Eliza Kołodziej

Joined Artfinder: Oct. 2025

Artworks for sale: 36

Poland

About Eliza Kołodziej

 
 
  • Biography

    For me, painting is a way of tracing what remains after people – a direct observation of silence, emptiness, and tension within the city. I create out of a need to confront these fragile moments of presence and absence. The process helps me find balance within the turbulent flow of thoughts and emotions evoked by the world around me.

    I do not set boundaries for my practice – there are no rules about what I can or cannot paint. Each present moment tells me what must be projected onto the canvas, and I try to capture it as truthfully as I can.

    My work aims to move beyond the studio, reaching those who are searching for authenticity, resonance, and a sense of connection.

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  • Education

    2023 - 2025

    Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

    2020 - 2023

    Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice

    2016 - 2020

    Art High School in Lublin

  • Awards

    2020

    Rector’s Scholarship for Outstanding Students

    Awarded five times (2020-2024) during studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice for exceptional academic performance and artistic achievements.

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    2020

    President of Lublin Scholarship

    A city scholarship awarded by the President of Lublin to students distinguished by their national and international artistic achievements.

    2019

    Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship

    A prestigious national scholarship awarded to outstanding art students in recognition of their artistic achievements and exceptional portfolio quality.
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    Previous events

    Event: 5 Years After the Diploma

    Dates: 4 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep 2025

    Venue: A10 Gallery, Lublin, Poland

    A group exhibition organized by graduates of the Wood Sculpture specialization from the Art High School in Lublin, five years after completing their studies. The show presented the diverse artistic paths the former classmates had taken — from sculpture and painting to design and interdisciplinary practices — reflecting how time, experience, and different life choices shaped their creative development.
    Artists: MFA Emilia Fajt, Magdalena Kotowska, Izabela Kryńska, MFA Anna Myszkowiak, Cezary Stachura.

    Event: Endurlings. The End of the City

    Dates: 23 Jun 2025 - 13 Jul 2025

    Venue: Bacalarte Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

    The city has shed its skin, leaving behind only an empty remnant. The buildings mostly still stand, yet no longer contain any pulsing life. The abandoned objects whisper quiet stories amid the vast emptiness. Endurlings are things that endured — woven cables, fragments of machines, traces of utility. They seem connected, though their purpose is gone. What remains is their persistence. It no longer makes sense to ask “why?” — only to observe what “after” looks like.
    Master of Arts Degree exhibition by Eliza Kołodziej, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting.

    Event: Fundamentally Irrelevant

    Dates: 18 Mar 2025 - 21 Apr 2025

    Venue: Ponad Podziałami Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

    The exhibition presented a collection of handcrafted and found artifacts arranged according to an enigmatic inner logic. Combining traditional crafts with waste materials and fragments of machines, the works questioned what remains meaningful when function and value disappear. By reusing discarded matter and forgotten techniques, Eliza Kołodziej created a post-human archaeology of everyday life — a space suspended between memory and decay. Throughout the exhibition, the artist was present in the gallery, continuing her quiet research and reconstruction of neglected manual skills.

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Education

2023 - 2025

Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

2020 - 2023

Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice

2016 - 2020

Art High School in Lublin


Awards

2020

Rector’s Scholarship for Outstanding Students

Awarded five times (2020-2024) during studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice for exceptional academic performance and artistic achievements.

Show more awards Hide

2020

President of Lublin Scholarship

A city scholarship awarded by the President of Lublin to students distinguished by their national and international artistic achievements.

2019

Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Scholarship

A prestigious national scholarship awarded to outstanding art students in recognition of their artistic achievements and exceptional portfolio quality.

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: 5 Years After the Diploma

Dates: 4 Sep 2025 - 14 Sep 2025

Venue: A10 Gallery, Lublin, Poland

A group exhibition organized by graduates of the Wood Sculpture specialization from the Art High School in Lublin, five years after completing their studies. The show presented the diverse artistic paths the former classmates had taken — from sculpture and painting to design and interdisciplinary practices — reflecting how time, experience, and different life choices shaped their creative development.
Artists: MFA Emilia Fajt, Magdalena Kotowska, Izabela Kryńska, MFA Anna Myszkowiak, Cezary Stachura.

Event: Endurlings. The End of the City

Dates: 23 Jun 2025 - 13 Jul 2025

Venue: Bacalarte Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

The city has shed its skin, leaving behind only an empty remnant. The buildings mostly still stand, yet no longer contain any pulsing life. The abandoned objects whisper quiet stories amid the vast emptiness. Endurlings are things that endured — woven cables, fragments of machines, traces of utility. They seem connected, though their purpose is gone. What remains is their persistence. It no longer makes sense to ask “why?” — only to observe what “after” looks like.
Master of Arts Degree exhibition by Eliza Kołodziej, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Painting.

Event: Fundamentally Irrelevant

Dates: 18 Mar 2025 - 21 Apr 2025

Venue: Ponad Podziałami Gallery, Warsaw, Poland

The exhibition presented a collection of handcrafted and found artifacts arranged according to an enigmatic inner logic. Combining traditional crafts with waste materials and fragments of machines, the works questioned what remains meaningful when function and value disappear. By reusing discarded matter and forgotten techniques, Eliza Kołodziej created a post-human archaeology of everyday life — a space suspended between memory and decay. Throughout the exhibition, the artist was present in the gallery, continuing her quiet research and reconstruction of neglected manual skills.


 

Biography

For me, painting is a way of tracing what remains after people – a direct observation of silence, emptiness, and tension within the city. I create out of a need to confront these fragile moments of presence and absence. The process helps me find balance within the turbulent flow of thoughts and emotions evoked by the world around me.

I do not set boundaries for my practice – there are no rules about what I can or cannot paint. Each present moment tells me what must be projected onto the canvas, and I try to capture it as truthfully as I can.

My work aims to move beyond the studio, reaching those who are searching for authenticity, resonance, and a sense of connection.