1. Could you tell us a little about yourself and your artistic background?

I am Canadian, born in Poland, a visual artist, painter + photographer, based in Toronto, a grad of Ontario College of Art. I came to Canada as a teen.
I have had many exhibitions here and abroad and even had my work stolen at the Grand Palais in France. The Paris Police had said that only my work and Monet’s were stolen that year. I have been featured in Gold List Artists of 2024 in Art Market International Magazine. Not the first time. Being prolific, I am dedicated to mostly painting women with their many moods and emotions and being in the world and beyond.

2. How would you describe your artistic style and the main themes explored in your work?

I live in an artist live/work space alone and am able to have my studio in my home. That helps with touch-ups and never having to get out of my pyjamas when painting. Sometimes though it does foster over painting older works when canvasses aren’t available.
I walk a lot, in rain or shine, across the landscape and looking at people wondering what makes them tick. A coffee addict, I often end up in some interesting cafes. My art is called Expressive-Contemporary-Figurative.

3. What inspired the award-winning artwork, and how has your experience with international exhibitions influenced your artistic journey?

I paint women as holders of the torch of life, various moods and cultural repose. F-Word is about how feminism is being systematically killed in America; Back To School is about how we are undermining education and preventing children from achieving higher education; We Are nature is the advent of AI that will erase our desire for life as we morph into a robotic society run by a few billionaires; and Women Speak is concerning the dumbing down and disinformation age of fake news.

4. What is your ideal workspace like, and what keeps you inspired during long hours of working?

Living in Canada is not conducive to being a figurative artist as Canadian Art has a long tradition of landscape painting beginning with the Group of Seven. But being born in Poland and my natural inclination led me to figurative art, which found its acceptance mainly in France and New York. I am inspired by combining figurative and abstract art. It gives me great pleasure to successfully combine the two genres.

5. What are you currently working on, and what would you like to explore in your future work?

Currently, I am working on simplifying my figures and saying more with less; less colour and drawing and creating a more unified look. In the new series, “Looking Through Sunglasses” I show that life can continue despite unbearable heat.

Published by New Road 2 Art Editorial Team