Victoria NOWOTNA (b. 2000), OM06OPENDOOR, 2025

oil, canvas, 42 x 29 cm, framed: 55 x 45 cm, signed p.d.: Wiktoria Nowotna 2025.

Born in 2000. Artist, painter, designer of artistic and applied jewelry, graduate of the Wladyslaw Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, Poland, majoring in Jewelry. She also studied at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, specializing in the conservation and restoration of stone sculpture and architectural detail. Nowotna defended her master's degree in jewelry in the Studio of Gold Forms Design under the direction of Prof. Dr. Andrzej Boss and Jewelry Design by Dr. Sergiusz Kuchczynski in 2025. In her work "PO DRUGIEJ STRONIE BRAMY - RETROSPECTIONS AFTER LEARNING THE DAUGHTERNOON FROM THE LODZ GETTA OF RIVKA LIPSZYC," she focuses on symbolically translating the reality of the ghetto into a collection of art objects and jewelry. The collection has won accolades, been nominated for the Prime Time 2025 award and many others.

Since her schooling at the Jacek Malczewski High School of Fine Arts in Częstochowa, the artist has developed a passion for jewelry design, drawing, sculpture and painting, winning top prizes in national competitions. Her diploma collection, "A set of silver jewelry inspired by the work of Leonardo da Vinci," was awarded a distinction by the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz, and was later awarded at the 14th National Review of Distinguished Diploma Works of Art Schools. She was awarded the title of Best Diplomate of the Year 2019 for her achievements and academic performance. Nowotna actively participates in national and international art competitions and projects, winning numerous prizes and awards. Her works can be found in Warsaw and Lodz galleries and in international catalogs of renowned auction houses. The artist is a member of the Polish Gemological Society and the Association of Jewelry Appraisers in Warsaw.

"[...] Many years of artistic practice have allowed me to develop the ability to use a variety of media. My realizations range from jewelry, 3D design, painting, drawing to actions bordering on performance, which are a commentary on the development of technology, values, social problems or the direction of global politics. I believe that visual arts have the ability to have a deeper impact by maintaining authenticity. Through the means of artistic expression, I have the opportunity to document a vision of what awaits around the corner [...]"

Selected exhibitions and awards:

Honorable mention in the Academy of Fine Arts scenography and costume design competition, 2018

Third place in the 10th Stanisław Zagajewski Sculpture Competition, 2018

"ART MUST GO ON" exhibition, House of Muses, Toruń, 2021

Distinction of the "Tradition" collection in the international Winners Announced - Global Design Show Graduate Gucci, 2023.

Publication in "brooches" and "jewelleryactivist" catalogs, 2023

Publication of "Matrix" collection - Winners Announced Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024, WGSN

"Jewelry 65" exhibition, Academic Design Center, 13/15 Księży Młyn Street, Lodz, 2024

Publication of the project "Hook Bag" - Core77 Design Awards 2024, New York.

International exhibition "Sea Tales," Foyer of the Orientarium of the Lodz Zoo at 8/10 Konstantynowska Street, 2025

Winner of an art scholarship from the Marshal of the Łódź Province, 2025

Own exhibition of the collection "PO DRUGIEJ STRONIE BRAMY - RETROSPECTIONS AFTER READING "DZIENNIKA Z GETTA ŁÓDZKIEGO RYWKI LIPSZYC", Museum of Independence Traditions in Lodz, branch "Stacja Radegast", at al. Pamięci Ofiar Litzmannstadt Getto 12, Lodz, 22.10.2025-18.11.2025