Maja Tomaszewska – Polish artist, painter, graphic creator and animator. Specialized in contemporary figurative art. Scholarship holder at Modern Art Museum Urban Nation (Berlin, Germany), Royal History and Art Academy (Segovia, Spain) and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) among others. Awarded author of many international and national individual and collective exhibitions. Co-author of oil paintings in hand painted full-length movie „The Peasants”, production of Oscar nominated „Loving Vincent” movie creators.
Awards and achievements
- Scholarship of the Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship for Creators of Culture. Poland (2023)
- Scholarship of the Mayor of the city of Sopot for Art Creators. Poland (2023)
- Art Residence and Scholarship in the Urban Nation Contemporary Art Musuem. Berlin, Germany (2019)
- Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship for Outstanding Artistic Achievements. Poland (2018)
- Royal Academy of Art and History of San Quirce, Art Residency and Scholarship. Segovia, Spain (2017)
- Art & Sound Interdisciplinary Scholarship and Art Residence in Cádiz, Spain (2016)
- Award in the Plain Air alla prima painting competition in La Zubia, Spain (2016)
- Rector’s Scholarship for the Eminent Students of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (x3), Poland (2014-16)
Individual exhibitions
- Transpositions – progression, Lex Gallery. Warsaw, Poland (2022)
- Transpositions, Teatr 6. piętro. Warsaw, Poland (2022)
- Rostros, Bacalarte Gallery. Warsaw, Poland (2020)
- The Human Landscape, Urban Nation Contemporary Art Musuem. Berlin, Germany (2019)
- Flamenco and Granada. The Heart of the South, Sollares Institute. Piaseczno, Poland (2019)
- Alter Ego, Autonomia Gallery. Warsaw, Poland (2019)
- Proyecto Andaluz, Circuitos Art Competition. Granada, Spain (2017)
- Acimut, Azimuth Gallery. Granada, Spain (2016)
- Jazz written in line, Harenda. Warsaw, Poland (2016)
- Walk on the line, Korčula Town Museum. Korčula, Croatia (2015)
Group exhibitions (selection)
- San Quirce, La Alhondiga Museum, Segovia, Spain (2017)
- Identity Project, Milwaukee, USA (2016)
- Genius Loci: A Double Vission, King’s Jan III Sobieski Palace Museum in Wilanow, Warsaw, Poland (2016)
- Muskau Art Project, Mużakowski Palace, Germany (2015)
- Figurama, Competition Award Exhibition. Plzeň, Czech Republic (2015)
Education and career
- Work in BreakThru Films Studio (Oscar nominated for „Loving Vincent”) as one of highly specialized painters to create fully hand-painted movie „The Peasants” (2021)
- Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Poland), Graphic Arts Dept. Specialization in: Lithography (2020)
- University of Granada (Spain), Fine Arts Dept. Specialization in: Painting (2017)