Jan Chmielewski

Hello, My name is Janek Chmielewski and I am an artist.

I was born at a very young age in Koszalin on Dzierżęcinka in Poland. I would be drawing since I can remember , lying on the floor of my room at our childhood home browsing comic and art books. I think my love for nature helped shape my artistic sensibilities - solo fishing trips to a local river, sailing trips in Masurian Lakes, traditional wild mushroom picking in surrounding forests, hot summer cycling trips with my sisters… Eventually, I couldn’t think of any other career than art, so I applied to a school of arts. As much as I enjoyed the painting classes with a great teacher who consolidated my belief and hope to one day become an artist, after a few years of annoying myself and teachers (and parents), I decided to finish my education in Poland. Feeling a bit lost as a young man I’ve decided to try and find myself in London. That amounted to me gaining a BA Hons in Digital Media and further developed and inspired my love for art, culture and life.
Juggling numerous jobs never stopped me from painting; my inspirations just kept on coming - sailing adventures with charts, motorbike rides without maps, forgotten mates with no names, remembered girlfriends without love, f...