Artist: MAGDALENA CHOMIAK
Country: POLAND
Title: My Mother's Roots - an art book, NOMINATION FOR THE AWARDS
Size: 31 x 29 cm (closed book), 60 x 29 cm (open book)
Technique: rtist's own technique (hand embroidery, applique), material: natural linen - 60% (factory-dyed and plant dyes), cotton, viscose, ecological suede, satin
Year: 2022
Biography: Magdalena Chomiak is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in the field of Preservation and Restoration of Works of Art. She obtained a doctorate in Fine Arts in 2021, creating a series of spatial, woven objects entitled ”NIEOBECNOŚĆ”. Professionally she is related to her home university where she conducts classes in the Studio of Drawing and Easel Painting. Magdalena Chomiak has been a participant of scientific conferences about the history of art. She works in painting, textile art and collage. She creates works using various techniques, experimenting with plastic materials. She takes part in international and national group exhibitions and open-air painting sessions. Magdalena Chomiak organizes individual exhibitions where she displays her works, e.g. at the Centre of Contemporary Art in Toruń. She was a laureate of national competitions: II Międzynarodowy Konkurs Ikonograficzny “Nowa Epifania Piękna” – Awarded Mention (2018); “(Nie)widzialny – sztuka inspirowana religijnie” – 3rd Prize (2021); ”Szkic ma moc!” – 3rd Prize (2022).
Motto: Tworzenie to podjęcie próby wyrażenia złożoności świata i życia ludzkiego przez wykreowanie własnej formy wypowiedzi artystycznej.