Renata Buziak, born in Poland, moved to Australia in 1991. In 2006 Renata has completed her Bachelor of Photography with First Class Honours at Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University, Brisbane, where she also just commenced her PhD candidature. Renata is a photographic artist, who has presented her work at a number of galleries including the Queensland Centre for Photography (QCP), the Perth Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), and Blender Gallery in Sydney. In 2005 Renata was a recipient of The Thiess Art Prize and the Royal Brisbane Women’s Hospital Art Award, and in 2006 she was the Artist-in-Residence at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha. In 2007 Renata’s work was selected for the QCP’s 1st Photo LA Art Fair project, also she held solo exhibitions, and her work was accepted to a number of art competitions and group shows. Renata’s work is held in public and private collections. In April 2010 Renata’s 1st publication Renata Buziak: Afterimage was launched in Brisbane. This hard cover, bilingual (English-Polish) book, with foreword by Lyle Rexer and essay by Dr. Victoria Garnons-Williams, was published by the Queensland Centre for Photography.