Overview

Joanna Sokolowska, born in 1984, is an Artist - painter and sculptor from Poland, currently lives and creates in USA. Her rich education is both artistic and linguistic, both in Poland and abroad. Recipient of Fulbright Scholarship in 2013, she studied at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, USA, where she received her MFA degree in May 2015. Earlier she received Master of Fine Arts degree at the Department of Sculpture - Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (2012), Erasmus scholarship at the Department of Sculpture - Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, Italy (2009/2010); MA degree in English Philology at the Institute of Applied Linguistics - Warsaw University (2009); BA degree at the College of English Language Teacher Education- Warsaw University (2006). International context is very important in her creative path. As a Fulbright Alumni, she travels and creates worldwide spreading the belief in the uniting power of Art, crossing barriers between cultures and divisions. She promotes Art as universal language wherever she goes. Once in Poland, she has been Sculpture and Painting Instructor at Warsaw Arts Academy and Officyna Art and Design Gallery. Her works are being sold in a few galleries in Warsaw (Napiorkowska Gallery, Officyna Gallery, Stalowa Gallery). She exhibited her works in Poland (Warsaw, Lodz), Italy (Rome, Tivoli), USA (Vermont, Boston, NY) and Thailand (Krabi, Bangkok). She attended international residencies and seminars in USA (Vermont), France (St Nicolas du Pelem) and Thailand (Krabi, Bangkok). Her paintings and sculptures revolve around the theme of nature and human being, his interior emotions, life, psyche. She combines elements of realism with expressive, emotional quest for power of expression. Her paintings and sculptures revolve around the theme of nature and human being, his interior emotions, life, psyche. She combines elements of realism with expressive, emotional quest for power of expression.