Agata Jóźwiak

Painter (2006- Diploma at the department of Fine Arts at Nicholas Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland).

Postgraduate studies at history of art Institute of Art Polish Academy of Sciences.

A member of a group Ścieżka Tuszu – Way of Ink.

Scholarship from National Centre for Culture Poland (2018) and The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of Poland (2022), Toruń City Hall (2024).

The author of the album about The Carpathian Mountains and series of monochrome paintings of the Carpathians, the Baltic Sea and the Vistula River.

Popularizer of the history of landscape painting.

Agata writes articles about works of art inspired by nature and gives art workshops.

Aritist has cooperated with Fundacja Dziedzictwo Przyrodnicze (Natural Heritage Foundation) and Warsaw University Botanic Garden, used her works in ecological projects.

Artist Residence: Zengården, Sweden (2024)

Works in the national collections:

National Museum in Warsaw

The Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw

The Adam Mickiewicz Museum of Literature in Warsaw

The Tatra Museum, Zakopane

Warsaw Archdiocese Museum

The District Museum of Sandomierz

Copernican Library in Toruń

Solo Exhibitions:

2024- Tarnowski Castle Museum in Tarnobrzeg

2023- Stara Prochownia, Warsaw

2023- Fabryka Sztuk, Tczew

2022- Warsaw Archdiocese Museum, Warsaw

2022- Pożyteczna Cafe, Warsaw

2022- Naval Museum, Gdynia

2022- Urban Gallery, Bydgoszcz

2021- Galeria pod Arkadami, Łomża

2020- Library Gallery of Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz

2019- Young Artists Gallery Łazienkowska, Warsaw

2019- PTTK Hostel in the Roztoka Valley, Tatra Mountains

2018- The Asia and Pacific Museum, Warsaw

2017- Stacja Muranów, Warsaw

2016- Galeria Antoniego Rząsy, Zakopane

2006- Galeria nad Wisłą, Toruń

Selected group exhibitions:

2023- Communal Cultural Centre, Biały Dunajec

2022- Warsaw Archdiocese Museum, Warsaw

2021- online presentation of Agata Jóźwiak paintings and poems by father Hieronim Kreis OSB, author’s website

2021- online presentation of a publication of excerpts from Matsuo Bashō’s Oku no hosomichi, Agnieszka Żuławska-Umeda’s texts, and Agata Jóźwiak’s illustrations, the YouTube channel of Way of Ink

2020- online exhibition of Way of Ink group, FB Way of Ink

2019- The Library of Yangpu District, Shanghai

2019- Centre for Cultural Promotion of Praga Południe District, Warsaw

2019- Culture centre “Dom Ludowy”, Bukowina Tatrzańska

2019- Poster Museum at Wilanów, Exhibition of Japanese Art, Warsaw

2018- Bunkasai Autumn Festival of Japanese Art, Warsaw

2018- PTTK Hostel in Five Ponds Valley, The Tatra Mountains

2017- The Warsaw University Gallery, UW, Warsaw

2017- Urban Art Gallery, Zakopane

2017- PTTK Hostel in the Roztoka Valley, Tatra Mountains

2017- The 11th Annual Days of Japan at the University of Warsaw, Warsaw University Library, Warsaw

2017- Duszniki International Chopin Piano Festival, Impresja Hotel, Duszniki

2017- Galeria Władysława Hasiora, Zakopane

2016- Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej, Włocławek

2016- Japanese Culture Home, Vilnius

2016- The District Museum, Sandomierz

2016- Stacja Muranów, Warsaw

2015- Library Gallery of Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz

2013- Swiss Art Space, Lausanne

2006- Dom Muz, Toruń




Selected publication of paintings by Agata Jóźwiak in the following studies:

Article by Dr. Joanna Zakrzewska: “The influence of Japanese calligraphy and sumi-e painting on contemporary Polish artists.” Edited by Magdalena Durda-Dmitruk, College of Artistic Education of the Academy of Special Education, Polish Institute of World Art Studies 19 (2019), Ed. Tako, Toruń, 2020.

Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw, Warsaw, 2018, Warsaw, 2018.
Album “In the kingdom of plants, 200 years of the Botanical Garden of the University of Warsaw”, Pub.

Album “The Great Wave. Inspirations from Japanese art in Polish painting and graphics. Łukasz Kossowski, Małgorzata Martini, Polish Institute of World Art Studies,Wyd. Tako, Warsaw, 2016.



Selected articles by Agata Jóźwiak:

‘Lunar paintings in the Middle Ages’, The University 
Voice – journal of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 202
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‘The culture of mindfulness and the culture of image in the light of monastic
thoughts.’  World from art perspective, art from world perspective. Visual                
culture’, The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, 2025

‘Vistula River and Toruń according to Leon Wyczółkowski’s art’  The University 
Voice – journal of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024

‘Artists attitudes towards nature – in  search for roots and ways  towards the future’ 
World from art perspective, art from world perspective.  Challenges of modern 
art education. Drawing. The Nicolaus Copernicus University Press, 2022

‘Polish traditions of ink paintings and sumi-e’. Aspirations, Academy of Fine Arts in 
Warsaw Quarterly – (#56, 2/2019), Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts Press, 2021
 
 Portal Ownetic:
‘Son of Europe – spirit of Asia. Reflections on Andrzej Strumiłło’s drawings’, 2017


Magazine Dzikie Życie (Wild Life):
‘The faces of the seasons in the mountains’, 2021
‘Mountains and the human world. Relationship perspectives’, 2021
‘Highlanders and mountains. Life written in pictures’, 2021
Magazine Kreda (Chalk):
‘The natural world according to Beatrix Potter’, 2020

Portal Niezła Sztuka (A Piece of Art):
‘Storm on the Sea of ​​Galilee’, 2021
‘Between images and words. Portrait sketch of Karen Blixen’, 2021
‘Images of mountain life in Polish children’s illustrations’, 2021