Weronika Raczynska
painter / artist was born in 1978 in Warsaw, Poland.
From 2008-2010 studied painting at The Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts (ASP) in Cracow, Poland.
In 2010 completed post-graduate studies in Painting.
In the years 1997-2002 studied painting at the European Academy of Arts (EAS) in Warsaw, Poland.
In 2002 graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting (with distinction).
She has had 19 solo exhibitions and more than 140 group exhibitions in Poland, as well as in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States among others. In 2022 received a scholarship from the Creation Support Fund of the Society of Authors ZAiKS. In 2014 participated in a month long painting plein-air with Dresden Artists Group / Dresdner Künstlergruppe in Dresden, Germany.
Her work has appeared in Art Château art book, Vincent van Gogh Tribute art book, Voices of Tomorrow art book, Art Loving Magazine, Contemporary Celebrity Masters art magazine, Master Artists To Collect art magazine and Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine, as well as in several dozen other publications.
Paintings by Weronika Raczynska can be found in private collections in Poland and other countries of Europe, and also in New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States of America, as well as in public collections of the Gallery of Contemporary Art (GSW) in Wloclawek, Poland, the Office of Artistic Exhibitions (BWA) in Kielce, Poland and the Community Collection (CS) in Dresden, Germany.
Lives and works in Warsaw, Poland.
AWARDS:
- 2025 – The New Great Masters International Prize, Sanctuary at the Church of the Ascension in New York, United States.
- 2024 – The Velazquez & Goya International Prize, Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2024 – The Leonardo da Vinci International Prize, The Leonardo da Vinci National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan, Italy.
- 2024 – nominated for The Van Gogh Art Prize by International Cultural Management based in Barcelona, Spain.
- 2024 – The Botticelli International Prize, Borghese Palace in Florence, Italy.
- 2023 – Artistic Career Award, Theatre, Casino in Sanremo, Italy.
- 2023 – The Michelangelo International Prize, Italian Theatre in Rome, Italy.
- 2023 – Pegasus International Prize for the Arts, St. Theodore Palace in Venice, Italy.
- 2022 – Artistic Excellence certificate from Circle Foundation for the Arts portal.
- 2022 – The Faces of Peace Art Prize by Contemporary Art Curator Magazine portal.
- 2016 – nominated for a prize at 44th Winter Salon – Polish Biennial of Art at the Elektrownia Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art in Radom, Poland.
- 2003 – nomination for a prize at The 4th Jacek Malczewski Triennial of Self-Portrait at The Jacek Malczewski Museum in Radom, Poland.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2025 – "Ultra", U Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2023 – "In Full Colour", Ether Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2021 – "Paintings Of The Night", Lufcik Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2019 – "Painting Is Painting Is Painting Is Painting", Podlaska Gallery, Biala Podlaska, Poland.
- 2017 – "To View", Gallery of Contemporary Art (GSW), Wloclawek, Poland.
- 2016 – "Views, Figures & Colour Field", Ether Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2015 – "Form Of Reality", Sokol Gallery, Nowy Sacz, Poland.
- 2013 – "Portraits & Situations", Piwnice BWA Gallery – Office of Artistic Exhibitions (BWA), Kielce, Poland; Zielona Gallery of Art – branch of the Office of Artistic Exhibitions (BWA) in Kielce, Poland, Busko-Zdroj, Poland.
- 2012 – "Figuration", Ether Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2010 – "Black Fables From Little Townlets", 022 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2003 – "Painting", ABK Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2002 – "Fishes: 5 + 5 + 1" | "Landscape", Szuster Palace, Warsaw, Poland.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- 2025 – "Timebound Specter", Spazio San Vidal Art Space, Venice, Italy.
- 2025 – "Appearance II – In Memory Of Przemyslaw Kwiek", The Young Fight Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2025 – "Magic Of Light", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2024 – "Zakopane IV", Municipal Gallery of Art, Zakopane, Poland.
- 2024 – "Appearance", The Young Fight Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2024 – 5th Biennial of Art, European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain.
- 2024 – "Outward Soul", Onart Gallery, Florence, Italy.
- 2024 – "Museum Artists", The Francesco Gonzaga Museum, Mantua, Italy.
- 2024 – "Unveiled Truth", Hub Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
- 2024 – "A Path Inspired By Sandro Botticelli", Borghese Palace, Florence, Italy.
- 2024 – "Boundless Beauty", Spazio Dueunodue Gallery, Bologna, Italy.
- 2023 – "Art On Loop: Berlin", The Lovers and Leaders Space, Berlin, Germany.
- 2023 – "Michelangelo – The Genius of Italy", Italian Theatre, Rome, Italy.
- 2023 – "Shape of Vision", Spazio 57 Gallery, Naples, Italy.
- 2023 – "Pegasus", St. Theodore Palace, Venice, Italy.
- 2023 – 8th International Biennial of Painting, National Museum of Art, Kishinev, Moldavia.
- 2023 – "Fall In Love With Art", 3U10 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2023 – "Duality of the Whole", Medina Art Gallery, Rome, Italy.
- 2023 – "Art On Loop III", The Holy Art Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
- 2022 – "Unfolding Stories", Luciana Matalon Foundation, Milan, Italy.
- 2022 – "Contemporary Painting", The Brick Lane Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
- 2022 – "Zakopane III", Municipal Gallery of Art, Zakopane, Poland.
- 2021-2022 – The 7th International Michal Elwiro Andriolli Drawing Competition juried exhibition, The Michal Elwiro Andriolli Gallery, Naleczow, Poland; Centre Gallery, New York, United States.
- 2021 – 46th Winter Salon – Polish Biennial of Art, Elektrownia Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2020 – "2020 Attempt", Pulsar Gallery – The Jan Tarasin Gallery of Art, Kalisz, Poland.
- 2020 – "Bare Truth | Side By Side", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2019 – "Autumnal Confrontations" 5th Triennial of Polish Contemporary Painting, Office of Artistic Exhibitions (BWA), Rzeszow, Poland.
- 2019 – "Painting From The Studio", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2019 – "Zakopane II", Municipal Gallery of Art, Zakopane, Poland.
- 2019 – 6th International Biennial of Painting, National Museum of Art, Kishinev, Moldavia.
- 2019 – "Colourful Constellations Of The World", 4th Level Gallery, The Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Philharmonic, Szczecin, Poland.
- 2018-2019 – The 6th International Michal Elwiro Andriolli Drawing Competition juried exhibition, The Michal Elwiro Andriolli Gallery, Naleczow, Poland; Art Gallery of The Tadeusz Kosciuszko Foundation, New York, United States.
- 2018 – 45th Winter Salon – Polish Biennial of Art, Elektrownia Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2017 – "Zakopane I", Municipal Gallery of Art, Zakopane, Poland.
- 2017 – "Visions", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2017 – The Best Of The 5th International Biennial of Painting, Museum of Art, Iasi, Romania.
- 2017 – 5th International Biennial of Painting, National Museum of Art, Kishinev, Moldavia.
- 2016 – 5th International Biennial of Picture, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland.
- 2016 – 44th Winter Salon – Polish Biennial of Art, Elektrownia Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2016 – "Szczecin In Close-Up – Points Of View", 4th Level Gallery, The Mieczyslaw Karlowicz Philharmonic, Szczecin, Poland.
- 2015-2016 – The 5th International Michal Elwiro Andriolli Drawing Competition juried exhibition, The Michal Elwiro Andriolli Gallery, Naleczow, Poland; Accademia Nazionale di San Luca, Rome, Italy.
- 2015 – "Current Paintings V. Painters' Personalities", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2015 – "Czapski Gallery Artists", New Gas-Works, Poznan, Poland.
- 2014 – 43rd Winter Salon, Museum of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2014 – 4th International Biennial of Picture, Central Museum of Textiles, Lodz, Poland.
- 2013 – "Cosmopolitan Warsaw", Gallery of Contemporary Art – Office of Artistic Exhibitions (GSW – BWA), Olkusz, Poland.
- 2011 – "Discoveries In Art – Painting Of Young Artists", Czajka Gallery – Koneser Centre of Culture, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2011 – "Water & Light" / „Wasser und Licht”, Am Kietz Gallery, Schwedt/Oder, Germany.
- 2010 – "Autumnal Confrontations" 2nd Triennial of Polish Contemporary Painting, Office of Artistic Exhibitions (BWA), Rzeszow, Poland.
- 2010 – 8th Triennial of Small Painting Forms, Wozownia Gallery of Art, Torun, Poland.
- 2009 – "Remember The Gardens", Palace of Art, Cracow, Poland.
- 2009 – "Drawing", Lufcik Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2008 – "Drawing Of Young Artists II", Elektrownia Mazovian Centre of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2007 – 1st International Biennial of Picture, Poznanski Palace, Lodz, Poland.
- 2007 – "Confrontations III", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2006 – The 5th Jacek Malczewski Triennial of Self-Portrait, Museum of Contemporary Art, Radom, Poland.
- 2005 – "The Franciszka Eibisch Foundation Painting Competition Finalists", Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2005 – "12 Artists Of The Gallery" / „12 Künstler der Galerie – ein Querschnitt durch das Programm”, Art Ahead Gallery, Basel, Switzerland.
- 2005 – "Confrontations – From Realism To Abstraction", Gallery of the House of Visual Artist, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2003-2004 – "Polish Contemporary Art", D’Arte Moderna de Le Ciminiere Gallery, Catania, Italy; Castello di Nelson, Bronte, Italy.
- 2003 – The 4th Jacek Malczewski Triennial of Self-Portrait, The Jacek Malczewski Museum, Radom, Poland.
- 2003 – "Art & Wine", Nizio Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2003 – 5th Biennial of Small Painting Forms, Wozownia Gallery of Art, Torun, Poland.
- 2003 – "Return To The Picture Surface", Gallery of Creative Initiatives, Warsaw, Poland; Espace Tristan Bernard Gallery, Paris, France.
- 2002 – "Cocktail", ABK Gallery, Warsaw, Poland.
ART FAIRS:
- 2025 – "Art Expo New York", Pier 36 Exhibition Centre, New York, United States.