Anna Syroczynska

Art has been part of my world for as long as I can remember. I grew up surrounded by artists, artworks, and the unmistakable smell of turpentine. This environment shaped my visual sensitivity and curiosity from an early age.

After high school, I became closely involved with the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Although I was not formally enrolled as a student, I worked as a model for painting classes and, in exchange, had the opportunity to participate in selected courses, including art history, drawing, painting, and graphic arts. This unconventional experience allowed me to learn from within an academic artistic environment while developing an independent relationship with art.

After moving to the United States, I returned to art with a renewed sense of purpose and gradually began developing my own visual language. Experimentation has remained an essential part of that process. Over the years I have worked with ink, acrylics, gold leaf, markers, and occasionally oil paint, exploring how different materials can change the character and direction of a piece.

My work explores human identity and the forces that shape it, including memory, emotion, social structures, technology, and transformation. I am particularly interested in th...

Polish museum in Chicago
2018 Korean Cultural Center Of Chicago
2026 Festival of Independent Artists in Chicago (VibrantCast)