Paulina Taranek

Paulina Taranek – graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. She works in painting and drawing, combining both techniques with other media. Author of the “Cityscapes” series, exploring the essence of large cities. Her art draws on expressionism, impressionism, cubism, and modernism.

Paulina Taranek – painter and draughtswoman

Paulina Taranek, born in Częstochowa, graduated from the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. She works in painting and drawing, blending these with other media. Her major project is the “Cityscapes” cycle, a painterly analysis of modern metropolises.

Style and movements

Her work incorporates expressionism, impressionism, cubism, and modernism. She experiments with form, color, and texture, creating bold and dynamic compositions.

Solo exhibitions

• 2023 – “Cityscapes Pulse of the City”, Monopolis Gallery, Łódź
• 2023 – “Queens and Saints”, Stradom House Gallery, Kraków
• 2019 – “Big City Light”, BWA Gallery, Częstochowa
• 2018 – “Cityscapes”, Żywa Gallery, Warsaw
• 2016 – “Explanation”, Pod Baranami Gallery, Kraków

Group exhibitions

• 2023 – “Carousel with Madonnas”, Częstochowa Museum
• 2022/23 – “Art in Spire”, Przechodnia Gallery, Warsaw
• 2019 – San Diego Art Fair, USA
• 2019 – International Art Fair Vancouver, Canada
• 2019 – “Japan & Poland”, EMP Gallery, Tokyo
• 2019 – Embassy of Japan, Warsaw

Competitions and awards

• Winner – National Geographic Art Contest, “Lajkonik” symbol of Kraków
• Jury and Audience Award – “Magic of Four Denominations District”, Wrocław 2013
• 1st Prize – National Painting Competition “Zadra”, 2012

Publications

Erasmus scholarship holder (Antwerp, 2011/2012). Featured in Artist Portfolio Magazine (USA) and Life is Art Magazine (Los Angeles, 2020). Listed among the Faces of the Future of Częstochowa in 2020/2021. Her works were included in the publications “Women of the Academy” and “Feminatives of the Academy”.