Monika SIWIEC (b. 1995), Somewhere on the Other Side of the Hills, 2026

oil on canvas, 90 x 90 cm, signed lower left: Ms

Born in 1995 in Lubliniec. She holds a master’s degree in painting from the Jan Długosz University of Humanities and Natural Sciences in Częstochowa. She completed her bachelor’s degree in the studio of Prof. Marian Jarzemski and earned her master’s degree in the studio of Dr. Bartosz Frączek.

Since childhood, she has been passionate about painting, photography, and nature. By combining these fields—drawing on photographs and her own imagination—she creates oil paintings depicting nature and landscapes.

In her painting, she values expression, dynamism, and spontaneity, while striving to capture the fleeting nature of the moment and the constant change of nature. Her paintings are imbued with an impressionistic atmosphere and a subtle fairy-tale quality. Color plays a particularly important role in her work; through it, she seeks to convey to viewers positive energy and the joy that comes from a pure encounter with art.

She currently collaborates with several art galleries, and her works are included in private collections in Poland and abroad.

Exhibitions and Publications

2015
– Photography exhibition in collaboration with the Lubliniec Photography Club, Municipal Cultural Center in Lubliniec

2016
– “Painters 4” student art exhibition, Konduktorownia, Częstochowa
– Student Art Exhibition “Drawers,” Konduktorownia, Częstochowa

2017
– Painting exhibition, Municipal Cultural Center in Lubliniec
– Student Art Exhibition “Painters 5,” Konduktorownia, Częstochowa
– Student Art Exhibition “Drawers,” Konduktorownia, Częstochowa

2018
– Solo exhibition of paintings, “Of Art” Gallery, Częstochowa

2020
– Interview in the 33rd issue of the quarterly “Artysta i Sztuka”

2021
– “Sisterhood Without Borders” exhibition as part of the Silesian Women’s Congress, Porcelain Factory, Katowice

2022
– Participation in the “Businesswoman & Life” Magazine Gala – Promotion of the celebrity calendar and a charity auction to benefit the Prof. Zbigniew Religa Cardiac Surgery Foundation, Warsaw (two paintings sold at auction for 20,000 PLN and 10,000 PLN)
– October 1 – solo exhibition of paintings, Lubiteka, Lubliniec
– October 1 – solo exhibition of paintings, Kawiarnia Alternatywa, Częstochowa

2023
– April 2 – participated as an exhibitor in the 12th edition of the Art Fair, Centrum Praskie Koneser, Warsaw
– April–May – interview in issue No. 69 of “Businesswoman & Life” magazine