Anna Bembenek

Painting has been my passion since an early age. Creative freedom is essential to me in this pursuit. I do not paint on commission - I paint when I feel the need to express myself on a particular subject. I usually do not limit my expression to a single painting; instead, I work in series. My inspirations vary widely.

One such series is about travel. Through landscapes seen from a car window, I aimed to capture the trance - like state of a traveler. Another series is dedicated to Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring, choreographed by Pina Bausch. The German choreographer and dancer, along with her extraordinary art, has moved me for many years. Her approach to ballet, the human body, and emotions captivates me, inspiring me to explore this theme - one I will undoubtedly return to.

Currently, I am working on a series of flowers. However, these are not conventionally beautiful flowers; they are depicted in the process of fading, on the verge of wilting. I am fascinated by the dramatic structure that remains after the once firm and alluring form of a flower begins to decay. It is as if, with the remnants of its existence, it tries to cry out that it is still here - that it is not over yet. Each painting captures a frozen frac...

Solo Exhibitions:
• 1998 – Gallery Café Bumerang – Painting (Zielona Góra)
• 2001 – Lubuski Theatre Gallery "On the Balcony" – Painting (Zielona Góra)
• 2011 – Gallery "Pro-Arte" – "Paintings from the Drawer" – Painting (Zielona Góra)

Group Exhibitions:
• 2001 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Zielona Góra)
• 2003 – PRO ARTE Gallery – GENERATION (Zielona Góra)
• 2003 – GA Young Artists' Gallery (Kraków)
• 2005 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Zielona Góra)
• 2005 – Finalist of the Franciszka Eibisch Foundation Competition, CFP (Warsaw)
• 2007 – Stara Prochownia Gallery – "Zielonym do Góry" (Warsaw)
• 2007 – Post-competition exhibition – 3rd Marian Michalik Painting Competition for Young Painters – City Art Gallery (Częstochowa)
• 2010 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Gorzów Wielkopolski)
• 2011 – Lubusz Land Museum – 100 Years of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP) (Zielona Góra)
• 2011 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Zielona Góra)
• 2015 – BWA Gallery – WE – 60 Years of the Zielona Góra Branch of ZPAP (Zielona Góra)
• 2016 – BWA Gallery – Artistic Life of Zielona Góra in the Years 1945–2016 (Zielona Góra)
• 2017 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Zielona Góra)
• 2019 – BWA Gallery – Autumn Salon (Zielona Góra)
• 2024 – BWA Gall...