I’m Jakub Kanna (formerly Jakub Trzciński), a Polish interdisciplinary artist and designer born in 1996 in Mrągowo. My early years were shaped by intensive sports education, a discipline that later evolved into an artistic practice grounded in endurance, experimentation, and the experience of risk.

I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in 2022. I hold a BA in Graphic Design, a BA in Printmaking, and an MA in Intermedia from the University of the Arts in Poznań. In 2024, I completed a full-stack developer course at TOP, expanding my practice into the intersections of art, technology, and hybrid media.

My most notable projects include Velo-art and Fight or Flight, which explore relationships between culture, the human FFF response, and symbolic abstraction.

My works have been presented, among others, at WRO Art Center, the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, the Polish Dance Theatre, and on newscenario.net. I have taken part in residencies and workshops at the Centre of Polish Sculpture in Orońsko and the W788 Foundation, and my work has also been published in Adres Prywatny by MSN and in Czas Kultury.

Creative Coding
3D Engineering
Branding
Print Design
UI/UX Design
Warsaw, PL
Jakub Kanna
Section
Title
Details
Year
Education
Full-Stack JavaScript
The Odin Project, open-source online course
2023-2025
Intermedia, MA
University of the Arts in Poznań
2021-2023
Erasmus+ Intermedia
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague / AVU, international exchange
2022
Printmaking, BA
University of the Arts in Poznań
2017-2020
Graphic Design, BA
Collegium Da Vinci, Poznań
2015-2018
Professional Experience
Jakub Kanna
Owner
2022-now
Marketing Specialist
Automotive repair
2021-2026
Technician
Galeria SKALA
2021-2022
Junior Graphic Designer
YOS Studio
2018-2019
Intern, Junior Graphic Designer
Aboutad.pl
2017-2018
Car Painter
Automotive repair
2006-2012
Selected Exhibitions
WRO Art Center
2024
United Climbing
2023
newscenario.net
2023
Prima Materia
Polish Dance Theater, Poznań
2022
Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw
2022
SKALA, Poznań
2022
SKALA, Poznań
2020
LUKA5G, Minecraft
2020
Wozownia, Toruń
2020
Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań
2018
Selected Workshops & Residencies
UAP/ZHdK Partnership
Centre of Polish Sculpture, Orońsko
2021
Others
Internship
The Cabinet of Ramon Haze, SKALA
2021
Publication
Adres Prywatny, MSN
2021
Secret Life of a Thing, Czas Kultury
2020
Skills
Digital design and production
3D modeling, animation and rendering; video editing; photography; typography; DTP; 2D vector graphics; CAD design; 3D printing processes; audio editing
Software
Blender, Unreal Engine, Fusion, Cura, Ableton, Audacity, Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro
Programming and web development
Node.js, React.js, Next.js, Prisma, Three.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Express.js, WordPress, Ghost CMS
Digital fabrication and prototyping
CNC machining and 3D printing, including machine operation and designing parts and components for production
Artistic and technical skills
Printmaking: screen printing, lithography, linocut; technical work including bicycle mechanics, painting and finishing, basic electrical installation, carpentry and construction work
Certificates
Introduction to MongoDB course
First aid course
Water rescue - level I
Sports experience
Windsurfing
Awards
2024
Nomination for the best diploma award, Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław / WRO Art Center
2018
Distinction / shortlist at Typomania Festival
Publications
Czas Kultury
Adres Prywatny, Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw / MSN
Interests
Contemporary art
Mountain biking
MTB, bikepacking
Rock climbing
Sailing
Languages
English
Fluent
Polish
Native
German
Basic