Autoportrait of artist Nastazja Staniszewska

Nastazja Staniszewska

Born on February 10th, 1996 in Wroclaw

A graduate of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Jan Matejko in Cracow, in June 2021 in the painting studio of Prof. Marta Makarczuk.

Graduate of the field Artistic Education at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, under the supervision of Prof. Adam Brincken in 2022.

Additionally, graduated from the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Eugeniusz Geppert in Wrocław in February 2023  in the painting studio of Prof. Michał Sikorski and Michał Marek.

Member of the Association of Polish Artists. ZPAP

Multiple scholarship holder of the rector of the Cracow and Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts, awarded for artistic achievements. Participant of numerous individual and collective exhibitions in Poland and abroad.

Participant of DRAWING TRIENNALE 2022 Wroclaw in the project “About green color and wigs”, the exhibition “Positivist Time” at the Maria Konopnicka Museum in Żarnowiec, Art Fair “BODY SPACES” and “VISIONS” in Venice at the Albrizzi- Capello Palace, Art Fair in Rome at the Medina Art Gallery, “SUPERNATURAL” in London at THE LINE Contemporary Art Space, “Intercoming Lines” exhibition in New York City and others…

Her paintings are in numerous private collections throughout Poland and abroad, e.g. in Wroclaw, Cracow, Warsaw, Germany: Berlin, UK: London and Italy: Rome, Venice.

She deals mainly with painting, additionally graphic arts: rotogravure, monotype and sculpture.

Her art studio is located in the center of Wroclaw in Poland.

She is the founder of the „Youth group”, which supports the “body positive” movement, basing its assumptions on bold, naked photos of the participants of the art group themselves.

In 2018, she published a book of poetry entitled “REFLEXION”, talking openly about the trauma, focusing not only on the positive aspects of human existence.

The article about the volume was published in Psychological Magazine “Characters” in February 2019.

The artist cooperates with such galleries in Poland as: Artinfo, REMPEX, Sopot Auction House, Art in House. Abroad in New York and Toronto with Artio Gallery.

Artistic achievements

· 01.2018 – Publication of a book of poetry entitled Reflection Nastazja Anna Staniszewska, Digresje Publishing House, Poznań. Cover illustration – photo of my painting. The volume is available on the website and in major libraries in Poland.

 · 02.2018 – Publication of a full-page article on the volume “Reflection” in the psychological magazine “Charaktery”, Forum publishing house, Warsaw.

 · 12.2018 – participation in the exhibition “200 years of the Academy. 100 years! Women’s Academy” at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

 · 03 – 04 2019 – participation in the exhibition “TRACES” – Express the inexpressible, at the KOTŁOWNIA Gallery of the Cracow University of Technology. Exhibited works: painting 180 x 80 cm; acrylic on canvas, author’s poem entitled “Freedom of thought”, photo of the cover of the book “Reflection”, photograms and chemigrams, other …

 · 01 – 03. 2020 – exhibition of paintings at the Szalom Gallery in Cracow

 · 02.2021 – participation in the permanent exhibition in the space of the ArtBay Gallery (Hergon), Cracow

 · 06.2021 – Nastazja’s paintings are on permanent exhibition in the space of the ArtBay Gallery (Hergon), Cracow

 · 19-25.04.2021 – an online exhibition of drawings from the series “Corporality” and “Body Space” at the Second Floor Gallery at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow

 · 17 – 28.07.2021 – organizer, coordinator, curator and participant of the painting exhibition “Dissonances” in the space of the ArtBay Gallery (Hergon) in Cracow

 · 31.07. – 14.08. 2021 – organizer, coordinator, curator and participant of the international drawing exhibition “Rogues” in the space of the ArtBay Gallery (Hergon) in Cracow

 · 7.08 to 21.08.2021 – organizer, coordinator, curator and participant of the photographic and graphic exhibition “Body space” at Laboratorium Scena in Cracow

 · 14.08.2021 – organizer and participant of the “Poetry Evening” at the Space of the ArtBay Hergon Gallery in Cracow

 · 21.08 -31.08.2021 – organizer, coordinator and participant of the international sculpture exhibition in the space of the ArtBay Gallery (Hergon) in Cracow

 · 11.09. – 25.09.2021 – exhibition of Nastazja’s artistic output entitled Body space in Wrocław

 · 10.2021 – OPEN CALL, participation in a team project entitled “Education)”

 · 3.12 – 17.12.2021 – ArtBay Cracow Gallery, “SCHEMAT” exhibition, patronage of Contemporary

 · Exhibition entitled “SELF PORTRAIT”, which lasted from December 7, 2021 to January 10, 2022. in the Second Floor Gallery, located in the building of the Academy of Fine Arts. Jan Matejko in Cracow, at Plac Jana Matejki 13

 · Exhibition entitled “Flora Botanica”, which lasted from January 10, 2022 to February 13, 2022 in the Second Floor Gallery, located in the building of the Academy of Fine Arts. Jan Matejko in Cracow, at Plac Jana Matejki 13

 ·15.02 – 27.02.2022 – “DRAWING POWER” exhibition, Second Floor Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts. Jana Matejko in Cracow, Plac Jana Matejki 13

 · 28.02 – 4.03 – participation in the charity auction “Art for Ukraine” We support Ukraine with the painting entitled “STOP RUSSIAN AGGRESSION”

 · 03.03. – 05.03.2022 – participation in the “We support Ukraine” exhibition on the Ukrainian-Russian war and a charity auction to help people from Ukraine in the Exit Gallery at ul. Hubska 44 – 48 on the premises of Stary Browar Mieszczański in Wrocław.

 · 19.05. – 11.06. 2022 – PODGÓRZ CULTURAL CENTER Cracow: Dom Kultury Klub Soboniowice, ul. Rostworowskiego 13 pt. “MMM – My Third Muses” – an original, individual exhibition of the artist.

 · 7.04 – 6.06. 2022 – participation in the WROCŁAW DRAWING TRIENNALE 2022 in the project “About green and wigs”, inspired by Peter Greenaway’s film “Drawer’s Contract”

 · 18.06 – 2.07.2022 – participation in the exhibition “I am an Artist” organized by the Krakers Art Week festival in Cracow at the ArtBay Gallery

 · 09 – 12. 2022 – participant: “Time of Positivists” exhibition at the Maria Konopnicka Museum in Żarnowiec.

 · 10.2022 – participation in the C-ART DAYS Art Fair at the International Congress Center in Katowice

 · 11.2022 – participation in the C-ART Days Art Fair in Hala Stulecia in Wrocław

 · 12.2022 – solo exhibition of P. Staniszewska in Elektrownia “Powiśle” in Warsaw

 · 02.2023 – participant of the international exhibition “BODY SPACES” at the Albrizzi Palace – Capello in Venice

 · 03.2023 – participant of the international exhibition in Rome at the Medina Art Gallery

 · 04.2023 – participant of the international VISIONS exhibition in Venice at the Albrizzi Palace – Capello

 · 04/2023 – publication of an article about the work of Mrs Staniszewska in the Psychological Magazine “Charaktery”

 · 05.2023 – participant of the international exhibition “SUPERNATURAL” in London at THE LINE Contemporary Art Space

 · 06.05 – 03.06.2023 – individual exhibition “FLORA BOTANICA” at ODSK PIAST at ul. Rękodzielnicza 1 in Wrocław. The exhibition presented Nastazja’s paintings, graphics, sculptures and installations.

 · 07.2023 – participation in the international exhibition “Interconnecting Lines” in New York organized by Artio Gallery

 · 07.2023 – publication of an article about the artist’s work in the Decoration & Design Magazine

 · 08.2023 – publication of an article about the artist’s work in the Living Room Magazine

 · 09.2023 – Exhibition of Nastazja Staniszewska’s artistic studio “Colorful Passion” at ODSK Piast in Wrocław        

 · 09.2023 – participation in the CHARITY GALA INTEGRO – EU, Warsaw

 · 10.2023 – participation in a charity auction, SYNAPSIS foundation, at the National Museum in Warsaw

 · 11.2023 – publication of an article with a cover about the artist’s work in the Living Room Luxus Magazine       

 · 12.2022 – individual exhibition of Mrs Staniszewska at the Kupiecka Gallery in Otwock near Warsaw

 · 03.2024 – participation in ART SHOW, Warsaw, Poland 

 · 03.2024 – participation in international exhibition „METAMORFOSI VISIVE”, YAH Factory, Milano, Italy

 · 04.2024 – participation in the international exhibition “FUTURE STARS EXHIBITION” in London, organized by Holy Art Gallery

 · 06.2024 – participation in the Art Basel International Biennale of Contemporary Art during the famous Art Basel Week in Basel

 · 06.2024 – participation in the international exhibition in Rome at the Pagina Gallery, at the Palazzo Maffei Marescotti

 · 06.2024 – participation in the international OPEN ART exhibition in Barcelona, Spain, organized by Holy Art Gallery

 · 08.2024 – publication of an interview with an art critic about Nastazja’s work in the Art Market Observer Magazine

 · 09.2024 – publication of an article about the work of Nastazja Staniszewska in the book entitled Who is the next Picasso, published at the Villa am Kaiserweg/ Villa on the imperial road.

 · 25 – 30.09.2024 – The London Biennale of Women in Art, Chelsea Old Town, London, England

· 09.2024 – Artist presented by Van Gogh Art Gallery from Madrid, Spain.

· 09.2024 – publication of an interview with an art critic about artist’s work in the Contemporary Art Curator Magazine

· 10.2024 – 03.2025 – An individual exhibition of the artist organized by Arttellige Art Gallery, in cooperation with Make Art Gallery, in the spaces of Omni Office buildings, Warsaw Hub in Warsaw.

· 03.2025 – Participation in the international group exhibition of artists presented by Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid, Spain.

· 05.2025 – participation in the exhibition “FORPOCZTA” at BWA Awangarda, in the Hatzfeld Palace, in Wroclaw, organized by the Association of Polish Visual Artists

· 05.2025 – Participation in the Art World Paris International Art Fair in Paris, France.

· 05-06.2025 – participation in ARTSHOW, at the Accessible Art Factory, in Bohema, in Warsaw

· 12.2025 – Participation in Red Dot Art Fair Miami, USA.