Anja Smolarz (b.1985 Mrągowo) | 5212

Anja Smolarz, born in 1985 in Mrągowo, is a contemporary painter who creates colorful, abstract landscapes suspended between reality and dreams. The paintings she creates reflect the surrounding nature, its wonderful colors, fanciful structures, and layers. She is fascinated by everything that nature generously offers.

Smolarz primarily works in two techniques: glazing and impasto. Their combination allows her to achieve the effect of organic structural layers with delicate highlights, giving her works space and depth. This combination of techniques enables her to maintain a subtle balance in composition, with each successive layer applied with poetic intensity, capturing a spectrum of emotions in the painting. Her works preserve fleeting moments, creating a harmonious blend of light and subtle darkness, resulting in a captivating whole.

Anja Smolarz has had exhibitions and collaborations with international art galleries in Italy, Spain, and Germany, and her paintings have been showcased in Barcelona, Madrid, Milan, Genoa, Florence, and Berlin. Her recent exhibitions include "Session 01" at Azur Gallery in Berlin (2024), "Unraveling" at Van Gogh Art Gallery in Madrid (2023), "Break A Leg" at Museo Luigi Bellini in Florence (2023), "Q. B. Quanto Basta" at Palazzo Ducale in Genoa (2023), "(UN) Fair" in Milan (2023), and an exhibition at Art Nou Mil Lenni Gallery in Barcelona (2022).