Magdalena Karłowicz

A graduate of the State Secondary School of Fine Arts. Wojciech Gerson in Warsaw and the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, where she received a diploma in sculpture in the studio of prof. Maciej Szańkowski. The artist deals with sculpture in its broad sense, ranging from portrait, through ephemeral objects, to a small sculptural form. She is also active in other fields of visual arts, such as drawing and graphics. Author of several individual and several dozen collective exhibitions. Participant of open air events, festivals, symposiums, auctions and art fairs. She exhibited, among others in the galleries of Biała Podlaska, Częstochowa, Ciechnów, Lubaczów, Legionowo, Łódź, Radom, Radzymin, Ostrołęka, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Szczecin, Toruń, Wołomin, Warsaw, Węgrów and Vienna.

The most important events:

2020 - Collective exhibition "Difficult Sky", Center for Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Toruń

2019 - The 14th International Salon of Art Exhibition, BWA Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

2019 - "In stock", Wola Center, Warsaw

2018 - "Beauty", Galeria Podlaska, Biała Podlaska

2013 - "The Master and Students - Maciej Szańkowski and his studios", Galeria Łaźnia, Radom

2011 - Distinction at the 7th Triennial of Polish Contemporary Drawing, Lubaczów

2011 - "Horizons", Critics Gallery Show, Warsaw (individual exhibition)

2011 - 3M Art Festival "Ziemia", Ostrołęka Gallery, Ostrołęka; "C" Gallery, Ciechanów; Elektor Gallery, Warsaw

2006 - 2nd Prize at the 6th Sacred Art Triennial, Częstochowa


" Angels may seem a banal subject, usually their perfect, sweet figurines serve as ornaments or something like a modern amulet. Magdalena Karłowicz's angels are far from perfect - they do not have perfect proportions, noisy wings and wavy hair. resigned, their hands helplessly lowered, they cannot get up. They have scarred wings, their feet are stuck to the ground, so even if they raise their heads and climb on toes, their fragile bodies are trapped in the weaves of strong ropes. Portuguese Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago says: "... people are angels without wings, and it is so beautiful, to be born without wings and grow them for yourself..." - Małgorzata Nikolska

(Excerpt from "Traces on the sand", Kraina Bugu, 2019)