SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

2023 „Polska powiatowa i gminna” - Galeria Katowice Miasto Ogrodów, Poland  

2020 „Śląsk 75-92” - Galeria Katowice Miasto Ogrodów, Poland

2019 Śląska Fotografia Artystyczna – Galeria Katowice Miasto Ogrodów (group show), Poland

2018 „Silesia", Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, USA                                                                          

2017 „Michal Cala: SILESIA 1975 -1985", MMX Gallery, London, U.K.                                         

2016 „Silesia and Galicia", Museum of History of Photography in Cracow, Poland     

2016 „Lower Silesia-Cities and Towns", Stara Galeria"(Union of Polish Art Photographers), Warsaw, Poland        

2013 „Metropolis-Cities of Silesia", Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland       

2012 „Silesia", Fotogalerie Objektief, Enschede, The Netherlands   

2011 „Lower Silesia", Galeria Katowice, Katowice, Poland                              

2009 „Michal Cala - 30 Years of Photography on Silesia", Stara Galeria"(Union of Polish Art Photographers), Warsaw, Poland                                                                                

2007 „Silesia", Galeria Ikona during Fotofestival in Lodz, Poland                                              

2006 „Silesia", Galeria Zderzak, and „Silesian housing estates", Gallery of Union of Polish Art Phptographers during Photomonth in Cracow, Poland                                                          

2002 „Silesia", Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland                                        

1993 „Galicia", Galeria B&B, Bielsko-Biala, Poland                                                          

1986 „Silesia", Gallery of Union of Polish Art Photographers, Cracow, Poland           

1985 „Silesia", Stara Galeria"(Union of Polish Art Photographers), Warsaw, Poland  

1984 „Silesia", Galeria Katowice, Katowice, Poland                                                               

1984 „Paysages de Pologne", Galerie Contraste, Bordeaux, France              

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2019 "Fall into Golden Light", Oct/Nov, London, MMX Gallery

2019 PHOTO LONDON, Somerset House, London, Booth D15, MMX Gallery

2018 "Ślask i Zagłębie 2014 - 2014", Galeria Katowicka (Katowice Gallery), Poland

2018 PHOTO LONDON, Someset House, Booth D19, MMX Gallery

2017 OKO - Ostrava, Katowice, Opava - Galeria Katowice

2009  „Fotografie. Śląskie inspiracje krajobrazowe. (The landscape inspirations) Michał Cała, Edward Poloczek" - Katowice, Muzeum Śląskie/ Silesian Museum

2007, „Polska Fotografia w XX wieku" - Polish Photography in 20th century, (The Palace of Culture and Science), Warsaw and Wilnus

2006, „Architektura intymna, architektura porzucona" - Bytom, Galeria Kronika

2006, „Vedute di Silesia" - Italian Cutural Institute, Krakow

2005, „Vedute di Silesia" - Gliwice Museum, Ruiny Teatru Miejskiego

1987, „Krajobrazy świata"/ The world's landscape/ -  Zachęta, Warsaw

1987, Wystawa z okazji 40-lecia ZPAF (40th years anniversary exhibition of Polish Photographic Artist Association) - Warsaw, Zachęta

1985, Polska Fotografia Krajobrazowa 1944-1984 - Kielce, Galeria BWA 

1985, Polska Współczesna Fotografia Artystyczna (Polish Contemporary Fine Art Photography) - Warsaw, Zachęta; & Wrocław, National Museum

 

SELECTED PHOTO EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

2019 Photo London, 15-19 May 2019, U.K.

2018 Photo London, 17-20 May 2018, U.K.                                                                             

2017 Belfast Photo Festival, Northern Ireland, U.K.                                                  

2017 Athens Photo Festival, category: photobook, Greece

2009 Night of the Museums, Fotografie Forum Frankfurt. Global Views: 20 international photographers chosen by Celina Lunsford, Germany                                                           

2008 The project „Behind Wall" at the Noorderlicht Photofestival in the Netherlands              

2007 2. FotoFestival Mannheim Ludwigshafen Heidelberg, Germany                           

2007 „Polish Photography in 20th Century", Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland and Gallery of Lithuanian Art Photographers, Vilnius, Lithuania                                           

1987 „Landscapes of The World", Zachęta -National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland                

1985 „Polish Contemporary Artistic Photography", Zachęta - National Gallery of Art in Warsaw and National Museum in Wroclaw, Poland

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

2013 Scholarship from Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Poland

1984 Scholarship from Ministry of Culture and Art, Poland

 

AWARDS

2007 First place, Pilsner International Photo Award, category: special-industrial, Los Angeles, USA                         

1983 Grand Prix, Biennale of Polish Landscape, Kielce, Poland    

1980 Third place, Pentacon-Orwo competition, East Germany                                                     

1979 Grand Prix, Biennale of Polish Landscape, Kielce, Poland                        

1978 Third place, Pentacon-Orwo competition, East Germany                       

 

PUBLICATIONS                                        

2018 „Silesia-Michał Cała", publisher: Blue Sky Books 2018, USA                                                

2015 „Silesia and Galicia", publisher: Museum of History of Photography in Krakow              

2006 „Silesia", publisher: Galeria Zderzak, Poland                                                                    

2005 „Polish Mountains", Kluszczyński Publishing, Poland

 

LITERATURE

2007 „Polish Photography in 20th Century", publisher: Association of Polish Art Photographers, Poland                

2000 „Masters of Polish Landscape", Fine Grain Agency Publishing, Poland                                                                      

1999 „The Anthology of Polish Photography 1839-1989", Lucrum Publishing, Poland                

1996 „Silesia", Baturo Publishing, Poland