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Julia Medyńska
Born1981
NationalityPolish, US-American
EducationColumbia University
Known forPainting
StyleFigurative Art
Websitejuliamedynska.com

Julia Medyńska (born 1981 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish-American figurative painter, recognized for her paintings exploring Dystopian Romanticism.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

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Medyńska was born in Gdańsk, Poland, in 1981.[5] In 1985, her family escaped Poland and moved to West Berlin. After finishing high school, she moved to New York City, where she received her BA from Columbia University in 2013.[6] Subsequently, in 2017, she earned her MFA in Visual Arts from the Columbia University School of the Arts.[7][8]

Awards

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Medyńska was three times awarded The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant (2020, 2021, and 2023).[9]

Publications

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  • Elle Decoration, style and design magazine[1]
  • Well.pl, lifestyle portal featuring Art & Culture[2]
  • Weranda, home design and interior decorating magazine[3]
  • Wysokie Obcasy, weekly lifestyle magazine of Gazeta Wyborcza[4]
  • Hygge, online art magazine[10]
  • New American Paintings, MFA printed Edition[11]
  • Contemporary LYNX, international and independent publication for art, design, collecting and photography on visual culture[7]
  • Rynek i Sztuka, online art magazine[12]
  • Jackson's Art, artist interviews, Jackson's Painting Prize 2020[13]

Exhibitions

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Notable solo exhibitions

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  • Double Entendre at NADA Villa Warsaw, Office Space Gallery, Warsaw, Poland, 2025[14]
  • SALIGIA, Galeria Art, Warsaw, Poland, 2024[15]
  • Stills at NADA Villa Warsaw, Yulia Topchiy NYC, Warsaw, Poland, 2024[16]
  • Nächtliche Streifzüge, Jedlitschka Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 2023[17]
  • What We Left Behind, Galria ATC, Tenerife, Spain, 2022[18]
  • AGAIN., Krakauer Haus, Nürnberg, Germany (duo show with Małgorzata Markiewicz), 2022[19]
  • lost & found, Modulgallerie, Nürnberg, Germany (duo show with Małgorzata Markiewicz), 2022[20]
  • Queen's Paradise, Pilipczuk Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022[21]
  • Aurora, Muzeum Lubuskie, Gorzów, Poland, 2022[22]
  • Dancing by the Lake, Galeria Art, Warsaw, Poland, 2021[23]
  • Skin as White as Snow, School Gallery, London, UK, 2021[24]
  • Maskarada, Muzeum Ziemi Międzyrzeckiej, Międzyrzecz, Poland, 2021[25]

Notable group exhibitions

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  • ZOOOM, Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań, Poland, 2025[26]
  • My i psy, psy i my, Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Sopot, Poland (curator Bogusław Deptuła), 2021[27]

References

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  1. ^ a b Willmann, Magdalena (June 2024). "Sekrety Julii" [Julia's Secrets]. Elle Decoration (in Polish) (6/2024). Burda Media Polska: 58. ISSN 1640-9027.
  2. ^ a b Jasek, Maria (8 July 2024). "WELL ART: Julia Medyńska - od aktorstwa w Nowym Jorku do malarstwa w Warszawie. "Malarz nie jest już tragiczną postacią"" [WELL ART: Julia Medyńska - from acting in New York to painting in Warsaw. "The painter is no longer a tragic figure"]. Well.pl (in Polish). PTWP Group. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b Gieżyński, Staszek (July 2024). "Małe Filmiki" [Little Movies]. Weranda (in Polish). 7 (258). Te-Jot Publishing House: 52–53. ISSN 1641-1382.
  4. ^ a b Czyńska, Małgorzata (27 April 2024). "Sztuka nakładania masek" [The Art of Putting on Masks]. Wysokie Obcasy (in Polish) (16 (1286)). Agora: 22–27. ISSN 1506-9087.
  5. ^ "Julia Medyńska". artinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Julia Medyńska". Pilipczuk Gallery, Copenhagen. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b Zięba-Grodzka, Magdalena. "Horrid Secrets, Intriguing Truths: Paintings in Disguise Directed by Julia Medyńska". contemporarylynx.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ^ "2017 MFA Thesis Exhibition". Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Grantees". The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  10. ^ Koperda, Aleksandra. "Uwielbiam zaczynać obraz, uwielbiam początki i puste płótno" [I Love Starting a Painting, I Love Beginnings and a Blank Canvas]. hygge-blog.com (in Polish). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  11. ^ DeWoody, Beth Rudin (April–May 2020). "MFA Annual #147". New American Paintings (147): 92–95. ISSN 1066-2235. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Julia Medyńska: Szukam Harmonii Między Pięknem I Mrokiem. Wywiad Z Artystką". Rynek i Sztuka. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  13. ^ McNamara, Clare (24 November 2020). "Julia Medynska: Dark Humour". Jackson's Art. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Double Entendre at NADA Villa Warsaw". Office Space Gallery, Cliffside Park. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  15. ^ Czyńska Małgorzata; Wojciech Tuleya. "SALIGIA". Galeria Art, Warsaw. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Stills at NADA Villa Warsaw". Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Nächtliche Streifzüge". Jedlitschka Gallery, Zurich. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  18. ^ "What We Left Behind". Galeria ATC, Tenerife. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Again : Małgorzata Markiewicz & Julia Medyńska". krakauer-haus.de (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Lost & Found, Małgorzata Markiewicz & Julia Medyńska". modulgalerie.de (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Queen's Paradise". pgallery.dk. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Trzy wystawy czasowe w filiach Muzeum Lubuskiego" (in Polish). Muzeum Lubuskie. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  23. ^ Czyńska Małgorzata; Wojciech Tuleya. "Dancing by the Lake". Galeria Art, Warsaw. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  24. ^ "Julia Medynska, Skin As White As Snow". School Gallery. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Maskarada, Wystawa Obrazów Julii Medyńskiej" (in Polish). TVP Kultura. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  26. ^ "ZOOOM". Galeria Miejska Arsenał, Poznań. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  27. ^ "My i psy, psy i my" (in Polish). Państwowa Galeria Sztuki. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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