Malgosia Stepnik

Malgosia Stepnik is a Polish artist born in 1978, based in the UK. She describes the motivation behind her work as an aim to encourage people to look beyond what they see and know and what they have been taught to believe. "It's all about the journey of the mind and the body. My great desire is to challenge perceptions and transform a two-dimensional surface by engaging the subconscious and creating a meditative process of painting”. The circular forms represent the underlying current of our existence - which Einstein compared to a “sea of energy”. Since her graduation in 2008 Malgosia has produced and directed five solo shows independently. Her "Journey to Self" was far the most ambitious one, where she introduced film, light and sound installation, as well as drawings and paintings. "Journey to Self"- was a personal reflection on the internal discoveries she has made through her process of making art. Stepnik was represented by Scream Gallery before its closure, where she had three successful group and solo shows. Malgosia has been also actively involved in charity programmes, participating in The Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund Auction 2011 and The Macmillan De'Longhi Art Auction 2011, and most recently supporting the Migration Museum in London.