ARTIST

Born in 1956 in the southern Polish city of Wadowice, Maria Zielinska began her study of art at the Bielsko-Biala High School of Fine Arts. From which she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She then moved to Warsaw and entered the Polish Academy of Fine Arts where she majored in Graphic Design with special emphasis on painting and drawing.

Maria has shown her work across America and in Europe, having had one-woman shows in Los Angeles and Newport Beach. She has also participated in more than 20 group exhibitions over the past ten years, including the Contemporary Artist’s Exhibition in Seoul, South Korea. Among Marysia’s professional achievements are the 1988 “Diploma of Excellence” for outstanding quality in oil painting, presented by the International Art Competition sponsored by Art Horizons in New York City, and in the same year, the “diploma Di Merit” for her oil painting, “Skipping Stones,” entered in the International Art Exhibition held in Viterbo, Italy.

Solo Exhibitions

2007-Present        Working with galleries out of her studio near Wadowice, Poland

2008                   Exhibition at the Center for Fine Arts at Solvay
                           Krakow, Poland

2004-2007           Working with various publishers and galleries out of her studio in 
                           Scottsdale, Arizona

2003-2004           Exclusive worldwide representation by Collectors Editions, California

2001-2002           Exhibitions throughout the world, represented by Marco Fine Arts, California

2000-2001           Exhibitions throughout the United States, represented by Segal Fine Art, 
                           Louisville, Colorado

1996-2000           Exhibitions throughout the United States, represented by an art company in                            Phoenix, Arizona

1992                   Painting Exhibition, Consulate of Poland, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1992                   Painting Exhibition, Kirvan-Bartoszewicz Gallery, 
                           Palm Springs, California

1990                   Painting Exhibition, Toporowicz Gallery, 
                           Santa Ana, California

1989                   "Blue Haven," Painting Exhibition, Toporowicz Gallery, 
                           Santa Ana, California

1989                   Painting Exhibition, Valentine Properties, 
                           Newport Beach, California

1989                   "Between Reality and Dream," Lancaster Museum of Art, 
                           Lancaster, California

1989                   "Prisms of the Soul," Joslyn Center of the Arts, 
                           Torrance, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Galerie Kobayski, 
                           Studio City, California

Group Exhibitions

1993                   "Integrations," General Consulate of Poland, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1993                   "Outer Scapes: Landscapes from California," Solomon Dubnick Gallery 
                          (Curator: Peter Frank), Sacramento, California

1993                   Painting Exhibition, New England Fine Art Institute, 
                           Boston, Massachusetts

1993                   Painting Exhibition, Director's Guild (Curator: Jeff Phillips), 
                           Los Angeles, California

1991                   Painting Exhibition, Art 54 Gallery, 
                           Soho, New York City

1991                   "Landscapes Plus," Olga Dollar Gallery (Curator: Peter Frank), 
                           San Francisco, California

1990                   Painting Exhibition, UCLA Art Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1990                   Painting Exhibition, The Modern Art Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1989                   Painting Exhibition, Patton/Duval Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1989                   Painting Exhibition, Modern Art gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Devorzon Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Francine Ellman Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Gallery Ichikawa, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Merging One Gallery, 
                           Santa Monica, California

1988                   Painting Exhibition, Art 54 Gallery, 
                           Soho, New York City

1988                   Painting Exhibition, International Exhibition of American Artists, 
                           Rome, Italy

1987                   Painting Exhibition, Contemporary Arts Exhibition, 
                           Seoul, South Korea

1987                   Painting Exhibition, National Exhibition of Art, 
                           Santa Fe, Texas

1987                   Painting Exhibition, Vantage Gallery, 
                           New York, New York

1986                   "15 Los Angeles Artists," UCLA Art Gallery, 
                           Los Angeles, California

1985                   Painting Exhibition, G. Lea Design Art Gallery, 
                           Orange, California

1985                   Painting Exhibition, M. R. L., Art Gallery, 
                           Long Beach, California

1978-80-81          Painting Exhibition, Polish Academy of Fine Arts, 
                           Warsaw, Poland

1980                   Painting Exhibition, Polish Academy of Fine Arts, 
                           Warsaw, Poland

Professional Awards

1991 & 1988
                           International Art Competition / Art Horizons, New York, New York
                           Awarded Diploma of Excellence for overall quality of paintings.
                           Works Displayed in Art 54 Gallery, Soho, New York City, 
                           November 29 – December 18

1988
                           International Art Exhibition, Viterbo, Italy
                           Awarded Diploma Di Merit, for "Skipping Stones," an oil painting.
                           April 1988

1987
                           National Exhibit of Art, National Society of Artists, Santa Fe, Texas
                           Awarded Philip G. Paratore, Jr. Mmorial Foundation Award for 
                           "Lake Shadows," an oil painting.

1981
                           Painting Exhibit, Polish Academy of Fine Arts,
                           Warsaw, Poland
                           Awarded Prize