Rate My Professor Ania Jaworska

Ania Jaworska is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies in the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She holds Master of Architecture degrees from the Cracow University of Technology in Poland and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Her research and creative practice focus on the connections between architecture and art, manifesting in bold, simple forms that integrate humor, commentary, and conceptual, historic, and cultural references. At UIC, she leads undergraduate studies and teaches studios exploring themes such as memory in architectural environments, as in her House of Many Walls studio.

Jaworska's career is marked by prominent exhibitions and recognitions. A 2017 finalist for the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program, she presented a solo exhibition, BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works: Ania Jaworska, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 2016, featured in the catalog Signs of Our Place by Grace Deveney. Other significant shows include SET (2016) and BRICKS (2021) at Volume Gallery, No-thing: An Exploration into Aporetic Architectural Furniture at Friedman Benda with Thomas Kelley, and her work in the KNIT exhibition. Internationally, her projects appeared at the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale in Grounds for Detroit and the Chicago Architecture Biennial in BOLD. She designed the Graham Foundation's bookstore installation. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art collected Unit 6 (Armchair) from the SET series. Her work has been published and reviewed in Sight Unseen ("This Chicago Architect Wants Furniture To Boss You Around," 2017), PIN-UP 22 ("Black Humor," 2017), The Architect’s Newspaper ("Ania Jaworska designs surreal but functional versions of everyday furniture," 2016), Architectural Record ("The Next Generation," 2015), Surface Magazine ("Ania Jaworska Adds Humor To the Usually Serious Business of Architecture," 2015), T Magazine, and Newcity Design. Represented by Volume Gallery, Jaworska has impacted Architecture and Design through innovative furniture, objects, and installations that provoke dialogue on cultural and spatial narratives.