Dorota Buczkowska

(b. 1971) graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, Faculty of Sculpture, in the studio of Professor Grzegorz Kowalski (1999–2003). She also studied painting at the Faculty of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art at the Academy of Fine Arts (1991–1998), Gender Studies at the University of Warsaw (2002), as well as painting at Villa Arson in Nice (2002–2003).

She has received numerous awards and grants, including: Award at the Biennale Lorne Sculpture Australia (2011), Pro Helvetia CRIC Sierre Center (2011), Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2010), Residency in Tel Aviv, The Polish Season in Israel (2007), Artist-in-Residence, Center for Contemporary Art, Synagogue of Delme (2005), Artist-in-Residence, Bundeskanzleramt – Federal Chancellery, Vienna (2004), French Scholarship at the Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Villa Arson Nice (2002).

In her artistic practice, Buczkowska often engages with the theme of the circulation of matter in nature, treating it as a space for metaphorical exploration. She is absorbed by the physiology and subjectivity of plants and the continuous transformations of human and non-human bodies. The artist employs symbolism rooted in biological structures and life processes as part of a complex ecosystem. Her works, often imbued with surrealism, subtly weave together color, gesture, light, and materiality. She focuses on presenting the matter of life as a dynamic, ever-changing organism that interacts with its surrounding environment, while emphasizing the deep connection between humans and nature.