Irmina Staś (b. 1986, Zelechow), "1" from the series "Passing," 2009

Biography
Painter, author of objects and spatial realizations that are part of the formula of painting. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw from 2008 to 2012, where she received her diploma in the studio of Prof. Leon Tarasewicz at the Faculty of Painting. The artist's works have been shown in solo exhibitions at: Foksal Gallery (2020); BWA in Zielona Gora (2019); Miejski Ośrodek Sztuki in Gorzow Wielkopolski (2018); Zachęta Project Place in Warsaw (2016); Visiting Gallery in Warsaw (2013, 2016); Strabag - Kunstforum in Vienna (2014). She is a two-time winner of the scholarship of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2015, 2019) and a finalist of Strabag Artaward International (2013). The artist has participated in group exhibitions in Poland and abroad, including: National Museum in Gdansk (2019); Contemporary Art Center in Velez-Malaga (2016); Museum of Modern Art in Minsk (2015); Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw (2020) and Stefan Gierowski Foundation in Warsaw (2017). She lives and works in Warsaw. The artist's works are in the collections of, among others: Arsenal Gallery in Bialystok; National Museum in Gdansk; BWA Bielska Gallery; Museum of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; Art Collection of PKO Bank Polski; Strabag Kunstforum in Vienna and numerous private collections in Poland and abroad.