Viola Babol

My paintings begin with the human face, but do not end with likeness.
I use the portrait to explore the space between observation and imagination.
I create contemporary portraits in which the human face serves as a starting point for exploring emotions, identity, and the inner world. I am not interested merely in faithfully capturing a likeness; I treat the face as a space where the invisible can be expressed.
My paintings begin with the human face, but do not end with likeness. I transform portraiture through geometric planes, fragmented forms and expressive colour, creating figures that exist somewhere between reality and an imagined inner world.
The women in my paintings are often self-contained, introspective and enigmatic.
Rather than idealising the figure,
I use colour, structure and abstraction to reveal something less visible — a mood, a thought or a moment of inward reflection.
My work includes geometric and surreal portraits alongside quieter, intimate paintings. Across these different approaches, the human figure remains the central point of my artistic language.

2013- graduated from the Institute of Fine Arts at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, specializing in painting.

2026 — PORTRAITS – VI edition
Con/Temporary Spaces, Turin, Italy
Group Exhibition | 17–22 October 2026
2026 — Art Mag / 100 Emerging Artists, Torino Art Week, Turin, Italy
Selected artist; curated publication and participation in the Artàporter project during Torino Art Week.
2026 - MEAM HALL, Museu Europeu d'Art Modern, Barcelona, Spain
2026 - group exhibition "20x20" Con/Temporary Spaces in Turyn, Italy.
2026 - 7th edition of the MEAM Hall group exhibition, Florencja, Italy
2025-MEAM Exhibition miniatures Museu Europeu d'Art Modern, Barcelona, Spain
2024- Exhibition The Feminine Side of Art V, Defarbryka, Warszawa
2024- 4th edition of Art Show
2024- 3th edition of Art Show

2020-
Art Fairs- Allegro / Internet Exhibition - Warszawa, Poland,

2019
Accessible Art Fair / Babka Gallery for Rent - Warszawa, Poland

2019
Art Fresh Festival X / Hotel SHERATON. Art Hall - Warsaw, Poland

2015
Festival Art Inn / Labirynt Art Gallery - Lublin, Poland

2014
Art Biennale / Culture Center - Łęczna, Poland

2013
Exhibition Graduates - Best Artistic Diplomas / Galeria Sztuki Beside - Tychy, Poland