(b.1991) Anna Mielniczuk is an abstract artist and illustrator based in Chicago, IL. Playful, colorful, and imperfect, Anna’s abstract practice seeks to find harmony between color and shape. Her illustration practice, borrowing from her abstract work, is largely inspired by folk art, vintage children’s books, and the natural world.
Anna received her Bachelor’s in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019. She has exhibited her work within the U.S in Illinois, including the Chicago Public Library, as well as gallery spaces in Chicago and Elgin; Covington, Louisiana, South Haven, Michigan; and internationally in Italy in Venice, Basilicata, and Sardinia. Along with in person exhibits, her work has been featured in print as well as preserved on contemporary digital galleries. In 2018, Anna participated in a transdisciplinary residency in Italy, which culminated in an artist talk at the The Stazione dell’ Arte Contemporary Art Museum in Ulassai and an exhibit in Nurri.
On the web: directory of illustration
Exhibits
2022
Rituals, Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello / Venice, Italy
2021
Journey/Explore, Fulton Street Collective / Chicago IL, USA
2020
And Then, Agitator Gallery / Chicago IL, USA
Fantastical Flora and Fauna, South Haven Center for the Arts / South Haven MI, USA
2019
Polish-American Heritage Month, Chicago Public Library / Chicago IL, USA
Cartoon Cavalcade, Artist Loft / Elgin IL, USA
Aoki Arts Auction & Fundraiser, Reunion Chicago / Chicago IL, USA
The Summer Show, St. Tammany Art Association / Covington LA, USA
Thinking Mediterranean, Lagopesole Castle / Basilicata, Italy
Undergraduate Exhibition, Sullivan Galleries / Chicago IL, USA
2018
A Call to Origins, Monastero Santa Rosa / Nurri, Italy
Publications
2021 Werks Issue 3: Chicago Artists Survey
2020 AND THEN, Stories About What Happens Next
2019 Fragments, Thalia Magazine
A5 Magazine, Portfolio #26
Residencies
IVYnode’s transdisciplinary residency, ‘A Call to Origins’, in collaboration with Stazione dell’Arte and BecomeBecome / Sardinia, Italy
Artist Talks
The Stazione dell’ Arte Contemporary Art Museum / Ulassai, Italy
Awards
2019
Certificate of Artistic Merit, Musée de la Pinacothèque
2018
Presidential Scholar
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Recipient
Dean’s List
Volunteer
826Chi / Design Cohort