solo exhibitions
2018
distance. Anchorlight, Raleigh, NC. Etching, drypoint, mezzotint, woodblock on paper and monotype on fabric + sewing + drawings.
Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Bryan Center of Duke University, Durham, NC. Monoprints on fabric + video interviews. Proposal
2017
patterns. Pittsboro Center for the Arts. Monoprints on paper and fabric+sewing. Invitation.
ties. PAF Gallery, Siler City, NC. Monoprints on fabric, videos and video recording. Proposal.
interface. THE LAB, VAE Raleigh, NC. Monoprints on fabric, videos and video recording. Juried.
2016
brazilian creations, Red Door, Saxapahaw, NC, etchings, mezzotint, drypoint, lithography, silkscreen. Proposal.
hu.man.kind, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprints on fabric, video, video shooting. Juried.
2015-2016
Reverie: a Coffee Den, Raleigh, NC, etchings, mezzotint, drypoint, silkscreen, lithography. Proposal.
2015
Chatham Market Place’s Artspace, Pittsboro, NC, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
Art Walk – Weaver Street Real Estate, Carrboro, NC, prints on paper, mixed media (prints on fabric+painting+sewing). Proposal.
home - Blue Dot Coffee, Pittsboro, NC, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
2009-2010
Café Lounge Dominique Doucet, Suzuka, Japan, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
1999
Mário Pedrosa Hall, São Paulo City Culture Department, São Paulo City, Brazil, prints on paper and on fabrics. Juried.
1997
Museum of Contemporary Art - Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Culture Foundation, Goiânia City, Brazil, prints+short text, texts + prints on fabrics. Juried.
Brazil - the United States Culture Union Gallery, São Paulo City, Brazil, prints+short text, texts + prints on fabrics. Juried.
1996
Itaugaleria, Goiânia, GO, prints. Juried.
group exhibitions
2019
Strictly NC, Artspace Raleigh, NC, monoprints on paper
2018
Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro, NC, prints on paper
Blue Dogwood Public Market, Chapel Hill, NC, monoprints on paper
Pop up exhibition. Golden Belts Arts, studio 116, Durham, NC, monoprints on fabric + video
DAG Members’ Showcase, DAG, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric
The Carrack Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on paper
SOTA2017, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC, monoprint on fabric.
2017
Unbound: Document as Art, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric + video interview. Juried.
The Carrack Community Show and Red Dot Fundraiser, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric.
Bon Marché, Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY, monotype on paper. Juried
DAG (Durham Art Guild) Members' Showcase, Durham, NC, monotype on paper.
Darning Memory, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC, monoprints on fabric. Juried.
The Carrack Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on paper.
2016
Printocracy Part 2, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC, mixed media on fabric. Juried
Printocracy, Cary Town Hall Gallery, Cary, NC, mixed media on fabric. Juried
CAMstellations – Community Show, CAM Raleigh, NC, etching+mezzotint
The Carrack 5th Anniversary Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, silkscreen
CHI-CLE Language Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, monoprints (paper and fabric), etching, mezzotint, drypoint, mixed media. Proposal.
(event) Zine Machine Fest, Durham, NC. Monoprints on paper and on fabric, woodcuts, monotype
3rd Friday Art Walk, Siler City, NC. Monoprints on paper and on fabric, woodcuts, monotypes
Roundtable Group Show - Angelina's Kitchen, Pittsboro NC, mezzotint and woodcut. Invitation.
The Carrack Winter Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint
2015
The ArtsCenter Annual Community Exhibit in Carrboro, mezzotint, etching
Galloway Ridge Artist Collaboration, Pittsboro, NC, etching, drypoint, lithography. Juried.
2011
Circulating in Other Dimensions – Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil, group installation\digital print. Invitation.
2010
3331 Independents, Tokyo, prints on fabric. Juried.
Welcome, Brazilian artists mosaic and images of Circulating in another dimensions Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, public installation\digital print). Invitation.
Circulating in Other Dimensions – SESC Santos, Santos, Brazil, group installation\digital print. Invitation.
2009
23rd + 24th FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, Japan, print on fabric + print on paper. Juried.
2008
14th ExpoArt – Hamamatsu, Japan – print on fabric. Juried.
2007
22nd FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, Japan, print on fabric. Juried.
2006
21st FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, drawing. Juried.
2005
20th FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, drawing. Juried.
1999
Third KIWA (Kyoto International Woodprint Association) Exhibition and Tour, Kyoto e other cities, Japan. Juried.
1998
Franco Basaglia Association - event: Multiplicity, São Paulo, Brazil, prints. Invitation.
1996
V Avaré Art Contest, Avaré, Brazil, engravings. Juried.
1993
IV National Biennial of Santos, Santos, Brazil, lithography. Juried.
Documenta Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, lithography (miniatures). Juried.
Remantec, São Paulo, SP, lithography. Juried.
1992
ALCAN of Brazil, São Caetano do Sul and Utinga, Brazil, prints. Juried.
1991
Adriática Cultural Space, São Paulo, woodcuts. Invitation.
Sé Subway Station, São Paulo, engravings. Juried.
Butantã Culture House, São Paulo, woodcuts. Invitation.
Studio 3X3 (event: Saturday only Saturday), São Paulo, woodcuts, pottery. Invitation.
prize/grants
2018 Regional Artist Project Grant - Central Piedmont Regional Artist Hub Program with support of North Carolina Arts Council and the partnering arts councils of the Regional Artist Project Grant Program.
Honorable Mention Prize at Avaré (city) Visual Art Contest, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Seagram Grant – art piece selected to represent the Brazilian team in the international selection for an advertisement campaign for
one of Seagram's products.
artworks in collections
City of Raleigh, NC. blouse.blue.R, monoprint on fabric
private collection in Colorado, Confluência II, drypoint
private collection in Oregon, Funil, lithograph
Brazil- United States Union Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, Confluência I, etching
The State Museum at Majdanek, Lublin, Poland, Ar, mezzotint
private collections in Raleigh, Durham, Pittsboro, Siler City, São Paulo (BRA) and Marília (BRA)
groups | associations | memberships
current
Green Turtle Studios, Siler City, NC
VAE - Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
The People's Channel, NC
DAG (Durham Art Guild), Durham, NC
PoNC - Printmakers of North Carolina, NC
past
Roundtable, Pittsboro, NC
publications
Articulating Value Symposium (Durham, NC) book cover, photo of the drypoint Confluência II
Teoria e Debate magazine of Perseu Abramo Foundation - year 12 - n. 40, photos of several prints
Poster for the Symposium 100 Years - Piaget/Vygotsky organized by SENAC Vila Nova and AINC (Culture Interaction Association), photo of the drypoint Confluência II
interviews | profiles
2018
Ep. 26: Printmaker Ely Urbanski makes the invisible visible, April 8, 2018, Artist Soapbox
2017
interface | Ely Urbanski, May 5, 2017, Open Studio Red Hat
Arts Friendly Profile: Ely Urbanski, April 25, 2017, Arts Friendly
Social media manager Janine Dominguez Vasquez's blog: Artist Profile: Printmaker Ely Urbanski Honors Memories Through Art
2016Aug - Arts Now NC - hu.man.kind
2015
May - Arts Now NC - framed stories
2009
NIC (Nagoya International Center) News no. 299 – February
2008
Kouhou Suzuka (Public Information Suzuka) no. 1273 – August 5th
Boletim Mensal Suzuka (Montly News Suzuka) no. 38 - June
2007
Perfil TV program – IPCTV - Nagoya - July, 1st.
teaching | coaching
2019 Durham Art Guild Creative Mentor, Durham, NC
2018 – present One-on-one coaching, in-person or online
2018 Workshop Where to Show – Durham, NC
2017 GAC – Group Art Counseling – Snow Camp, NC
2016 Short course Printmaking Beginning, CCCC (Chatham County Community College) – Campus Siler City, NC
Visiting artist, Printmaking classes, part of the Fine Arts degree program, CCCC – Campus Siler City, NC
academic background (art)
Art Education - focus on Visual Arts, specially Printmaking - ECA/USP (School of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo http://www3.eca.usp.br/en/presentation), São Paulo, Brazil
2018
distance. Anchorlight, Raleigh, NC. Etching, drypoint, mezzotint, woodblock on paper and monotype on fabric + sewing + drawings.
Louise Jones Brown Gallery, Bryan Center of Duke University, Durham, NC. Monoprints on fabric + video interviews. Proposal
2017
patterns. Pittsboro Center for the Arts. Monoprints on paper and fabric+sewing. Invitation.
ties. PAF Gallery, Siler City, NC. Monoprints on fabric, videos and video recording. Proposal.
interface. THE LAB, VAE Raleigh, NC. Monoprints on fabric, videos and video recording. Juried.
2016
brazilian creations, Red Door, Saxapahaw, NC, etchings, mezzotint, drypoint, lithography, silkscreen. Proposal.
hu.man.kind, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprints on fabric, video, video shooting. Juried.
2015-2016
Reverie: a Coffee Den, Raleigh, NC, etchings, mezzotint, drypoint, silkscreen, lithography. Proposal.
2015
Chatham Market Place’s Artspace, Pittsboro, NC, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
Art Walk – Weaver Street Real Estate, Carrboro, NC, prints on paper, mixed media (prints on fabric+painting+sewing). Proposal.
home - Blue Dot Coffee, Pittsboro, NC, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
2009-2010
Café Lounge Dominique Doucet, Suzuka, Japan, prints on paper and on fabrics. Proposal.
1999
Mário Pedrosa Hall, São Paulo City Culture Department, São Paulo City, Brazil, prints on paper and on fabrics. Juried.
1997
Museum of Contemporary Art - Pedro Ludovico Teixeira Culture Foundation, Goiânia City, Brazil, prints+short text, texts + prints on fabrics. Juried.
Brazil - the United States Culture Union Gallery, São Paulo City, Brazil, prints+short text, texts + prints on fabrics. Juried.
1996
Itaugaleria, Goiânia, GO, prints. Juried.
group exhibitions
2019
Strictly NC, Artspace Raleigh, NC, monoprints on paper
2018
Carrboro Town Hall, Carrboro, NC, prints on paper
Blue Dogwood Public Market, Chapel Hill, NC, monoprints on paper
Pop up exhibition. Golden Belts Arts, studio 116, Durham, NC, monoprints on fabric + video
DAG Members’ Showcase, DAG, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric
The Carrack Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on paper
SOTA2017, Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC, monoprint on fabric.
2017
Unbound: Document as Art, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric + video interview. Juried.
The Carrack Community Show and Red Dot Fundraiser, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on fabric.
Bon Marché, Safe Harbors Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY, monotype on paper. Juried
DAG (Durham Art Guild) Members' Showcase, Durham, NC, monotype on paper.
Darning Memory, Block Gallery, Raleigh, NC, monoprints on fabric. Juried.
The Carrack Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint on paper.
2016
Printocracy Part 2, Rebus Works, Raleigh, NC, mixed media on fabric. Juried
Printocracy, Cary Town Hall Gallery, Cary, NC, mixed media on fabric. Juried
CAMstellations – Community Show, CAM Raleigh, NC, etching+mezzotint
The Carrack 5th Anniversary Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, silkscreen
CHI-CLE Language Institute, Chapel Hill, NC, monoprints (paper and fabric), etching, mezzotint, drypoint, mixed media. Proposal.
(event) Zine Machine Fest, Durham, NC. Monoprints on paper and on fabric, woodcuts, monotype
3rd Friday Art Walk, Siler City, NC. Monoprints on paper and on fabric, woodcuts, monotypes
Roundtable Group Show - Angelina's Kitchen, Pittsboro NC, mezzotint and woodcut. Invitation.
The Carrack Winter Community Show, The Carrack Modern Art, Durham, NC, monoprint
2015
The ArtsCenter Annual Community Exhibit in Carrboro, mezzotint, etching
Galloway Ridge Artist Collaboration, Pittsboro, NC, etching, drypoint, lithography. Juried.
2011
Circulating in Other Dimensions – Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo, Brazil, group installation\digital print. Invitation.
2010
3331 Independents, Tokyo, prints on fabric. Juried.
Welcome, Brazilian artists mosaic and images of Circulating in another dimensions Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia, public installation\digital print). Invitation.
Circulating in Other Dimensions – SESC Santos, Santos, Brazil, group installation\digital print. Invitation.
2009
23rd + 24th FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, Japan, print on fabric + print on paper. Juried.
2008
14th ExpoArt – Hamamatsu, Japan – print on fabric. Juried.
2007
22nd FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, Japan, print on fabric. Juried.
2006
21st FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, drawing. Juried.
2005
20th FAE-Foreign Artists’ Exhibition – Nagoya International Center, Nagoya, drawing. Juried.
1999
Third KIWA (Kyoto International Woodprint Association) Exhibition and Tour, Kyoto e other cities, Japan. Juried.
1998
Franco Basaglia Association - event: Multiplicity, São Paulo, Brazil, prints. Invitation.
1996
V Avaré Art Contest, Avaré, Brazil, engravings. Juried.
1993
IV National Biennial of Santos, Santos, Brazil, lithography. Juried.
Documenta Art Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, lithography (miniatures). Juried.
Remantec, São Paulo, SP, lithography. Juried.
1992
ALCAN of Brazil, São Caetano do Sul and Utinga, Brazil, prints. Juried.
1991
Adriática Cultural Space, São Paulo, woodcuts. Invitation.
Sé Subway Station, São Paulo, engravings. Juried.
Butantã Culture House, São Paulo, woodcuts. Invitation.
Studio 3X3 (event: Saturday only Saturday), São Paulo, woodcuts, pottery. Invitation.
prize/grants
2018 Regional Artist Project Grant - Central Piedmont Regional Artist Hub Program with support of North Carolina Arts Council and the partnering arts councils of the Regional Artist Project Grant Program.
Honorable Mention Prize at Avaré (city) Visual Art Contest, São Paulo State, Brazil.
Seagram Grant – art piece selected to represent the Brazilian team in the international selection for an advertisement campaign for
one of Seagram's products.
artworks in collections
City of Raleigh, NC. blouse.blue.R, monoprint on fabric
private collection in Colorado, Confluência II, drypoint
private collection in Oregon, Funil, lithograph
Brazil- United States Union Gallery, São Paulo, Brazil, Confluência I, etching
The State Museum at Majdanek, Lublin, Poland, Ar, mezzotint
private collections in Raleigh, Durham, Pittsboro, Siler City, São Paulo (BRA) and Marília (BRA)
groups | associations | memberships
current
Green Turtle Studios, Siler City, NC
VAE - Visual Art Exchange, Raleigh, NC
The People's Channel, NC
DAG (Durham Art Guild), Durham, NC
PoNC - Printmakers of North Carolina, NC
past
Roundtable, Pittsboro, NC
publications
Articulating Value Symposium (Durham, NC) book cover, photo of the drypoint Confluência II
Teoria e Debate magazine of Perseu Abramo Foundation - year 12 - n. 40, photos of several prints
Poster for the Symposium 100 Years - Piaget/Vygotsky organized by SENAC Vila Nova and AINC (Culture Interaction Association), photo of the drypoint Confluência II
interviews | profiles
2018
Ep. 26: Printmaker Ely Urbanski makes the invisible visible, April 8, 2018, Artist Soapbox
2017
interface | Ely Urbanski, May 5, 2017, Open Studio Red Hat
Arts Friendly Profile: Ely Urbanski, April 25, 2017, Arts Friendly
Social media manager Janine Dominguez Vasquez's blog: Artist Profile: Printmaker Ely Urbanski Honors Memories Through Art
2016Aug - Arts Now NC - hu.man.kind
2015
May - Arts Now NC - framed stories
2009
NIC (Nagoya International Center) News no. 299 – February
2008
Kouhou Suzuka (Public Information Suzuka) no. 1273 – August 5th
Boletim Mensal Suzuka (Montly News Suzuka) no. 38 - June
2007
Perfil TV program – IPCTV - Nagoya - July, 1st.
teaching | coaching
2019 Durham Art Guild Creative Mentor, Durham, NC
2018 – present One-on-one coaching, in-person or online
2018 Workshop Where to Show – Durham, NC
2017 GAC – Group Art Counseling – Snow Camp, NC
2016 Short course Printmaking Beginning, CCCC (Chatham County Community College) – Campus Siler City, NC
Visiting artist, Printmaking classes, part of the Fine Arts degree program, CCCC – Campus Siler City, NC
academic background (art)
Art Education - focus on Visual Arts, specially Printmaking - ECA/USP (School of Communication and Arts of the University of São Paulo http://www3.eca.usp.br/en/presentation), São Paulo, Brazil