Artist Painter , Illustrator.
Education
M.F.A. Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland
Awards
1996 First Prize, Graphic Competition, Warsaw, Poland
1990 Seventh Prize, Soho Art Competition #10, New York, USA
1980-87 Three Grants from Minister of Culture, Poland
Solo Exhibitions
2004 "Ekspresje", Maria Sochaniewicz - Paintings, Dariusz Kowalski - Sculptures, Art Office Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2000 SOHO20 Gallery, "Recent Paintings", New York, USA
1998 Test Gallery, "Recent Work", Warsaw, Poland
• SOHO20 Gallery, "Recent Work ", New York, USA
1978-1999 Gallery of Contemporary Art "Nowy Swiat", Warsaw, Poland, (permanent gallery artist)
• 1996 "Retrospective Exhibition"
• 1995 "Recent Work"
• 1980 "Paintings & Graphics"
1995 PII Gallery, "Paintings by Maria Sochaniewicz", Philadelphia, USA
1984-91 Nowogrodzka Gallery, "Paintings", Warsaw, Poland
1990 Kurier Gallery, "Invited at the Table", exhibition & performance, New York, USA
1989 The Polish Institute of Science & Art, "The New York Remembrance...", New York, USA
• PAAS Gallery, New York, USA
• Ward Lawrence Gallery, gallery show and presentation on Cable TV, New York, USA
1988 Gallery of Young Artists, "Retrospective Show III", Warsaw, Poland
1987 Pokaz Gallery, "Retrospective Show II", Warsaw, Poland
1986 Skamander Gallery, Berlin, Germany
• Artists Studio , "Screen & Installation" (performance and installation), Warsaw, Poland
1985 Art Critics Gallery, "Retrospective Show I", Warsaw, Poland
1984 Artificium Gallery, Berlin-Moabit, Germany
1980 Old Town Square Gallery of Modern Art,"Exhibition of Lithographs & Original Techniques", Warsaw, Poland
1979 Gallery of Artists, "Show of One Act", "Sailor and His Muse", Warsaw, Poland
1976 Gallery of Artists, "Paintings", Warsaw, Poland
About:
While her painting continues to explore abstraction, Ms. Sochaniewicz continued her figurative work as well. Her last figurative paintings were completed in the early 90’s: “Woman with Cigarette” (self-portrait), “Curtain”, “Portrait of My Sister”, “Lion’s Family”, “Yellow Rose”, “Big Cat” and “Ocean I, II, III”.
All of her work evinces a strong and individual use of color as well as a very personal style that is evident in all of her work - figurative as well as abstract. By the early 1990’s, she had become a purely abstract painter - though her figurative background is still evident in her drawings. Recently she has completed a number of series: “Blue Stains”, and “Red Stains”, painted on canvas; "Stains Down” and “Circles” painted on cardboard, her favorite material.
From late 70’s she has contributed illustrations to books, magazines and newspapers, including “11211 Magazine” published in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, “Foyer”, Theater Magazine, “Jazz” Magazine, “Rzeczpospolita” Daily Newspaper, and “Razem”, Warsaw, Poland.
Her drawings are inspired by specific subject. Her drawings includes a series of sketches “On the Beach” and illustrations for “Magic Book”, published in 2001.
Also photography is an area of interest.
Maria Sochaniewicz came to the United States in 1989. She lives in New York.
She was member of SOHO20 Gallery for four years, where she had two solo exhibitions and she took a part in gallery’s member group exhibitions. Maria Sochaniewicz is also a member of Union of Polish Artists, (member from 1975), Poland.
Maria Sochaniewicz has had over 15 solo exhibitions and has exhibited her work in several group shows in New York, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Mexico City, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Budapest and Warsaw.
Anthology:
http://sochaniewicz-anthology.com/