Paulina Olowska (1976) is an artist whose work is deeply engaged with the political and social histories of Eastern Europe, American consumerism and pop culture, and feminism. Her paintings often feature women in a wide range of environments, from offices and shops to rural farms and wild landscapes. Through her singular use of colour and perspective, she creates surreal, dreamlike scenes. Her paintings, drawings, and collages borrow imagery from both Eastern European and American popular culture and challenge traditional notions of femininity across international cultural contexts. Olowska studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the United States and later at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland. Alongside numerous exhibitions in her home country, she has been widely exhibited across Europe and has held solo exhibitions at major institutions including MoMA in New York and Tate Modern in London. In 2014, she received the prestigious Aachen Art Prize, and her works are included in several major public collections worldwide. Olowska lives and works in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland.
