About the Artist - Renata Ratajczyk

Renata Ratajczyk  has more than 15 years of experience as photographer and about  as many years of experience as digital artist.

Renata's work has been internationally published and exhibited and her fine art prints are in the possession of art collectors around the world.  In the distinctive dream-like and visionary images she often merges reality with a fantasy world. For her work, she has received many international awards.
Please see AWARDS section in the Bio for more info.

Several interviews with Renata have appeared in photography and art related magazines including "Camera Arts", "Canadian Camera", "3 D magazine" ,  "Pozytyw"  and "Pix Art".  She was also featured on the "Behind the Lens" TV program.  Please see BIBLIOGRAPHY section below for more info or visit this page with some active links to the interviews.

For Renata, photography and digital art is not only her work, but also one of her greatest passions. Originally from Warsaw, Poland, she has been living and working in Toronto, Canada for several years.

Please refer to Clients page for more info about how Renata's work was used in various publications and advertising.  You can see some samples of her  published work here.

Artist's Bio

E X H I B I T I O N S

S e l e c t e d   S o l o   E x h i b i t i o n s:

2006 - Fairview Library, Toronto, "Magical Journeys" show

2005 - Omega Centre Bookstore and Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2000 - Art & Soul Event, Lovesexxy bar / lounge, Toronto

1997 - Steicken Lab, Toronto

1997 - York Banquet Hall, Toronto, “Fields of Dreams” 


S e l e c t e d   G r o u p   E x h i b i t i o n s:

2009 - AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario Art Rental & Sales Gallery, "Here and Now",
part of the annual "Contact" event - Toronto Photography Festival.

2007 - Upper Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2007 - Polish Photo Club, New York, USA

2006 - Giger's Museum – Museum HR Giger, Château St. Germain, Switzerland.
Group show by the Society for Art of Imagination.

2004 - Upper Gallery, Toronto, Canada

2004 - “Polish Photographers in New York”, Szczecin, Poland,

2004 - ” Polish Photographers in NY” traveling exhibition, Polonia House (Dom Polonii), Warsaw, Poland

2002 – TOR show, Toronto, Canada

2001 -  "Sensual Fine Art 2001" organized by the Nude Gallery, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada

2000 - ARTS N.D.G. Gallery, Montreal, Chiaroscuro

1999 - The Arts on King Gallery, Toronto
                                                                                                                                                               
1995 & 1996 - The First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario Society of Artists 123 & 124,
Annual Members Exhibition

1994 – 1996 - The First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario Society of Artists group exhibitions.

I n t e r n e t  G a l l e r i e s,  S h o w s
Beside the main artist’s gallery at: http://lightvisionart.com and the websites with articles/work reviews (please see Bibliography), the artwork appears in numerous Internet galleries. Here is the list of selected web galleries/art portals presenting Renata’s artwork: PixiPort, The Society for Art of Imagination, Surrealism Now,
Pygoya Webmuseum of Cyber Art, Alternative Photography, Profotos.

B I B L I O G R A P H Y
(Selected interviews and reviews - please see the list below or  visit this page with some active links.):

TV Interviews:
2003 – “Behind the Lens”, on Fashion Channel, Canada

Interviews & Reviews in Printed Publications:
2002 - "Pozytyw" magazine, “About Photography in Canada”, Vol. 42, December, pg 94.
2000 - “3 D Magazine” (“Magazyn 3 D” - Polish), “3 D Gallery, Renata Ratajczyk”,
Sept/Oct, pg 57.
2000 -“Canadian Camera” magazine, “Digital Photography, Renata Ratajczyk”by Jozef
          Van Veenen, Vol. 2, NO 10, Spring, pg 16.
2000 - “Silicon Valley North” magazine, “Pixel This”, Sept, pg 34.
1999 -“Camera Arts” magazine, “Blending Art Forms”by David Best, Aug/Sept., pg 24

Interviews and Reviews in Selected Internet Magazines/Galleries:
2005 - "Celestopea Times” magazine
2003 - “Tabula Rasa" newsletter
2003 - "Wide" magazine
2002 - BTDesign Gallery
2001 - “Digit” magazine
2001 - “Lech Valley”
2000 - “Sabine” magazine
1999 - “Sensuous Line” magazine
1999 - "Digital Photo Corner”
1999 - “Pix Art” magazine
1999 - AGFA website
1999 - "The Photo Resource” magazine, 1999.

To see much longer list of publications in which Renata's photographs/artworks have appeared, please  see  clients page .  You can also see a few samples of published work  here.

M A J O R  A W A R D S
2001 - The first place, Glamour Photography, “Popular Photography”magazine
2000 – The first place, gold medal and Kodak’s Trophy, Canadian Association of Photographic Art (Pictorial division).
2000 - prize in digital imaging , Hasselblad Austrian Super Circuit
1997 –The first place, Glamour photography, “Popular Photography”
1995 – The 3rd place, Fine Art Creative Photography, "Popular Photography"
1994 - The 3rd  place, "Photo Life" magazine
1994 –Two 3rd places (LOT  and "The New Science Fiction" magazine).
1993 - Two 3rd  places, "Photo Life" magazine
1993 -The 2nd place, "Picture my Hometown”, "Petersen's Photographic” magazine
1996 - A merit in CAPIC contest (The Canadian Association for Photographers and Illustrators in Communications)

Several Honourable Mentions                                                                                      

C O L L E C T I O N S
Artwork is in many private collections around the world including Canada, USA, Germany, Finland, France and Poland.

W O R K   E X P E R I E N C E
Photographer since 1991
Digital Artist since 1996
Web Designer since 2000

Responsibilities: Providing editorial photographs for covers or as inside illustrations for a variety of books & magazines. Creating work to be used by calendar and greeting card publishers and in advertising. Creating fine art portraits, nude studies.  Photographing fashion models in studio and on location.  Travel and landscape photography. Photo retouching, digitally enhancing photographs. Web design.  Marketing, organizing shows, designing promotional materials.  Co-operating with several stock agencies.

C O N T A C T  &  I N V I T A T I O N S

Renata welcomes your comments and is always looking for new opportunities to exhibit , publish and sell her artwork and to create commissioned work to your specifications. If you are a gallery owner, artists' rep or photography stock agency interested in representing Renata's work please e-mail her via contact us form or call at: (416) 538-1087. Thank you.