Olga Dziemidowicz - Radiant Resilience, Hope's Enduring Power
Olga Dziemidowicz - Radiant Resilience, Hope's Enduring Power
93 cm x 123 cm Acrylic on canvas, framed in oak
"Radiant Resilience, Hope's Enduring Power" captures the vibrant Australian landscape, portraying its tenacity and hopeful spirit. The painting exudes a sense of strength and enduring hope, reminding us of nature's remarkable ability to thrive and flourish even in the face of challenges.
Olga Dziemidowicz is a Polish-born artist currently working from her studio in St Kilda. Her practice is centered around painting, but also includes drawing, and experimental works in different mediums. Utilizing abstraction, chance, and intuitive processes, she explores themes of the sublime, subconscious, and our connection to nature.
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Dziemidowicz aims to capture the creative, healing, and universal value of nature in her work. Her use of expressive brushstrokes and bold colors invites viewers to look deeper and experience the natural landscape in a new and unique way. Embracing chance in the creative process, she works intuitively, allowing her subconscious to guide her.
For Dziemidowicz, her art is deeply rooted in her values of freedom, joy, and authenticity. She believes in the importance of listening to oneself and following one's calling. Painting the landscapes that inspire her is a way of expressing this calling and sharing it with the world, with the hope of inspiring others to do the same.
In addition to her artistic practice, Dziemidowicz has also worked as an architect and designer. These experiences have helped her to understand line, form, and perspective, as well as empathize with others. However, it is through her work as an artist and painter that she feels most connected to something bigger and finds true happiness, because, when creating, she feels she is where she belongs.
AWARDS
Selected for the ClimARTe 'TREE' exhibition at fortyfivedownstairs gallery, Melbourne.
Winner (1 of 10) of ClimARTe's Posters Project III 'A CALL TO ART' 2022
Winner, Best Abstract, Professional category. Gasworks PAINT OUT 2021
Finalist of the 2021 Camberwell Grammar School, Agendo Exhibition for Young Emerging Artists, Canterbury, VIC/online
Melbourne Connect Precinct Art Project 2020 - Work selected for the permanent collection.
GRANTS
Sustaining Creative Workers Grant 2021
City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grant 2020
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Nature's Frequency, Gasworks Arts Park, Albert Park
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Frequency 106, Group show at 106 Studios and Gallery, St. Kilda
2022 VCA GCVA Graduate Exhibition, VCA art space, Southbank, VIC
2022 Second Story, 4person show at 106 Studios and Gallery, St. Kilda
2022 VAS EN PLEIN AIR EXHIBITION, Victorian Art Society, Melbourne
2022 VAS Winter Select Exhibition, Victorian Art Society, Melbourne
2022 VAS Autumn Select Exhibition, Victorian Art Society, Melbourne
2022 Smorgasbord, MAVA inc. group exhibition, The Hut Gallery
2021 Group exhibition following Paint Out, Gasworks, Albert Park, VIC
2021 Shadows At Play, MAVA inc. group exhibition, online
2021 Home is where your heart is, Melbourne Artists, Northcote, VIC
2021 Camberwell Art Show, Hawthorn, VIC/online
2021 Despite of Flatness, Sandbox Studios, Brunswick, VIC
2020 Linden New Art, Linden Postcard Show, St. Kilda, VIC
2020 Gasworks, Group exhibition following Paint Out, Albert Park, VIC
2020 Art Gate VR, Vibrations of the New Reality - Virtual Reality exhibition
2020 Contemporary Art Society, A4 Art Australia, Herring Island
2020 Truth to be Known, MAVA group exhibition, Incube8r Gallery, Prahran
2020 SmART, MAVA group exhibition, The Track Gallery, Mt Waverley, VIC
2019 Group exhibition following Paint Out, Gasworks, Albert Park, VIC
2018 Art Fair, Albert Park College Art Show, Albert Park, VIC
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