My PhD Defense

I am happy to share that on March 19, I successfully defended my PhD with distinctions at the Institute of Art History UAM! I am extremely grateful to my amazing advisor, Prof. Filip Lipiński, who was a constant source of support and inspiration throughout my whole doctoral journey! Thank you for your moving speech, which beautifully captured all the years of our collaboration. Forever grateful for your wisdom, patience, and all the work you’ve put into this success! Thank you to the wonderful reviewers for your kind words, Prof. Anna Markowska, Prof. Agnieszka Rejniak-Majewska, and Prof. Deborah Willis! Your words guided me throughout the defense, and I’m very grateful for all of your remarks and inspiring comments. Thank you to the Committee, Dr. Ewa Schreiber, Prof. Piotr Korduba, Prof. Jaroslaw Jarzewicz, Prof. Łukasz Kiepuszewski and Prof. Piotr Juszkiewicz. Thank you to Fulbright Poland for awarding me the scholarship that made it all come to fruition! Without it, I wouldn’t be able to pursue my research at NYU Tisch and meet all the wonderful artists and scholars from DPI. Thank you to all my friends for coming to my defense; I am so grateful to share this special moment with you! Thank you for your kind words, flowers, gifts, and support Finally, thank you to my Parents and Family, I am so lucky to have you! Thank you for supporting me every day, reminding me of my strength. I love you so much! Thank you to Dorota Sołtykowska for the beautiful and showstopping flowers! Thank you Dorota Karolewska for the custom jewelry for this special occasion!!

The pictures collected here are a group effort, and thanks to Adalat for snapping the beautiful shots! Thank you for capturing the moment online, Dr. Deb! Special thanks to Marcin Sokalski for the coordination!