Women United ART PRIZE 2023
Digital Art Category
2nd place winner

ARTIST BIO

Katarzyna Budka is a Polish multidisciplinary artist specializing in drawing and printmaking techniques. Born in 1983 in Poland. Graduated Masters with Rector’s honors in 2007 from the Department of Graphic Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice, Poland where she studied printmaking and graphic design. Awarded with 1st Prize for the best Diploma at her home university.
Her works took part in various art competitions and have been shown in numerous exhibitions in Poland (Warsaw, Katowice, Łodź, Rybnik) and abroad including Sao Paulo (Brasil), Taichung (Taiwan), Vienna (Austria), Lahti (Finland), Dusseldorf ( Germany), Kochi (Japan), Taheran (Iran), Minsk (Belarus). In 2015 her drawings have been nominated for the „Walter Koschatzky Art-Award” and shown at Hofstallungen Museumsquartier in Vienna.

ARTIST STATEMENT

In my ART I combine and mix traditionally hand-drawn shapes, traces and marks on paper with digital art. My collages are a form of meditation — my way of dealing with the surge of everyday affairs, information and concerns. I create spaces where the world of nature and animals smoothly blend with architecture. Each animal is my traveling companion joining me on a journey through my personal and intimate experiences.
If you look closely enough, you will see that there are hidden signs and symbols in labyrinths I create. You’re invited to search for those marks and create your own stories. Let The Emotions Flow Through You.

Warsaw / Poland