Polish Women Artists
from South London
Monday 8th to Saturday 20th March 2021
Window display
For the next 2 weeks we are displaying the work of 9 'Polish Women Artists from South London' whose work is different in style and inspiration, but all sharing the same Polish roots and calling South London their home.
An appropriate window display for International Women’s Day. Do support these talented ladies and come and view the exhibition at Sprout. There is a bio for each artist next to their work on display and art for sale is priced. Please contact us if you are interested in a particular piece - either DM us via instagram or email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
All the artists are on Instagram where you can follow their story and view more of their work.
Joanna Niedzielska
Ania Pieniazek
Karolina Jonc Buczek
Monneeshka (Monika Koch)
Magdalena del Mar
Maria Storey
Jo Ostrowka
Victoria Olej
Julia Chwascinska
All work is for sale so please get in touch if there's something you'd like to buy.
Joanna Niedzielska searches for expression through painting and making jewellery. She was raised in Poland but since 2013 she has been living in South London. Her favourite subject is London landscapes and her paintings portray city life. Always intrigued by urban architecture she try to capture a unique atmosphere if interesting streets, squares or buildings. She also makes jewellery using recycled or upcycled materials @j_sunday_art art
Ania Pieniazek was born in Katowice Poland. She studied at Silesia University in Cieszyn, gaining a degree in Art Education in 2003. She worked with the galleries in Katowice and Warsaw before she permanently moved to London in 2005.
Working mainly on canvas in oil or acrylic she plays with shapes and vivid colours trying to convey pictures formed in her imagination. Most of her works are based upon a general figurative art. Ania’s artist output is divided into several cycles. These comprise: Landscapes, Cityscapes, Still Life, Meadows and Trees. @aniapieniazekpaintings
Karolina Jonc Buczek is a Polish Illustrator and Graphic Designer based in South London. Her colourful and humorous work often tackles the subject of body positivity, mental health, Polish culture and pop culture. Karolina has exhibited many times at Sprout and her International Women’s Day post featured on our Instagram story today. @jajonc
Monneeshka - also known as Monika Koch is a self-taught Polish artist living the UK for the last 17 years Monika captures the female beauty with simple lines, brush strokes and block colours. Her inspirations come from Modigliani art, fashion photography and all women around her. She loves working with Ink gouache, acrylics and gold leaf. @monneeshka
Magdalena del Mar works with her beloved palette of blue, green and turquoise hues.
Her main source of inspiration is water-based scenery, waves reflecting on deep blue seas, causing mirror-like shine effects and creating that mystical, magical atmosphere that she is so drawn to. The endless combinations of different shades/hues of blue and green colour collaboration bring, makes her art relaxing, soothing and therapeutic. @magdalena_delmar
Maria Storey specialises in lino cuts and draws inspiration from her love of nature and of the wildlife that inhabits urban London and the English countryside . Daughter to a Polish emigre fine artist, her creative development has grown within the context of Poland’s rich and unique heritage in folk art. Maria’s prints are all original limited edition, generally ranging from 1-50. Each print is individually numbered and signed. @mariastoreyprints
Jo Ostrowka was born and brought up in South London to Polish parents, Jo likes to explore different avenues of creativity particularly in photography @joostrowska69
Victoria Olej is a 20 year old fashion design student studying at the University of Westminster.
“My journey with fine art began from a very young age and has always been influenced by mental healthy and the transition into adulthood.
My work tends to be photorealistic as the hours of concentration are a form of therapy for me. Through fine art, I am able to express my emotions and the hardships that I have been through coming to the UK as a five year old and facing a new lifestyle, discrimination and classism especially as a female Polish immigrant.
My art has been a way of coming to terms with my own emotions and now it’s ready to be shared and shine a light on mental health problems and growing up. My art also includes some of my fashion illustrations and landscapes. @vickyolej.fashion
Julia Chwascinska
Inspired by Kandinsky, I desire to understand the relationship between composition within an artwork and how that affects the one looking at it. The physicality of art as well as the process of creation itself overpowers the artificial concept one might have before an artwork comes to be; the materials used in its formation will naturally drive its meaning, causing the ultimate “death of an artist”. Authorship is a rather complicated but equally fascinating concept to me. I am a strong believer that the “degree zero” of art making allows for the most freedom, and the most authentic experience of art - the viewer should be unrestrained to form a deep, personal connection with an artwork. Thus, I strive to explore various ways of making that experience more upfront. @juliass.art
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