Approved: 16.11.2020

Ewa Konior

Art therapist, Artist, Graphic designer, Maker, Teacher

Approved: 16.11.2020

In my works I concentrate on human inner life issues trying to understand the aspects of soul, morality, and faith. Since I have become absorbed in Christian spirituality, my attitude towards creating has changed enormously. It has become a kind of prayer, contemplation striving for inner peace. The more time I have spent on reflection, the more I have begun to feel an increasing need to appreciate the beauty of the soul and its complex states. 

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Artist Statement

In my works I concentrate on human inner life issues trying to understand the aspects of soul, morality, and faith. Since I have become absorbed in Christian spirituality, my attitude towards creating has changed enormously. It has become a kind of prayer, contemplation striving for inner peace. The more time I have spent on reflection, the more I have begun to feel an increasing need to appreciate the beauty of the soul and its complex states. 

My works are to some extent a symbolic reflection of this desire, both by showing the inner landscape of thoughts and feelings, as well as specific portraits of people with whom I identify and empathize. Through the perspective of my christianity, I explore the issues between a woman and a man from the outside in and inside out, with a particular approach to their intimacy and marriage relationship.

During my creative process, I blur the line between reality and the inner experience of my portrayed models, using symbols, surreal locations and abstract elements. I use diverse layers which often lay on each other, melt and synergize. They also have the role of playing with the viewer, exposing and revealing a story shown in the picture. Despite the figuration, I analyze the work in an abstract way, paying attention to the freshness of the composition, the essence of colour and form, reflecting on their mutual interaction.

CV & Education

Education

2003 MA Fine Art Painting, The Silesian University in Katowice, Poland

1998 Diploma in Art Design & Screen Printing, Art School in Bielsko-Biala, Poland

Selected exhibitions 

2021 Open 2021, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy

2020  The Outdoors, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor

2019   Storiel Open Art 2019, Gwynedd Museum and Gallery, Bangor

2018   Arddangosfa Agored 2018 Open Exhibition, Galeri, Caernarfon

2018   Alternative Landscapes, Carn Balaclava, Caernarfon 

2018   Open 2018, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy 

2017   Arddangosfa Agored 2017 Open Exhibition, Galeri, Caernarfon 

2017   Presence (solo exhibition), Arc Centre and Gallery, Reddish

2017   Open Art Exhibition, Storiel, Bangor

2015   Oriel Bangor Arts Initiative Gallery, Bangor

2015   One Year On, Waterside Arts Centre, 1 Waterside Plaza, Sale

2014   A6 Dialogue Three, Third Floor Studios & Gallery, Manchester

2014   A6 Dialog Two, Bankley Gallery & Studios, Levenshulme

2014   Waterside Open 2014 (1st Prize), Waterside Arts Centre, Sale

2013 / 2014 The Bigger Picture, Stockport Art Gallery, Stockport 

2013   Open Contemporary Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery, Stockport 

2013   Neo: Artprize 2013, neo: gallery 22, Bolton

2012   Open Studios – Vernon Mill, Stockport

2012   Open Contemporary Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery

2012   Northern Scenes, Everyman Art Gallery, Chorlton 

2011   Reflections (solo exhibition), Dot Art Gallery, Liverpool

2011   Open Contemporary Art Exhibition, Stockport Art Gallery

2011   Pop Up Art Exhibition, MetQuarter, Liverpool 

2011   Reflections (solo exhibition), Everyman Art Gallery, Chorlton

2010  Open Studios – Vernon Mill, Stockport

2005  Paintings (solo exhibition), Castle Art Gallery, Bielsko, Poland 

1999   Paintings (solo exhibition), Gallery 3-2-1, Bielsko, Poland 

Workshops

2017  A portrait - painting workshop, Arc Centre and Gallery, Stockport 

2015  Anatomy studies and life drawings (Visiting Lecturer), The Manchester College, FdA degree: 3D Modeling and Animation for Games and Media, Manchester

2014  Anatomy studies and life drawings (Visiting Lecturer), The Manchester College, FdA degree: 3D Modeling and Animation for Games and Media, Manchester

2004  Painting and drawing workshop, Youth Community Centre of Culture, Zywiec, Poland

Competitions and awards

2014 Waterside Open 2014 (1st Judges Prize), Waterside Arts Centre, Sale

2013 Neo: Artprize 2013 (selected), neo: gallery 22, Bolton