Artwork description / Biography
Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk - Faculty of Painting and Graphic, major - painting, received her M.A. degre in 1979. Since that time connected with the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. In 1990 she received a PH.D, then in 1999 she obtains degree of habilitated doctor. She is a head of studio of intaglio-print at the Gdansk Academy of Fine Arts. In 2013, she received from the President of the Republic of Poland the title of professor in field of Fine Arts. Her main fields of interest are: printmaking, drawing, painting and photography of nature. Author of 36 solo exhibitions and participant of over 140 group exhibitions, she has received 34 awards (including honorary mention) at exhibitions and competitions of regional and international range. Her graphic works are to be found in museum in Poland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Germany, Vatican, Italy, Japan, the USA, Canada.
Record of international Exhibitions (the most important):
2016 - 8th International Printmaking Biennial Douro 16’, Portugal.
2014 - ARCTIC...it’s Magic >solo exhibition of Graphic, Paul Watkins Gallery, Winona State University, Art Department, Winona, USA.
2013 - Fascination >solo exhibition of Graphic, Galerie haus 23, Cottbus, Germany.
2011 - XI Bienal Internacional de Grabado, Novacaixagalicia, Ourense, Spain.
2010 - EXPEDITION into another dimension >solo exhibition of Graphic, Galleri Svalbard, Longyearbyen, Norway-Spitsbergen.
1988 - XXII e’me Prix International D’Art Contemporain Monte-Carlo, Monaco.
1987 - Premio Internazionale Biella per l’Incisione ’87, Biella, Italy.
1980 - World Print Three, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA.
The essential theme of my works is nature, undisturbed by the agency of civilization. My graphic works are effects of inspiration brought to me by sailing in the sea and traveling. Nature is incessantly the main motif in my works in which I show the magic and beauty of the natural world. Throughout the entire period of my artistic work, in my compositions there are recurrent scenes of extensive coasts, mountain ranges, fjords, arctic glaciers and mysterious islands.
