Early encouragement in art from her mother.

Training at an art secondary school in Poland, specialising in textile art; graduation with a diploma in fine arts.

Painting from nature and an intensive exploration of figurative motifs.

Exploration of origins and memory. Growing up near Auschwitz forms part of the biographical background to her work.

She moved from Poland to Germany in 1989. In 1991 she began studying art at the Freie Kunstakademie Nürtingen alongside training in art therapy.

Psychological processes and emotional experiences became an increasing focus of her visual work.

The connection between art and therapy became another focus of her practice.

During her studies she created large works on unframed canvases and sheets. A dynamic working process, dark colours and earthy surfaces took the work beyond conventional panel painting.

These earth materials developed into different forms of work, including expansive installations.

The installation „Weg“ marks an important stage in this development.

She has collaborated artistically with Eckhard Schwarzenberger since their studies. In 1996 the art festival „Spotkanie“ combined their wedding with an artistic event.

She has worked as an art therapist alongside her independent artistic practice since 1997.

She has lived and worked in Berlin since 2000.

Establishing and running studios for people who need assistance, and organising group exhibitions.

Her materials, formats and artistic methods have changed over the years. ‍ Her current practice explores energy and movement through relationships between pictorial elements. Colour, line and form generate dynamics; contrasts and concentrations create tensions. Paintings develop in stages: intuitive marks are followed by the elaboration of the composition and the deliberate development of structures.

Details are then refined down to the smallest visual elements. The works are presented on the website and in exhibitions. Original works form the basis of limited print editions. Each print is developed further by hand, giving it an individual character. Further development can take place in dialogue with interested collectors. This exchange informs the final composition and combines the edition with individual handwork.