WIKTORIA MICHAŁKIEWICZ

Founder, Strategist & Talent Agent (REZO agency, Portugal)

Wiktoria Michałkiewicz, PhD, is an interdisciplinary expert and arts and culture strategist with extensive international experience in talent development, talent management, creative strategy, and photography. Alongside her academic achievements—holding five degrees from six European universities, including a PhD in Sociology, she has established a career as a contributing editor for prestigious international magazines like National Geographic, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vogue. 

Additionally, she has excelled as a film and photography producer, talent agent, exhibition curator, and global partnerships manager. Michałkiewicz has played a pivotal role in producing and curating exhibitions for renowned artists and collaborating with international festivals and institutions, having worked in various roles with some of the most renowned photography artists, including Deborah Turbeville, Sebastião Salgado, Paul Nicklen & Cristina Mittermeier, Mary McCartney, Ragnar Axelsson, Paul Hansen, Julia Fullerton-Batten, Bastiaan Woudt, Paolo Verzone, Ciril Jazbec, Cooper & Gorfer, among others. In one of her roles, she was part of Fotografiska Stockholm and Fotografiska International, contributing to its global expansion to Tallinn and New York. She serves as a judge and nominator for international photography awards and portfolio reviewer at international festivals, including the Prix Pictet, Xposure International Photography Awards, Meitar Award for Excellence in Photography, Leica Oskar Barnack Award, among others. She often shares her know-how during workshops and masterclasses, developing educational programs and courses for recognized organizations such as Houston Center for Photography, World Press Photo Foundation, or Norsk Fotofagskole. 

In 2022, Michałkiewicz founded REZO, a consulting agency specializing in global career strategies for visual artists, talent development, international art PR, and art advisory services. Operating globally from Lisbon, Warsaw, and Stockholm, she often works with most prestigious international art events, galleries, organisations, and venues as a contributor, jury member, speaker, and consultant.

Spoken Languages: English, Polish, Swedish.

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