Julia KOWALSKA, Untitled, 2017.

Julia KOWALSKA (b. 1998)
Untitled, 2017.
oil on canvas, 140 x 100 cm (diptych)
signed on the reverse: 'K. J.'

Graduate of the Józef Brandt High School of Fine Arts in Radom. Diploma with a specialization in artistic ceramics under the direction of Aleksandra Dobrowolska in 2017. Currently a student of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Winner of many awards in art competitions, including: Grand Prix in the 7th National Art Contest "Ekslibris, an antique element in the work of Jacek Malczewski" (2015); Award of the Director of the Department of Urban Planning and Conservation in Zamosc in the field of painting (2015); honorable mention in the National Art Contest "Variations on the work of Ignacy Witkiewicz" (2015); Award of the President of the City of Radom in the category of personality for special artistic achievements (2015); 1st place in the National Art Contest "Towards Fantasy and Imagination" dedicated to Zdzislaw Beksinski (2016); 3rd place in the National Art Contest "Exlibris, Fairy Tales, Polish Tales and Legends" (2017). In 2016, she was ranked 51st in the Kompas Młodej Sztuki ranking of young Polish artists. Author of a solo exhibition of painting and drawing works at the Music School Complex in Radom. Participation in many post-competition exhibitions: Figures of the Body (2014); Family Portrait (2013); Human Landscape (2012); Biennale of Self-Portrait, and in a group exhibition organized at the European Parliament in Brussels by the MEP Office of Julia Pitera (2017).