About the Artist
Born 1993, Poznań, Poland
Maria Roszyk is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work harmonizes organic creativity with deep spiritual and environmental values. Her artistic practice spans textile and paper art, installations, computer programming, and writing.
As a devoted Catholic and eco-conscious mother raising three children, Roszyk’s work is profoundly influenced by her faith and commitment to sustainable living. Her art embodies a commitment to harmony with her values, body, and the natural world. By integrating themes of spirituality and everyday life, she creates pieces that serve as a bridge between the sacred and the ordinary, inviting viewers to discover beauty and meaning in the commonplace.
Roszyk’s practice not only celebrates the poetics of daily life but also challenges conventional boundaries, offering a unique perspective that resonates with both the heart and mind.
See Works
As mothers we often become
invisible to the world
being the whole world
for the lives entrusted to us.
Roszyk talks about her motherhood using textile as a medium - scraps, fabric waste, which constitute the natural surroundings of many mothers. She also reaches for wild flowers and collects them during walks with her children. She is not an artist who waits until her offspring finally become independent and can return to creating. Motherhood is now the main topic of her art, which she tackles with real passion.
Karolina Staszak, Magazyn Verbum
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Selected Exhibitions
Przyśnił mi się wczoraj pusty las / I dreamed of an empty forest yesterday
Duża Scena UAP Gallery, Poznań 2023
...między niewiastami / ...among women
VA Gallery, Poznań 2023
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei…
Printing Museum, Nowy Targ 2023
Inwandig. Auswandig / Inside. Outside
Curator’s Lab, Poznań 2021
The Future of Freedom, 2nd Textile Art Biennial
Stara Papiernia, Poznań 2021
Kyoto Art Innovation 2nd International Symposium
Kyoto 2019
The Future of Food
SciArt Center exhibition at UsagiNY Gallery, New York 2019
Inwandig. Auswandig
Intershop interdisciplinaire, Leipzig 2018
What Happened Once, Stays Forever
Gallery :SKALA, Poznań 2017
Public Space Private
CBL Gallery, Berlin 2017
Video News
Gallery Labirynt, Lublin 2016
Education
University of Arts Poznań, BFA 2017
Department of Graphics, Printmaking
University of Adam Mickiewicz Poznań, MA 2017
History of Art
School for Poetic Computation NYC, 2018
Code Societies
TALKS / Conferences
Sploty wspólnoty / Ties of community
University of Arts, Poznań 2023
Textile Talks
2nd Textile Art Biennial, Poznań 2021
sztuka.net conference
University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznań 2018
Recognition
Special mention for the work "Mary's way" / "Droga Maryi”
Nationwide Competition of Sacred Art OKSS'a 2021
Kyoto Art Innovation Award
prize for excellence by William Latham, Professor in Computer Science and Virtual Reality at Goldsmiths, University of London, 2019
Creating Reality Hackathon
Category Winner and HTC Vive Prize Winner, USC Los Angeles 2018
Best Master Thesis Competition laureate
Gessel Foundation for Zachęta-National Gallery of Art, 2018