Pracownia Wschodnia is an independent artist collective. We run an artist-run space unique on Warsaw's art map, built on the grassroots initiative of artists working across the visual arts.

Our foundation is two strands of activity. The first is cultural animation: organising events for a wide audience, running a gallery and art courses, publishing. The second is building a workshop base that lets local artists develop their own creative practice.

Pracownia Wschodnia is a non-profit organisation. It would not exist without the commitment and ground-up work of the people who make up the collective. Each of us has our own practice, some of us teach at various universities or work for a range of institutions, but we believe that by joining forces we can achieve more together, both for local culture and in the field of art.

Michał Chojecki

Michał Chojecki
Biography

Michał Chojecki – b. 1985, a visual artist, educator and publisher. Author of zines and artists' books, including "Jak zrobić zina? Self-publishing dla artystek i artystów" [How to Make a Zine? Self-publishing for Artists] (2022) and "Jak zrobić książkę?" [How to Make a Book?] (2017).

Since 2014 he has run Oficyna Peryferie, a printing and bookbinding workshop and publishing house devoted to niche publishing forms such as art books, zines and print series. With Oficyna he has exhibited at the most important art book fairs, including the Tokyo Art Book Fair, Volumes Zurich, Index ABF Mexico City, Miss Read Berlin, Bergen Art Book Fair, Sprint Milano and others.

Since 2009 he has worked at the Faculty of Graphic Arts of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where he currently runs the 1st Drawing and Painting Studio.

Contact

social media: @oficynaperyferie