Ewa Juszkiewicz

Ewa Juszkiewicz (b. 1984) is currently one of the most recognizable Polish contemporary artists on the international stage. A graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, she obtained her doctorate at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków.Since 2012, Juszkiewicz has created paintings based on old master art. Observing the schematization of female representations in art history, she naturally stands against it. By concealing the sitter’s face in various ways – from wrapping it in a veil or lace, to covering it with hair, to painting in its place an organic composition made of plants, shells, or mushrooms – she paradoxically attempts to restore to women their due individuality.Despite her young age, Juszkiewicz has received numerous important awards and distinctions. She is, among others, the winner of the Grand Prix of the 41st Painting Biennale Bielska Jesień 2013 and of the 5th Kompas Młodej Sztuki (2015), as well as a finalist for the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation Award (2018). In 2014, she was also included in the list 100 Artists of Tomorrow, published by the British curator Kurt Beers. Her works form part of many important institutional collections, including the Museum of Modern Art (Warsaw), the National Museum in Gdańsk, Zachęta of Contemporary Art (Szczecin), and Bielska BWA Gallery (Bielsko-Biała).Since 2020, she has been represented by the American gallery Gagosian, where she had an exhibition, as well as by the French gallery Almine Rech.