In my work, I aim to capture the essence of living. Experience, observation and study of the human psyche support my work. I empathise with and give voice to my human subjects where, instead of focusing on the external likeness, I rather express an inner landscape of feelings and emotional states. I have found tremendous passion to reveal kind of intimacy, beauty and fragility of the portrayed person, usually submerged into own inner dialog, meditation or reflecting tenderness to the love one. Through showing particular, immaterial attitudes I manifest my own values, lifestyle and christian roots.
During my creative process, I blur the line between reality and the inner experience of my portrayed models, using symbols, surreal locations and abstract elements. I use diverse layers which often lay on each other, melt and synergize. They also have the role of playing with the viewer, exposing and revealing a story shown in the picture. Despite the figuration, I analyse the work in an abstract way, paying attention to the freshness of the composition, the essence of colour and form, reflecting on their mutual interaction.
Selected Exhibitions
2023 Storiel Open Art 2023, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor
2022 Storiel Open Art 2022, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor
2021 Open 2021, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
2020 The Outdoors, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor
2019 Storiel Open Art 2019, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor
2018 Arddangosfa Agored 2018 Open Exhibition, Galeri, Caernarfon
2018 Alternative Landscapes, Carn Balaclava, Caernarfon
2018 Open 2018, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy
2017 Arddangosfa Agored 2017 Open Exhibition, Galeri, Caernarfon
2017 Presence (solo exhibition), Arc Centre and Gallery, Reddish
2017 Open Art Exhibition, Storiel, Bangor
2015 Oriel Bangor Arts Initiative Gallery, Bangor
2015 One Year On, Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale
2014 A6 Dialogue Three, Third Floor Studios & Gallery, Manchester
2014 A6 Dialog Two, Bankley Gallery & Studios, Levenshulme
2014 Waterside Open 2014 (1st Prize), Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
2013 / 2014 The Bigger Picture, Stockport Art Gallery, Stockport
2013 Chester Arts Fair 2013, Chester Racecourse, Chester
2013 Buy Art Fair 2013, Spinningfields, Manchester
2013 Open Contemporary Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery, Stockport
2013 Neo: Artprize 2013, neo: gallery 22, Bolton
2012 Open Studios – Vernon Mill, Stockport
2012 Open Contemporary Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery
2012 Northern Scenes, Everyman Art Gallery, Chorlton
2011 Reflections (solo exhibition), Dot Art Gallery, Liverpool
2011 Open Contemporary Art Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery
2011 Pop Up Art Exhibition, MetQuarter, Liverpool
2011 Reflections (solo exhibition), Everyman Art Gallery, Chorlton
2011 Vernon Mill Artists, Turners Gallery, Stockport
2011 BodyWorks Art Exhibition, Portland Hall Spa, Southport
2010 Open Studios – Vernon Mill, Stockport
2005 Paintings (solo exhibition), Castle Art Gallery, Bielsko, Poland
1999 Paintings (solo exhibition), Gallery 3-2-1, Bielsko, Poland
Competitions / Awards
2024 Shirley Hughes sketchbook Award 2024 (shortlisted), Orange Beak Studio
https://www.orangebeakstudio.com/shirley-hughes-award-shortlist
2014 Waterside Open 2014 (1st Judges Prize), Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
2013 Neo: Artprize 2013 (selected), neo: gallery 22, Bolton
Workshops
2017 A portrait - painting workshop, Arc Centre and Gallery, Stockport
2015 Anatomy studies and life drawings (Associate), The Manchester College,
3D Modeling and Animation for Games and Media, Manchester
2014 Anatomy studies and life drawings (Associate), The Manchester College,
3D Modeling and Animation for Games and Media, Manchester
2004 Painting and drawing workshop, Youth Community Centre of Culture, Zywiec, Poland