Joanna Zjawinska

Zjawinska’s early works were inspired by such artists as Vermeer, Degas, and Sargent. These paintings transport us to elegant, fantasy dreamscapes through images that explore complex, passionate relationships. They are uniquely feminine, sensual, and seductive.

Her visual narratives invite multiple interpretations. The story is as layered as the scenes we are looking at. Zjawinska’s current works are as beautiful as they are transformative. Inspired by the romanticist landscape painter JMW Turner, and her move from San Francisco to Mendocino County, Zjawinska has found new love and appreciation for nature’s profound simplicity and beauty.

She first studied architecture, earning her Bachelor of Arts degree at the Warsaw School of Architecture. Her focused determination and innate talent soon led to her acceptance to the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, one of Europe’s most prestigious art institutions. It was there that Zjawinska, the painter, refined her unique style of oil and watercolor paintings, and earned her Master’s Degree with Honors in Graphic Design.