Bringing Art out of galleries into the streets, homes, houses and coffee shops.
Into the places where life goes on.
Making each morning wake-up the start of a new wonderful journey.
Working, to make every thought and action soaked with the sparkle of creation.
Enjoying yourself, shine with light. Being sad, yet able to smile through the tears.
Let sadness be the source of wisdom and strength.

(Creative Credo by Danuta Antas-Wozniewska)

Danuta Antas-Woźniewska is a printmaking artist from Poland. For many years, she worked as an Art and English teacher at various school levels. Yet, at some point, she felt a growing urge to devote entirely to art. In 2007, she left teaching profession and since then, she has been working as a freelance graphic designer. While painting, drawing, writing and fine art photography, they all are her creative outlet. Although she paints colour and monochrome abstracts and landscapes, her old love to black and white traditional printmaking art, etching and aquatint in particular, still can be noticed in her pen & ink fantasy drawings as well as in black and white photography. Danuta’s artistic style can be defined as bold with a soft and subtle touch. Her works range from full of dynamic expression, rich textures, bold brush strokes and contrasting colours paintings that refer to the hectic style of living contemporary people lead, through sophisticated fantasy pen & ink drawings, black and white landscape photography to minimalist colour abstract photography.

EDUCATION

• 2003-2005 – Master of Arts in British Cultural Studies & English Philology from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Torun, Poland
• 2000-2003 – Bachelor of Arts in English Philology and EFL Teaching from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
• 1983-1989 – Master of Arts in Printmaking & Art Education from Nicolaus Copernicus University, Fine Arts Faculty, Torun, Poland
• 1976-1981 – High School of Fine Arts, Bydgoszcz, Poland

EXHIBITIONS

• 2024 – Outlooks Double solo exhibition with Andrew Baczkowski, Café Pers, Toruń, Poland
• 2024 – The Magic of Colours – Double solo exhibition of landscape paintings, Bydgoszcz University Library, Poland
• 2019 – Hand Notes – Abstract Paintings – Solo exhibition, Bydgoszcz University Library, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2015 – The Energy of the Trees – Solo exhibition, Youth Culture Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2015 – Vippassana – Nature’s Rhythms – Solo exhibition, Bydgoszcz University Library, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2015 – Vippassana – Nature’s Rhythms – Solo exhibition, Museum of Photography, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2014 – The Energy of the Trees – Solo Exhibition, Bydgoszcz University Library, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2013 – Towards Light – Mystic Landscapes – Solo Exhibition, Museum of Photography, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2011 – The Energy of the Trees – Solo Exhibition, Parque Biológico de Gaia, Portugal
• 2011 – Portrait 10th Juried National Exhibition, Kolo, Poland
• 2010 – Hallo the exhibition of self-portraits by local community artists, BWA City Gallery, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 1989 – Diploma ’89 – Group Exhibition of Fine Art Faculty Graduates, BWA City Gallery Torun, Poland
• 1989 – CUPRUM 4th Nicolaus Pruzi Biennial of Graphic Arts in Intaglio Techniques – Group Exhibition of Finalists, Lubin, Poland
• 1989 – The 15th International Independent Exhibition of Prints / Kanagawa, Japan
• 1988 – Arsenał ’88 Juried National Exhibition of Young Polish Artists, Warsaw, Poland

AWARDS AND HONOURS

• 2015 – Two Honorable Mention Awards for Abundance and Water Concerto in Non-pro Fine Art Abstract category, International Photography Awards (IPA), USA
• 2012 – Two Honorable Mention Awards for Path series in Non-pro Fine Art Landscape category and Seasons series in Nature Trees category, International Photography Awards (IPA), USA
• 2011 – Two Honorable Mention Awards for Awakening and El Paradiso Mio in Non-pro Fine Art Landscape category, International Photography Awards (IPA), USA
• 2011 – Finalist – featured work Study At Morning Coffe, PORTRAIT 10th National Exhibition, Kolo, Poland
• 2011 – The PX3 Official Selection award in non-Professional Fine Art Landscape category, Prix De La Photography Paris (PX3)
• 2010 – Featured in Polska Niezwykła 2011 Calendar publication for Mystery photography
• 2010 – Featured in Polska Niezwykła Album publication for Mystery photography
• 2009 – Featured The Photo Of The Month for Monique, ISO400.pl – B&W Photography Online Gallery
• 2007 – Distinction Award in 4th Edition of Juried National Poetry Competition POETRY OUR DAILY BREAD, Warsaw, Poland
• 1989 – Sponsor’s Prize, CUPRUM 4th Nicolaus Pruzi Biennial of Graphic Arts in Intaglio Techniques, Lubin, Poland
• 1989 – Finalist, The 15th International Independent Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan
• 1988 – Finalist, ARSENAŁ ’88 Juried National Exhibition of Young Polish Artists, Warsaw, Poland

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• 2015 – Scholarship of Bydgoszcz City Council for Who are you, Alice? – book publishing project, City Council, Bydgoszcz, Poland
• 2005 – The EU (Comenius Programme) Grant for a 2-week course on British Culture for teachers of English in London, the UK
• 2002 – The EU (Comenius Programme) Grant for a 2-week course for teachers of English in Saffron Walden, the UK

PUBLICATIONS

• 2013/February – Polish Newspaper Gazeta Pomorska published an article about my solo exhibition at The Museum of Photography in Bydgoszcz
• 2013 – Bydgoszcz City Culture Guide (BIK) published an article about my solo exhibition at The Museum of Photography in Bydgoszcz
• 2012/September – Polish Newspaper Gazeta Pomorska published an article about my IPA 2012 Honorable Mention Awards
• 2012 – My biography has been published in Who Is Who of European Women 2012 / Hübners’ Publishers.
• 2012 – An Interview with me has been published at MavorArts, a blog of the US artist, illustrator and editor.
• 2012 – My biography has been published in Who is Who in Poland 2011, Hübners’ Publishers
• 2011 – PUBLICO Portuguese newspaper publish the review of my solo exhibition The Energy of Trees.
• 2011 – My work Mystery has been featured in Cities and Towns of Poland publication and in the 2011 Calendar

BOOKS PUBLISHED

• 2015 – Who are you, Alice? book on women identity and self-transformation. Published due to scholarship granted from Bydgoszcz City Council

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

• Parque Biológico de Gaia, Portugal
• Private collections worldwide

ART AND CULTURE PROMOTION

Despite the focus on her own artwork, Danuta is also active promoting creative talents of other artists. Between 2010-2012 she established and run online international nature lovers’ art gallery, featuring artists and photographers from the USA, Sweden, Poland and other countries. At the same time she founded and run polish online magazine CREA When Women Create, which was a place of meeting of various creative female talents – painters, designers, photographers, writers, travel bloggers and many others.

In 2002 Danuta made presentation on How to make the Best Use of Art, devoted to innovative teaching of English through Arts. It took place at The 3rd Practitioners’ Forum for EFL teachers under the auspices of the British Council.

Danuta has also curated an exhibiton of photography by the US photographer Walter Plotnic. The show took place in The Museum of Photography in Bydgoszcz, Poland.