Beata Chrzanowska

These energy paintings are exactly what their name suggests: splashes of paint brought to life through movement. Creating them feels like a dance, as I move around the canvas throwing and splashing paint with a sense of freedom and unpredictability that I find very rewarding.

I began this series when a health condition made it difficult to maintain the focus required for my highly realistic figurative work. I needed a way to create without the pressure of producing something extraordinary. In that freedom, however, something unexpected emerged.

Through this process, I discovered that the more carefree and playful I am with a painting, the more successful it tends to be. The many layers and transformations made the process just as important as the finished work, which led me to document each piece from start to finish in a single session.

Although most pieces are completed in a single day, the process is physically demanding. I am constantly moving around the canvas, reaching, pivoting, and thrusting my arms to direct the paint. The act of painting becomes part performance and part meditation—immersive, energetic, and deeply engaging. It leaves me both exhausted and exhilarated, making the creative process as rewarding as the fin...

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 2010

E X H I B I T I O N
2024
Small Works, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Bicycle Winter Art Show. Agitator Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2023
6th Annual 12x12 Show, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago IL.
Infinite Power, Studio Nez, Chicago, IL.
Bicycle Winter Art Show, Agitator Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2021
5th Annual 12x12 Show, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Before We Broke Up: an intimate look at love lost, curated by Andrea Guzzetta, Var West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
Art Hall, Blackstone Hotel, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2020
Annual 12x12 Show, 10 year Anniversary, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Artists Run 2.0, AMFM Gallery, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL.
Saatchi Art's The Other Art Fair, AMFM Gallery, Chicago, IL.

2018
Small Works Show, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Art Hall, Elephant Room Gallery, Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL.

2017
30x30x30, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
Seduction, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Arbitrary Color, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO.

2016
Wrap It Up, Side Street Studio Arts, Elgin IL.
Concerning the Spiritual, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO.
BIG Small Works, Elephant Room Gallery, Chicago IL.

2015
Posture Mag, Print Issue No. 1 City Bird Gallery, NY, NY.
Bushw...