Maria Sochaniewicz

Awards
1996 First Prize, Graphic Competition, Warsaw, Poland
1990 Seventh Prize, Soho Art Competition #10, New York, USA
1980-87 Three Grants from Minister of Culture, Poland

Biography
Maria Sochaniewicz was born in in Gdansk, Poland.

In 1970 she entered The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, graduating in 1975 with a Masters Degree of Fine Arts.

All of Ms. Sochaniewicz’s work evinces a strong and individual use of color as well as a very personal style that is evident in all of her work - figurative as well as abstract. By the early 1990’s, she had become a purely abstract painter - though her figurative background is still evident in her drawings as a series of sketches “On the Beach”.

At the present time, Maria is working on two series: "Strips" – work on paper – and “Dripping” - acrylic on canvas. The latest series of paintings are named "Supernovas".

Maria Sochaniewicz was a member of the SOHO20 Gallery for four years, where she had two solo exhibitions and took part in gallery member's group exhibitions.
She is also a member of the Union of Polish Artists, Poland (since 1975).

She has exhibited her work in several solo and group exhibitions in the USA, Germany, Poland - in New York, Philadelphia, Mi...

Education

M.F.A. Academy of Fine Arts, 1975, Warsaw, Poland


Solo Exhibitions

2012 "ABSTRACT TIME", 2012, POLISH & SLAVIC CENTER
2010 "Dripping", PII Gallery. Philadelphia, USA
2004 “Ekspresje”, Maria Sochaniewicz - Paintings, Dariusz Kowalski - Sculptures, Art Office Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2000 SOHO20 Gallery, “Recent Work”, paintings & installation, New York, USA
1998 Test Gallery, ”Paintings”, paintings, work on paper & installation “Pyramids in Silver”, Warsaw, Poland
• SOHO20 Gallery, “Recent Paintings”, paintings, New York, USA
1978–1999 Gallery of Contemporary Art “Nowy Swiat”, permanent gallery artist, Warsaw, Poland
• 1996 Retrospective exhibition of works from last 15 years
• 1995 “Recent Work”, paintings
• 1981 “Paintings & Graphics”, paintings, lithographies & Original Techniques
1995 PII Gallery, “Paintings by Maria Sochaniewicz”, paintings, drawings, works on paper, Philadelphia, USA
1984–91 Nowogrodzka Gallery, permanent gallery artist, Warsaw, Poland
• 1985 “Paintings”, paintings, mixed media
1990 Kurier Gallery, “Invited at the Table”, exhibition & performance, New York, USA
1989 The Polish Institute of Science & Art, “Sunday on…, Snakes, Fish and…”, paintings, works on paper & installations,
New York, USA
•PAAS Gallery, paintings, works on paper, New...