Edyta Hul is a visual artist based in Warsaw, Poland. Born in 1986, Dobre Miasto, Warmia, Poland. Graduated in 2012 at the Painting Department, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk.

Works/ Statement

„(…) In this world, everything is entangled: aquatic form, vegetation, structure, ‘something’ never
before categorised. The painterly entanglements touch on fundamental matters of survival –
nourishment, disappearance, extinction, dimming. The entanglements and cover-ups create a
multifaceted structure that is created slowly and relies on keeping the thin layers of paint
applied one after the other in harmony. I try to achieve the impression of a lack of heaviness
while maintaining the transparency of these layers. The only ‘essential remains to be
discovered beyond the boundaries of the self’”.

Even the bottom of the painting is supposed
to be in a state of suspension, without hierarchy. These damp membranes persist but are not
fully materialised; they remain in constant superposition, in a state of overflow between truth
and fantasy. These states persist in constant and damp communication. The transparencies of
the layers set off an interferential dance of random transmission in a self-forming drawing of
‘something’ never before formed.(…)”

My oil paintings are created in a single, highly focused session that typically lasts several hours. Each final piece is preceded by an intricate, multi-day process of preparing the canvas. My intention is for the paintings to appear deceptively simple at first glance, only to gradually reveal their complexity upon closer inspection—layers that impart unexpected depth, a distinct smoothness, and an inherent lightness. I aim to evoke a sense of weightlessness in the painted forms. The speed and fluidity of my technique enable me to capture and preserve the essence of the moment, infusing the work with my energy and intent.

Education:
Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Painting Department – MFA (2012)

Exhibitions:
2022:

  • „Bio-Creations”, Academic Design Center, Łódź , Poland
  • Kunstnernes Efterarsudstilling 2022 – Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, DE
  • „Defiant Hearts” – collective exhibition, Center for Contemporary Art Galeria EL , Elbląg, Poland
  • „I have to tell the world” – Project with Anna Baumgart, BWA Olsztyn, PL
  • „Living Through The End Of Nature” UMA Gallery – duo exhibition, Novara, Italy
  • Appearing in a video project about female artists „Defiant Hearts part II” by Katarzyna Swinarska
  • From „Abstraction” To Abstraction, international collective exhibition, Stefan Gierowski’s Foundation, Warsaw, PL
    2021
  • Umana Matrice d’Arte – collective exhibition, UMA Gallery, Novara/Milan, Italy
  • „Power of Plants” – collective polish- hungarian exhibition, Mank Non Profit / Mank Gallery, Szentendre/Budapest, HU
  • „Nectar”, solo, Pilipczuk Gallery, Copenhagen, DE
  • „Currara” – solo, ABC Gallery , Poznań, Poland
  • „Medium” – solo, Art Hub Gallery, Łódź, Poland
  • „Enlivening” – collective exhibition, polish female art – Pilipczuk Gallery, Copenhagen
  • „Barren Land” – solo, City Art Gallery MS44, Świnujście Poland
  • „Rose Water” – solo exibition, Zak Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland
    2020
  • „Here is the mirror, that guessed it all” – open studio & solo show, Warszawa
  • “Herbarium novum. Efflorescentiae” – collective show, City Gallery BWA, Bydgoszcz,
    Poland
  • „Acidic Soil” – solo show, Tajna Galeria, Gdańsk, Poland
  • „Paintings”– solo show, Exibition Center Stara Kotłownia, Warmia and
    Masurian University, Olsztyn, Poland
  • „Elixir” -solo exhibition at Pilipczuk Gallery, Copenhagen
    2019
  • “XI Triennial of Small Painting Forms”, Art Gallery Wozownia, Toruń, Poland
  • „Ameba”, Dom Ewolucji, Night of Museums Warszawa, Poland
  • X International Miniature Biennial, Szara Gallery CENTRUM (Kraków) , Gallery TEST
    (Warszawa), Poland
  • „Early Spring” – duo show, Main City Gallery in Zakopane, Poland 2019
    2018
    -X International Biennial of Miniature Art, Gaude Mater Culture Promotion Center,
    Częstochowa, Poland
  • Zakłócenia / Umwelt – featured in competition, Post-competition exhibition at Contemporary Art Center Solvay, Cracow, Poland
  • “Loneliness of the Forest”, solo eshibition at New Era Art Gallery/ Foundation, Cracow,
    Poland
    2017
  • „Jesienne Konfrontacje”, competition and collective exhibition – BWA Gallery, Rzeszów,
    Poland (2016)
  • Nominated to main prize at „New Image – Perspective” Contest. Post-competition
    exhibitions in Poznan and Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland (2014)
  • VIII Art Biennial in Olsztyn, City Art Gallery in Olsztyn, Poland (2013)
  • „I Pomeranian Art Triennial” PGS Gallery in Sopot, Poland(2013)
  • „Hortus Conclusus” –, duo exhibition, Pionova Gallery (Gdańsk,2013)
  • „Amazing Stories II” – Collective ephemeral show – forest in Oliwa , Gdańsk,
    Poland(2012)
  • „Zoomorphic Images” , Pionova Gallery, Gdańsk, Poland (2012)
  • „Synonymously ” collective exhibition at Academy of Art Museum, Wrocław, Poland
    (2012)
  • „Polish Nationwide Drawing Exhibition” at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń,
    Poland (2011)

Art Residencies:

  • Artificialmente Naturale, UMA Gallery Art Micro- Residency, Milan, Italy (2021)
  • Q21 – MuseumsQuartier Artists-in-Residence, Vienna, Austria (2019)
  • Pieńków International Artist Residency, Marek Maria Pieńkowski Foundation, Pieńków, Poland, (2018)

Confernces:

  • „Bio-Creations”, Design Center, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. Poland (2022)

Prizes/ Achievements:

  • #18 position in the 2021 Polish Young Art Compass (Ranking of artists under 35. in Poland)
  • #48 position in 2020 Polish Young Art Compass (Ranking of artists under 35. in Poland)
  • Special Prize at “XI Triennial of Small Painting Forms”, Art Gallery Wozownia, Toruń, Poland (2018)
  • Honorable mention at „Eugeniusz Eibisch” contest , Eibisch Foundation, Warsaw, Poland (2018)
  • Honorable mention at Zakłócenia / Umwelt – Contest , Contemporary Art Center Solvay, Cracow, Poland
  • Special prize at „Students Graphics of the Year”, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland
    (2012)

Art Residencies:

  • Artificialmente Naturale, UMA Gallery Art Micro- Residency, Milan, Italy (2021)
  • Q21 – MuseumsQuartier Artists-in-Residence, Vienna, Austria (2019)
  • Pieńków International Artist Residency, Marek Maria Pieńkowski Foundation, Pieńków, Poland, (2018)

Confernces:

  • „Bio-Creations”, Design Center, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. Poland (2022)

Prizes/ Achievements:

  • #18 position in the 2021 Polish Young Art Compass (Ranking of artists under 35. in Poland)
  • #48 position in 2020 Polish Young Art Compass (Ranking of artists under 35. in Poland)
  • Special Prize at “XI Triennial of Small Painting Forms”, Art Gallery Wozownia, Toruń, Poland (2018)
  • Honorable mention at „Eugeniusz Eibisch” contest , Eibisch Foundation, Warsaw, Poland (2018)
  • Honorable mention at Zakłócenia / Umwelt – Contest , Contemporary Art Center Solvay, Cracow, Poland
  • Special prize at „Students Graphics of the Year”, Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, Poland
    (2012)

Art Fairs:

  • Verona Art Fair, Represented by UMA Gallery (2022)
  • Enter Art Fair in Copenhagen, represented by Pilipczuk Gallery (2021)
  • Warsaw Art Fair with Pionova Gallery (2012)

Scholarships:

  • 2020 (Polish) Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, scholarship (annual)
  • 2019 The Federal (Austrian) Ministry for European and International Affairs scholarship for the Residency at Museums Quartier Artist in Residence Program, January-February 2019, Vienna
  • 2011-2012 Scholarship for the best students (4 semesters) , Academy of Fine Arts. Gdansk, Poland

Works in Public Institutions:

  • Stefan Gierowski’s Foundation, Warsaw, PL