Inez Baturo
Artist photographer, translator, publisher, editor. Born in 1966.
Master’s degree in English Philology (Silesian University, 1991).
She lives in Bielsko-Biała. Poland.
ACTIVITY
Co-founder and Vice-President of the Foundation Centre of Photography (2004 – 2017). Its President since 2017.
One of organisers of the FotoArtFestival and its Program Director (2005 – 2017). Its General Director since 2017.
Co-owner of the Baturo Publishing House (1991-2015).
Co-founder and co-curator the Gallery of Photography B&B in Bielsko-Biała (since 1992).
A member of the Union of Polish Artists Photographers (ZPAF) since 1999.
Vice-President of the Mountain Division of the Union of Polish Artists Photographers (2004-2008).
Curator of the exhibition “The Art of Seeing” (Galeria Fotografii B&B, Bielsko-Biała, 2003)
as well as the International photo contest and exhibition “No Borders” (2005).
Her photographs have been published (among others) in: “Voyage”, “National Geographic”, “Podróże”.
The author the books: “The Beskidy Mountains”, “The Beskids”, “Cieszyn”, “Inez Baturo – Landscape Photography” (2013).
Images published in books: “Polish Mountains”, “Bielsko-Biała”.
Her name is included in the publication – “Masters of Polish Landscape”
and in prestigious „Women`s History of Photography” by Naomi Rosenblum (Abbeville Press, Nowy York, 2009)
and in “Donne & Fotografia” (Udine Musei, Italy 2018).
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She has translated into Polish “World History of Photography” by Naomi Rosenblum (Abbeville Press, New York).
One of the founders of the Union of Polish Nature Photographers (in 2006).
Member of the Forum Agency (Warsaw, Poland).
Member of the IRIS Photo, the organisation promoting women in arts (Great Britain).
She ran Photo Meetings – workshops on photography for adults (2012-2018).
She organises numerous courses, workshops, meetings and international projects.
More importnat of them: “Co-Existence: Polish-Hungarian Photography Meetings”, “Co-Existence: Polish-Czech Photography Meetings”, “No Borders Award” (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Ukrainian workshops and contest).
She takes landscape photography mainly, but she also took some theatre, fashion, and portrait.
CHOSEN IMAGES
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
“The World of Mountains”, II International Festival of Mountain Film, Katowice, Poland 1992;
“The Beskids”, Galerie Objective, Enschede, Holland 1994;
“Mountains, mountains…”, Pusta Gallery, Silesian Centre for Culture, Katowice, Poland 1995;
“Light in landscape”, dias show, Gallery of PhotographyB&B, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 1997;
“To see the light”, Gallery of Photography B&B, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 1999;
“To see the light”, The Stara Gallery ZPAF, Warsaw, Poland 1999/2000;
“To see the light”, The stotrzynaście Gallery, Białystok, Poland 2000;
“To see the light”, the Umelecka Gallery of Photography, Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic 2001;
“In the Face of a Moment”, Galley of Łódź Photographic Society, Poland 2003;
“Passion in Photography”, dias show, 5. Explorers Festival, Łódź, Poland 2003;
“Inez Baturo”, International Festival of Photography, Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic 2004;
“Inez Baturo”, dias show, Biennial of Mountain Photography, Jelenia Góra, Poland 2004;
„Inez Baturo – presentation”, Biennial of Mountain Photography, Jelenia Góra, Poland 2004;
„Inez Baturo – Photography”, Dmochowski Gallery, Paris, France 2009;
„Inez Baturo – Photography”, presentation, Rybnik Photo Festival, Poland 2009;
„Inez Baturo: My City – Project”, Historic Museum (Castle), Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2009;
„Inez Baturo – Photography”, Białoprądnicki Manor, A Decade of Photography, Cracow, Poland 2009;
„Inez Baturo – Polish Mountains”, Polish Institute in Vilnius, exhibitions in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda (among others), Lithuania 2009/2010;
„Inez Baturo – Fotografia”, Gallery ArtAdres, Skoczów, Poland 2010;
„Private Landscapes”, Ambasada Polska i Dom UE; Ryga, Latvia 2011;
„Private Landscapes”, presentation, Photo Festival Ogre, Latvia 2011;
„Fragments”, Beskid Library, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2012;
„Taking Photos of the World I Portrait Myself”, Museum of Staszic, Piła, Poland 2012;
“Bielsko-Biała, Here Life is Most Beautiful”, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2013;
“Cherish for Life”, Art Prize, Homewood Suits, Grand Rapids, USA 2016;
“Photography”, Galeria Biłasówka, Radoszyce 2018
“Selfportrait Naturally”, Katowice Miasto Ogrodów 2023
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ and Bielsko-Biała, Poland 1990
International Festival of Mountain Image, Antibes, France 1991
Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ and Bielsko-Biała, Poland 1992
Biennal of Mountain Photography, Jelenia Góra, Poland1 992
Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ and Bielsko-Biała, Poland 1994
Surprise yourself, Galerie Objective, Enschede, Holland 1998
Mountain Region ZPAF – 2000, Galeria Fotografii B&B, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2000
Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowohuckie Centrum Kultury, Cracow, Poland 2001
Masters of Polish Landscape, Miejska Galeria Sztuki, Łódź, Poland 2001
Białka 2002, Stara Galeria ZPAF, Warsaw, Poland 2002
Mountain Photography, Museum of History of Photography, Cracow, Poland 2003
The art of Seeing, Galeria Fotografii B&B, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2003
Białka 2003, Stara Galeria ZPAF Warsaw, Poland 2003
Horses, horses…, Galeria Fotografii B&B, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2003
Festival of Visual Arts, Bielsko Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2007
„Polish Auction Photography”, Auction House Rempex, Warsaw, Poland 2008 and 2009
„Bielsko-Biała, a Magic City”, SFERA Gallery, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2008
„Homage to Hartwig”, Public Library in Lublin, Poland 2009
“My City – Bielsko-Biała”, Historic Museum (Castle), Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2010
Festival of Visual Arts, Bielsko Gallery BWA, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2011; 2018
“Cherish for Life”, Collectors` Show, Grand Rapids, USA 2016
Donne & Fotografia, Udine Musei, Italy 2018
Mountain Region of the Union of Polish Artists Photographers, Bielsko-Biała, Poland 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022
“Trough the Eyes of 12 Polish Women Photographers”, Month of Photography in Bratislava 2021
“Tożsamość”, XXIV Sosnowiec Art Meetings 2022
“Inez Baturo – Photography” – ZAiKS, Warsaw 2022
“Przesilenie”, Galeria Stara ZAPF, Warsaw 2023
“Jeszcze trochę przyjemności”, BWA Kielce, 2023
“Tożsamość miejsca”, Bialska Galeria Fotografii, Biała Podlaska 2023
“Autoportret naturalnie”, Galeria Miasta Ogrodów, Katowice 2023
“Autoportret naturalnie”, Galeria Miejskiego Centrum Kultury w Tarnowie 2023
LECTURES
„Annie Leibovitz – Life and Photography”, Bielsko-Biała, Rybnik, and Cieszyn, Poland 2009
„Women Mountain Photography”, A Decade of Photography, Cracow, Poland 2009
PRIZES
Grand Prix, Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ 1990
Grand Prix, Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ 1992
Silver Medal, Contest of Mountain Photography, Nowy Targ 1994
Prize for the album “The Beskids”: Jantar Book (prize for the most beautiful book of the year), Meetings of Good Book Publishers, Gdańsk 1995
Prize for the album “The Beskids”: the Prize in the Contest of the Society of Polish Book Publishers 1995.
The Prize of the President of Bielsko-Biala City for Eminent Achievements in Art and Culture – Ikar 2005
The Main Prize of the Year of the Minister of Culture for Eminent Achievements in Plastic Arts (2007).
Grant of the Association of Polish Authors (ZAiKS), Warsaw 2011
Grant of the Association of Polish Authors (ZAiKS), Warsaw 2012
Nomination to the Beskid Angel of Success Award by the Academy of Entrepreneurship and Success in Bielsko-Biała 2012
Grant of the Cultural Department of Bielsko-Biała City 2013
The best event in photography in Poland 2021 for FotoArtFestival in the plebisicte of fotopolis.pl 2021
Prize of ZAiKS for achievements in visual arts, Warsaw 2022
Nomination for the Title of the Personality of Mountain Region 2023
Nomination for Ikar – the Award for Achievemnets in Art and Culture of Bielsko-Biała City 2023
The best event in photography in Poland 2023 for FotoArtFestival in the plebisicte of fotopolis.pl 2023
Nomination for the Title of the Personality of the Year in the plebiscite of “Dziennik Zachodni” Daily Magazine 2024
WORK IN COLLECTIONS
British Library (Women`s Issues) in London, Great Britain
Historic Museum (Castle) in Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Special Collection of the Public Library in Lublin, Poland
Museum of Humanity, Great Britain
City Hall, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
private collections