Daria Zapala

Daria Zapala is a contemporary artist who works in oil painting on canvas. Zapala's work represents a remarkable allegory of both art and life, where painting connects her work with the outside world, making those distinctive and highly personal. She regularly presents professional practice and teaches painting classes at studios, galleries and various art hubs. She has collaborated with Stuart Duffin, Graeme Wilcox and Frank Quitely. She has worked for several art organisations i.e. the GPS, GOMA and the CCA Glasgow. The artist has exhibited widely both in the UK and overseas. Daria Zapala lives in Glasgow, Scotland.

2021 Master of Letters in Fine Art Practice, Painting with Merit (second Masters Degree in Fine Arts) trained under Craig Mulholland, Michael McGraw, Toby Paterson

2020 Awarded The Ranald & Jennifer May Postgraduate Painting Scholarship

2005 MFA Painting/ Printmaking Intaglio, University of Opole, Institute of Fine Arts, Poland

Selected Exhibitions:

2024 June 13th, Pala Island Happening showcasing painting, sculpture, video and sound, Glasgow Crownpoint Road

2023 Crossing the line, SaltSpace Coop, Glasgow Scotland
2023 Kirkcudbright Galleries, Scotland
2022 Annuale 2022, Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
2021 Christmas Day Down a Goldmine, French Street, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Art of the possible, a collaborative exhibition coinciding with the COP26 Climate Change Summit, Glasgow Art Club – The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
2021 Backspin, Charitable Art Exhibition, WASPS, South Block Gallery, Glasgow
2021 “Atonal Revolution”, Part of Master’s Degree Group Exhibition at The Stow College, GSA, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Screen Test, Virtual Exhibition, WASPS, Glasgow, Scotland
2021 Virtual Group Show, Shrine 179 East Broadway New York, NY 10002, USA
2019 SPIN An Exhibition Inspired by Table Tennis, South Block, WASPS Gallery, Glasgow Scotland
2018 "40 Years of WASPS Studios", Kirkcudbright Galleries St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, Scotland
2017 Snap to Grid, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA