Fuzja Studio
Fuzja is a Studio multidisciplinary art, founded by glassmaker and visual artist Patrícia Bagniewski. In Polish the word Fuzja means fusion, an appropriate concept to define the variety of techniques and materials used in the development and production process of works and projects.
Born in 1977 in Brasilia, Patricia is graduated in Visual Arts by the University of Brasilia. She participated of various workshops in bronze, resin and glass in Central Saint Martin´s College and Westminster in 1998/1999 . In 2006 she was granted a scholarship for Masters study, with a focus on the research of glass, in Joshibi Art and Design University, Kanagawa, Japan. During this period she participated in various exhibitions in the country, in the U.S, South Korea, and was granted a prize for her research in the University.
Upon returning to Brazil, she set up her own studio to continue her research on glass recycling and its production. In 2011, her project “Galeria Aberta- I Brasilia Land Art Festival” was contemplated by FAC, the Cultural Support Fund of the Federal District's Department of Culture, where she participated as curator and producer.
Through invitation, Patricia Bagniewski participated in an art residency in Fondazione Berengo in Murano, Venice, lasting 1 month in 2015. During this period, the artist had the opportunity of working with the world recognized glass master, Silvano Signoreto. Together they realized the installation "Home". In 2016 she returned to the island to complete and exhibit the installation in Fondazione Berengo. In 2019, she received a grant from the Secretary of Culture of Distrito Federal, together with the director Camilla Stefanini , founder of Un1dade, to produce a documentary about , Murano´s glass history and the artist´s work and production in Berengo Studio. The film was shown as an online Preview in 2021. Patricia also participated in the important exhibition "Unbreakable: Women in Glass" realized in Fondazione Berengo with more than 60 artist from around the world including artist like Judy Chicago and ORLAN.
Em Agosto de 2023, realizou sua primeira exposição individual “O que está embaixo é como o que está em cima o que em cima é como
o que está embaixo”, em Brasília na Referência Galeria de Arte. A mostra teve a curadoria de Marília Panitz.