Ewelina Koszykowska

Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
But you are life and you are the veil.
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.
But you are eternity and you are the mirror.
~Khalil Gibran


Ewelina Koszykowska was born a caul bearer; a highly rare condition, where a baby is born with a veil of skin over its face. People born under the caul are often gifted with exceptional talents and are believed to possess psychic abilities. Cauls are extremely sought after objects, and people have been collecting them as talismans since the Middle Ages.

In 2012, Koszykowska began work on a series of paintings which explore the relationship between the nude and the veil. Drifting like smoke across the canvas, the veil possesses a metamorphic quality affecting all it comes into contact with. As it obscures and reveals the figures, it draws our focus to the translucent and invites us to make our own conclusions on the immateriality of the material.

Koszykowska's work creates a visual séance, opening up a dialogue with traditional depictions of the veil as a decorative object and responding to its religious connotations throughout the history of art.

Being born under the caul, Koszykowska has an unusually personal connect...

Columbus College of Art and Design

10/2013 - Copro Gallery - LA
4/13/2013 - Last Rites Gallery NYC
12/15/2012 - Copro Gallery - LA
10/26/2012 - Last Rites Gallery - NYC
7/13/2012 - Grand Theatre Center for the Arts - Tracy CA
5/26/2012 - MOCA - Virginia Beach VA
5/19/2012 - Ann Street Gallery - Newburgh NY
9/22/2011 - Chelsea - NYC
9/2/2011 - Gallery 1988 - LA
8/11/2011 - Lyons Wier Gallery - NYC
7/29/2011 - Copro Gallery - LA
6/3/2011 - Black Vulture Gallery - Philadelphia PA
4/22/2011 - Oo Gallery - Kingston NY
4/16/2011 - Bold Hype Gallery - NYC
3/17/2011 - Sloan Fine Art - NYC
2/18/2011 - Oo Gallery - Kingston NY
2/14/2011 - The Dirty Show - Detroit MI
2/12/2010 - Gallery 1988 - LA
11/06/2010 - Gallery 1988 - San Francisco CA
7//7/2010 - Gallery 1988 - LA
6/19/2010 - Museo De La Cuidad De Mexico - Mexico
6/10/2010 - Last Rights Gallery - NYC
4/10/2010 - Last Rights Gallery - NYC
3/12/2010 - Copro Gallery - LA
2/12/2010 - The Dirty Show - Detroit MI
12/11/2009 - Gallery 1988 - San Francisco CA
12/03/2009 - Aqua Art Fair - Art Basel - Miami FL
11/27/2009 - Gallery 1988 - LA
7/16/2009 - Gallery 1988 - LA
5/15/2009 - Ad Hoc Gallery - NYC
4/02/2009 - Gallery 1988 - LA
1/14/2009 - Ad Hoc Gallery - NYC
9/06/2008 - Last Rights Gallery - ...