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Aleksandra Walaszek, born in Wrocław, Poland is an interdisciplinary artist, based in Chicago. She tends to focus on subjects such as: identity, memory, and  history intertwined with geography and language. Her work has involved the creation of conceptually based objects, video and installations as well as happenings. She received an MFA degree at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and MA in Media Arts from Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw. During her studies she was awarded exchange stays at École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg, France and Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, USA. Wałaszek is a co-founder of artist-run space called Forma Otwarta in Oleśnica, Poland. She has received several scholarships including the Fulbright Graduate Student Award, and Individual Artist Grant from Polish Cultural Institute in New York, the President of Wrocław City Scholarship in the Field of Culture and the Arts for outstanding achievements. Often working collaboratively, she participated in many exhibitions, festivals, and art residencies. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally at various venues, including the Strasbourg Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Wrocław Contemporary Museum, Warsaw Contemporary Museum, WRO Media Art Biennale among others. She has been Artist-in-Residence in Germany, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain, USA.