Martin Wojnowski

Contemporary Surrealist Painter.

Martin Wojnowski paints the thoughts polite society prefers to ignore.

A British artist based in Dubai, Martin creates contemporary surrealist paintings that combine familiar environments, unexpected encounters and a distinctly dry sense of humour. His work explores human behaviour, social conventions, personal ambitions and the small absurdities of modern life.

His artistic journey began in London in the early 1990s, producing watercolour illustrations of classical interiors for leading designers. Even then, he found himself more interested in what might happen inside those beautifully composed spaces than in the spaces themselves. An unexpected object, an unlikely visitor or a subtle disruption could transform an otherwise conventional scene into an entirely different story.

That instinct has since developed into a distinctive artistic language.

Drawing on his extensive background in art, architecture and interior design, Martin constructs carefully composed environments in which reality is interrupted by something out of place. A delivery rider enters a grand dining room. An elderly woman surveys her neighbourhood through binoculars, a rifle resting against the wall. A shipping container occ...

Blake College (Art Foundation), London 1991
Chelsea College of Art and Design, London 1994
Christie's Education. London 1996

Galeria Azur, Miami. Group show: Act I 1 Feb 24 -29 Feb 24.
The Gallery, Holt, October 6-19 2026