Daria Alicja Ostrowska born 12.08.1986 in Lidzbark Warmiński. Currently lives and creates in Choroszcz near Bialystok. The artist graduated from the High School of Arts in Olsztyn, majoring in artistic ceramics and from the Institute of Fine Arts UWM - diploma in painting. Daria Ostrowska's paintings have participated in group exhibitions in Poland and abroad. She is also the author of individual exhibitions, presented in Grodno, Belarus, Warsaw, Bialystok and Olsztyn, among others. Daria Ostrowska participated in the Art Fresh Festival art fair, organized by the American Friends of Warsow association and Art Nordic in Copenhagen. She is also a semi-finalist in the international competition MEartelive Europe.
Since the beginning of her work, the artist's paintings have been inspired by icons and ancient art. However, just as often the author refers to memories, fairy tales, dreams or folk art. The works focus on a person, but it is not just a study, the figure becomes a metaphor, a kind of ceremony celebrating fragile emotions.
Daria Ostrowska's works can be found in private collections throughout Poland.

Credo

I have a deep feeling that in my work I strive to find in a person, actually in a woman the element of divinity. This applies to myself, to the process of painting and searching, as well as to what I show on canvas. I never wanted my works to depict only external and directly seen beauty. I want to portray the soul, the unreal spaces of the mind that bring order to the chaos within us, that give us peace. There is something in us, in human beings, that cannot be described in words, I try to paint this elusive and unrecognizable mystery. It is difficult to define for myself as well, but I have been patiently walking this very path for a long time, will it ever lead me to my destination? This I do not know. For now, the important thing is to go.

Daria Alicja Ostrowska