Renata Buziak, born in Poland 1973, moved to Australia in 1991. In 2006 Renata has completed her Bachelor of Photography with First Class Honours at Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane.

Renata is a photographic artist, who has presented her work at a number of galleries including the Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP), the Perth Institute for Contemporary Art, and Blender Gallery in Sydney. In 2005 Renata was a recipient of The Thiess Art Prize and the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital Art Award, and in 2006 she was the Artist-in-Residence at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha. In 2007 Renata’s work was selected for the QCP’s 1st Photo LA Art Fair project, also she held 2 solo exhibitions, and her work was accepted to a number of art competitions and group shows. Renata’s work is held in public and private collections.

Renata’s interest in aerial and micro imaging of the environment and its processes as well as in photographic processes, led her to establish a unique photographic process called the Biochrome. Through her art Renata discovered how to utilize nature’s own creative power, as this process focuses on organic decomposition and its effects on photographic materials. Her practice builds on the traditions of botanical illustrations as well as the pioneering and experimental photographic techniques of W.H. Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins. At the same time creating Biochrome images brings about a new perspective into the use of photographic materials by pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium.

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