Paulina Katarzyna Zielska

Paulina Katarzyna Zielska – artist and educator, co-founder of the art group and gallery “Autonomia”. Graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, specializing in young contemporary art. She teaches, organizes painting workshops and collaborates with cultural institutions.

Paulina Katarzyna Zielska – artist and educator

Paulina Katarzyna Zielska is the co-founder of the art group and gallery Autonomia. She has been involved in art education for several years, teaching drawing and painting at the Miguel de Cervantes High School in Warsaw. She also organizes plein-air workshops and works with cultural organizations.

Biography and education

She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting (2012–2017), graduating under Professors Stanisław Baj and Jakub Łęcki. During her studies, she received a scholarship for outstanding students (2014–2015) and a Dean’s Award (2016).

Artistic style

Her work belongs to the trend of young contemporary art, marked by experimentation, new forms of expression and fresh artistic vision.

Exhibitions

• “Distance” – solo exhibition, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, 2018
• Eisbisch Competition, Katarzyna Napiórkowska Gallery, Warsaw, 2018
• “New Image/New Look” Competition, Słodownia +1 Gallery, Poznań, 2019
• “New Image/New Look” Competition, BWA Piła, 2019
• “Black Suns” – solo exhibition, Gallery Wystawa, Warsaw, 2019
• “Small Ends of the World” – solo exhibition, Autonomia Gallery, Warsaw, 2019
• “Postcard from Home” – Salon Akademii Gallery, Warsaw, 2021
• “Illusions” – Autonomia Gallery, Warsaw, 2021

Awards and competitions

Finalist of the New Image/New Look competition (University of the Arts, Poznań) and the Eisbisch Competition at Katarzyna Napiórkowska Gallery.