/Impressions, from the collection of Muzeum Sztuki in Łódź, Muzeum Sztuki, Łódź
1990:
Looking East, Aarhus Festuge, Galleri Image, Aarhus O niej. Czarne, białe i zielone (About Her. Black, White, and Green), Galeria FF, Łódź (solo exhibition)https://galeriaff.eu/_wystawy.html – List of exhibitions [online]. galeriaff.eu. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
1991 – Cienie i zakryte ciało… (Shadows and the Covered Body...), Mała Galeria ZPAF-CSW, Warsaw (solo exhibition)
1992 – Europa unden Rammer, Aarhus Festuge, Galleri Image, Aarhus
1993:
T.G., Galeria ZPAF, Krakow (solo exhibition) I Biennale Małych Form Fotograficznych, Galeria Miejska BWA, Poznań
2002 – Wystawa jubileuszowa (Anniversary Exhibition), Mała Galeria ZPAF-CSW, Warsaw
2004:
Four Pictures, Mała Galeria ZPAF-CSW, Warsaw (solo exhibition)Teresa Gierzynska – Mala Galeria [online]. fototapeta.art.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.Tu Stolica i Okolica – Teresa Gierzyńska – fotografia [online]. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2007:
Icons of Victory, MCSW "Elektrownia," Radom Time Saved 1977–2006, Ujazdowski Castle Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw The Essence of Things, Czarna Gallery, Warsaw (solo exhibition)Teresa Gierzynska w galerii Czarna [online]. fototapeta.art.pl, January 27, 2009. May 15, 2026.Teresa Gierzynska w galerii Czarna [online]. fototapeta.art.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2009
About Her: Photographs from 1967 to 2008, Arton Foundation, Warsaw (solo exhibition)O niej, czyli o kim? Fotografie Teresy Gierzyńskiej [online]. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Fotografia Kolekcjonerska 5 edycja (Collector Photography 5th edition), Artinfo.pl and Galeria ART+on, Warsaw Viennafair 2009, Vienna (with Czarna Gallery) SIEGesIKONen transFORM, Humboldt Umspannwerk, Berlin Sztuka czasu kryzysu (The Art of Crisis), Lewicka 10, Warsaw Paris Photo, Spotlight on Central Europe, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris (with Czarna Gallery)
2012 – Chora sztuka (Ill Art), Warsaw, the IV floor of the former children's hospital (al. Jerozolimskie 57, Warsaw)Chora sztuka, Warszawa, 15 czerwca 2012 [online]. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2014:
By the River That Isn't, BWA Sokół, Nowy Sącz (solo exhibition)Nad rzeką, której nie ma [online]. web.archive.org. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Touch, Pola Magnetyczne 7,Wydarzenia – Wystawa Teresy Gierzyńskiej "Dotyk" w Galerii Pola Magnetyczne – Kulturalna Warszawa [online]. www.kulturalna.warszawa.pl. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Warsaw (solo exhibition)
2014/2015 – Architecture of the Shadow: Chatels and Bazaars, Museum of Modern Art, WarsawArchitektura cienia. Szalety i bazary [online]. Muzeum Sztuki Nowoczesnej w Warszawie. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2016 – Miłosny Performans (Love Performance), Zofia Krawiec, Galeria Labirynt, LublinBiuro Wystaw Artystycznych w Tarnowie [online]. www.bwa.tarnow.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2017 – Moods, Galeria Farbiarnia, Bydgoszcz, Vintage Photo Festival (solo exhibition)"Teresa Gierzyńska. Nastroje" [online]. www.vintagephotofestival.com. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2018 – Left-handed, Pola Magnetyczne,"Leworęczna" Teresy Gierzyńskiej w galerii Pola Magnetyczne. SZUM. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Warsaw (solo exhibition)
2019 – Friend of a Friend, Warsaw, Pola Magnetyczne with Galerie Parisa Kind (Frankfurt am Main)Friend of a Friend Warsaw 2019 [online]. Art Viewer, May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2021:
Women Live for Love, Zachęta – National Gallery of Art, WarsawKobiety żyją dla miłości Teresa Gierzyńska. Zachęta Narodowa Galeria Sztuki. Retrieved May 15, 2026.Teresa Gierzyńska [online]. fototapeta.art.pl, February 10, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2026. (solo exhibition) Tender Attention: Urszula Czartoryska and Photography, MS2, ŁódźCZUŁA UWAGA. Urszula Czartoryska wobec fotografii [online]. Fotofestiwal 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Instant Archive: Instant and Instax in Poland, Gdańska Galeria Fotografii, National Museum in GdańskArchiwa błyskawiczne. Instant i instax w Polsce [online]. jestemzgdanska.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Self-Portrait with Blues: Hasior and New Art, Władysław Hasior Gallery, Tatra Museum, Zakopane"AUTOPORTRET Z CHANDRĄ. HASIOR I NOWA SZTUKA" – Muzeum Tatrzańskie [online]. Retrieved May 15, 2026. My Mother, My Daughter, BWA Krosno"Moja matka moja córka" w BWA Krosno – SZUM [online]. magazynszum.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026. With Pleasure, Fundacja SEXEDPl, Galeria Szara, Katowice, Krupa Gallery, WrocławPrzyjemność obcowania / wystawa zbiorowa [online]. Galeria Szara. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2021/2022:
Pause, Gunia Nowik Gallery (solo exhibition)Teresa Gierzyńska | Pause [online]. Gunia Nowik Gallery. Retrieved May 15, 2026. T. G. Women Live for Love, Zachęta – National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (solo exhibition)"Kobiety żyją dla miłości Teresa Gierzyńska" [gallery] [online]. Culture.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.Camila McHugh, Teresa Gierzyńska [online]. Artforum, May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2022:
Gloss, Matt, Color, The Museum of WarsawBłysk, mat, kolor. Fotografia i Warszawa lat 90. [online]. Muzeum Warszawy. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cartographies of Sublime Feelings, BWA Zielona GóraB.W.A. Administrator, BWA Zielona Góra – Kartografie uczuć wzniosłych [18.02–20.03] [online]. bwazg.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2023:
My Body is Your Body, Braunsfelder, CologneMY BODY IS YOUR BODY | Bio | BRAUNSFELDER [online]. www.braunsfelder.com. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Basel Social Club, Basel (solo exhibition)2023 | Basel Social Club [online]. Gunia Nowik Gallery. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2023, Phoenix Art Museum, Arizona, 2024, Vancouver Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada, 2025)Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s [online]. Walker. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2024:
Here and Now, Gunia Nowik Gallery, Warsaw (solo exhibition)Teresa Gierzyńska | Here and Now [online]. Gunia Nowik Gallery. Retrieved May 15, 2026. We Want the Whole Life: Feminisms in Polish Art, State Gallery of Art, SopotChcemy całego życia. Feminizmy w sztuce polskiej – Państwowa Galeria Sztuki w Sopocie [online], September 13. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach, Florida, USA (solo exhibition)New buyers are transforming gallery sales: are they tomorrow's major collectors? [online]. Art Basel. Retrieved May 15, 2026.
2025:
Edward Dwurnik: Portrait from Nature, Edward Dwurnik Foundation, WarsawEdward Dwurnik. Portret z natury – wystawa [online]. kultura.um.warszawa.pl, November 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Sophie Thun: Secret Performance, Muzeum Sztuki in ŁódźSpotkanie z Teresą Gierzyńską | Muzeum Sztuki w Łodzi [online]. msl.org.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026. The Children of Sławoszyno, Gunia Nowik Gallery, Warsaw (solo exhibition)Dzieci ze Sławoszyna | Wystawy | Warsaw Gallery Weekend [online]. Warsaw Gellery Weekend. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Polish photography in Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery as part of the UK/Poland Season 2025UK/POLAND SEASON 2025: mistrzynie polskiej fotografii w najważniejszej galerii w Irlandii Północnej – Belfast Exposed | Instytut Adama Mickiewicza [online]. iam.pl. Retrieved May 15, 2026.