MAJA WOLF

ARTIST BIO

Maja Wolf was born in Grudziadz, Poland, on February 13, 1981. She is an artist, the owner of an art gallery, Maya in Torun, a painter and drawing instructor, an art dealer, and an organizer of art exhibitions and auctions. She completed studies in advertising, interior design, and pedagogy.

Maja is the winner of many international painting competitions. She has participated in several international exhibitions. Since 2013, she has been a member of the Association of Polish Painters and Graphic Artists in Warsaw.

In her early years, she painted for institutions, companies, and private persons. However, she has painted surreal paintings all her life. Maja loves to use her imagination in art and create her world. She has been known for drawing realistic portraits and caricatures with pastels, charcoal and pencils for many years.

MAYA GALLERY
Since 2009, she has had her own gallery in Torun (Maya Gallery). Since 2011, she has organized nearly 100 exhibitions of Polish artists. She also held three art competitions for children and adolescents: Casting for Mona Lisa (2011), My Mona Lisa (2015) and Mona Lisa in Torun (2016). She organized and participated in numerous auctions and charity exhibitions.

MAYA ATELIER
Since 2013, she has been teaching drawing and painting. In June and September 2019, she organized 2 art workshops where she was also an art instructor. From August 2019 to October 2020, she ran her own drawing and painting school in Torun Maya Atelier. The school was closed as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic.

ARTIST STATEMENT

I have been living with art for over 20 years, and I have been creating paintings and drawings since childhood. I run my own art gallery and organize auctions and exhibitions of art by artist friends. I teach drawing and painting. I teach artists how to develop an artistic career in my country. And I still don't have enough. I want to develop.