Owner of Mila Łapko Studio
Lecturer and researcher at Design Department, Academy of Art in Szczecin
Education:
2024 / PhD, Academy of Art in Szczecin, Poland
2012 / MA, University of Arts in Poznań, Interior Design and Scenography Department, Poland
2010 / MA, University of Szczecin, Philosophy Department, Poland
2010 / BA, Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań, Interior Design and Scenography Department, Poland
2005 / High School, Constantin Brancusi Fine Arts in Szczecin, Poland
List of awards ans scholarships:
  • Scholarship granted by the Marshal of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodship in the discipline ‘Culture’ | 2020
  • Creative Scholarship of the City of Szczecin | 2016
  • Scholarship granted by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland | 2012
  • Scholarship granted by the Marshal of the Wielkopolskie Voivodship | 2011
Emilia Łapko, PhD, is a visual artist, photographer, and researcher working at the intersection of contemporary art and visual culture. She leads an independent design and photography studio, where she develops interdisciplinary projects combining artistic research with experimental image-making and critical reflection.
In 2024, she completed her PhD on photography and its engagement with the digital environment, focusing on how visual language shapes individual identity. Her research explored the dynamic relationship between the body, fashion, and the self.
She holds two master’s degrees: an MFA from the University of the Arts in Poznań and an MA in Philosophy from the University of Szczecin. This dual academic background underpins her integrated approach to visual creation, balancing conceptual inquiry with practical experimentation.
Emilia is a lecturer at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, where she teaches courses in visual communication, postproduction, and image theory. Her pedagogical work merges studio practice with critical discourse, investigating the shifting language of the image in contemporary culture.
Her current research interests include performativity in photography, identity construction, generative imagery, and the politics of visual storytelling
PRESS AND BOOKS
/ DEZEEN
/ I-D ITALIA
/ GLAMOUR POLAND / printed interview, no. 3 (228)
/ NEWLIFE RESEARCH
/ Formy Magazine
/ FASHION MAGAZINE / printed interview, 2(82)
/ NUMÉRO NETHERLANDS – Synesthetic Visions by Collide
/ THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO INFORMED WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY,
/Christine Falion, Packt Publishing Ltd., Birmingham 2022
/ KMAG / printed interview, issue 108
/ COEVEL MAGAZINE / online interview
/ WHAT’S NEXT / Monograph of the Academy of Art in Szczecin / print / ISBN: 978-83-63-072-86-5 (fotografie oraz artykuł)
/VOGUE ITALIA / printed article with an interview, no. 858
/ FORBES/ NEWSWEEK / print
/ KMAG / printed interview, issue 108
/ DESIGN ALIVE / print
/ STIR WORLD / online interview
/ COEVEL MAGAZINE / online interview
/ DEZEEN / online interview
/ DESIGNBOOM
/ LS:N – The Future Laboratory
/ L’OFFICIEL TURKEY
/ ArtDog Istanbul
/ THE FASHION STARTER
/ DESIGNBOOM
/ FAST COMPANY
/ HYPE & HYPER / online interview
/ THE CALVERT JOURNAL / online interview
/ KMAG / print, issue 104
/ SHEAKER MAG / print, issue 03
EXHIBITIONS AND TALKS
2024 / 05 /Poland / “Artificial Paradise. Hybridity in Fashion Photography” solo exhibition at the National Museum in Szczecin – Museum of Contemporary Art
2024/05/ Poland /  series of photographs for the exhibition Łódź Design Festival, collective exhibition
2024/04/ Poland /  “Product/object/clothing”, exhibition and scientific conference entitled: “LIVING AND IMAGINARY PLACES”, Academic Design Center
2024/03-04/ Poland / “Waterness”, collective exhibition at the CENTRALA Gallery in Poznań, collective exhibition
2023/07/ Switzerland / Gare du Nord inBasel / Corpuscle / large-format photography
2023 / 02 / Kenia / A month’s stay in Kenya as part of TPAAE program
2023 / 02 / 28 / Kenia / Exhibition at Kenyata Univercity with photography students
2022 / 09.08. – 30.09 / Germany / Polnisches Institut in Berlin / IMAGINE / series of photographs for the exhibition of the Conceptual Design Studio of the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, run by the Kosmos Project
2022 / 02.11 – 11.11 / Poland / WHAT’S NEXT | IMAGINE SZCZECIN 2/3, series of photographs for the exhibition of the Conceptual Design Studio of the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Art in Szczecin, run by the Kosmos Project
2022 / 26 – 29.05 / Niderlande / SIERAAD ART FAIR in Amsterdam / Three portraits for the exhibition „Pictureware”
2022 / 23.09. – 01.10 / Poland / Poznań Design Festival / large-format photography for the main exhibition Laboratory of Welfare
2022 / 10.07 / Poland / Gdynia Design Day / AR installation, work with a group of students
2021 / Poland / Trafo / A SENSE OF TAKING PART. EXPERIENCING DESIGN, Artist talk with dr Iga Węglińska and Mila Łapko,
2021 / 19 – 20.09 / Poland / Łódź Design Festival / FOLLOW THE OBJECT / Exhibition of the Design Department of the Academy of Art in Szczecin
2021 / 02 / Poland / Museum of Modern Art in Szczecin / The series of photographs was created at the Duos Festival in Kenya in 2021, as part of the TPAAE project
2021. 26. 02 / Kenia / Performane in Kilifi, cooperate with Wacu Kihara, Duos Festival TPAAE
2021 / 02 / Kenia / A month’s stay in Kenya as part of TPAAE program