Curatorial tour of the exhibition “Grandfather”

How do traditional techniques and aesthetics of Carpathian icons combine with queer themes and the story of the contemporary Polish countryside? You will be able to learn about this, as well as about the eponymous “grandfather” and other aspects of Małgorzata Mycek's exhibition during a curatorial tour.

On Sunday 11 October at 15:00 we invite you to Galeria Bielska BWA for a curatorial tour of the exhibition “Dziadostwo” by Małgorzata Mycek.

During the tour, you will be able to find out, among others, why the artist turned to traditional techniques and aesthetics of Carpathian icons, how he processes motifs related to the Polish countryside and religion and how he introduces queer themes into them. Participants will also look at the eponymous “grandfatherhood” as a concept that Mycek recovers and gives it new meanings, as well as the ways in which his works address the themes of social norms, violence against minorities and the contemporary crisis of masculinity.

Curator Paulina Darłak will talk about the exhibition.

Małgorzata Mycek — Grandfather

Curatorial guided tour: Sunday, 11 October 2026, 15:00

Admission is free

Exhibition duration: September 11 — October 25, 2026

Place: Galeria Bielska BWA, 3 Maja 11 street, lower hall

Artist: Małgorzata Mycek

Curator: Paulina Darłak

Sound: Ania Cringe

Corporate identity: Kiju Klejzik

Małgorzata Mycek — laureate of the 46th Biennale of Painting Bielska Autumn (2023). In 2025 he received the Grand Prix and the Director's Award of the Bielska Gallery BWA 47th Biennale of Painting Bielska Autumn 2025. In his work he explores the issue of peripherality, focusing on the region in which he lives and with which he is connected. He is interested in perspectives that go beyond patriarchal ways of interpreting folk history. In her work, she reflects on locality, memory, identity and alternative ways of telling about the Polish countryside and its contemporary experiences.

Paulina Darłak — a graduate of art history and curatorial specialization at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. She completed a scholarship from Zachęta — National Gallery of Art in the curatorial team in Warsaw and Konsthall C. in Stockholm (Sweden). He works at Galeria Bielska BWA.