Joanna (Balladyna) Troikowicz born 1952 in Kraków, is a Polish-Swedish sculptor, designer and painter.[1] Since 1977 she has lived and worked in Sweden.[2]
Education
1967 - 72 - LSP - College of Fine Arts, B.A, Cracow, -title technician decorator, extra diploma in Sculpture
1972 - 77 - Akademia Sztuk Pieknych - Academy of Fine Arts, Cracow, Sculpture, studio prof. M. Konieczny, Diploma- M.A
1975 - 77 - Studium pedagog. przy ASP, Teachers Training College for Artists, Cracow
1977 – 80 - Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, Sculpture
Innovation Prize- 1st International Biennale of Contemporary Medal of Seixal, Portugal, 1999,
“Selezioni di Merito”- XIV Biennale Internatzionale Dantesca “Dante Europeo”, Ravenna, Italy, 2003,
Teaching
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, project assistant, research in concrete, manager of a stone cutting project at Broby, Skåne, plaster workshop -supply teacher 1981–83, curses in concrete, Employed at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 1980 – 85
Art School in Örebro, sculpture, drawing, April, May, 1985, Feb.1998, Sept.1999
Art College- Konstfackskolan, course in concrete- Nov. 1986 course in patina plaster, and concrete March- Dec.1987
Art School “Forum”, Malmö, 1987- 1991
Teacher at the International Symposium of Medal Art- Kankaanpää, Finland, May 1999
Teacher at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), architecture, construction- Feb. 2000
Teacher at Art School (Folhögskolan), Åland, 2001, 2002
Public Commissions
Sculpture in the park, Ostrowiec, Poland 1974
Sculpture for Military Hospital, Cracow 1975
Entrance to Spånga Health Centre 1985
Two entrances in buildings, Södermalm, Stockholm 1986, 1987
Yard in Södermalm, Stockholm 1987
Decoration –wall for the Metro Station “Globen”(competition) 1988, made 1989
Entrance to Solna Health Centre 1990
“Rydaholm’s Ell”, sculpture for Rydaholm, Värnamo Municipality 1991
Five sculptures “Playing Cards” for Älvsjöbadet, Stockholm, 1991, made 1992
Sculpture “The Anchor” for Hanninge Hospital 1994
“The Realm of the See”, reliefs in marble of nine entrances at Hammarby's new housing estate, Stockholm, 1994, made 1995
^Modern Art Medals - A retrospective, FIDEM XXVI, Rijksmuseum Het Koninklijk Penningkabinet Leiden, Museum Beelden aan Zee Scheveningen, ISBN90-73882-11-7
^Art Medal World Congress. Congresso Mundial De Medalhistica FIDEM XXIX 2004, Seixal, Portugal -catalogue for International exhibition.