‘My work is a search for the essence of a moment - capturing the stillness that exists beneath the noise of modern life. It reflects an endless longing to feel more and to reveal and discover more than can be seen.”
Małgorzata (Gosia) Łapsa-Malawska is a contemporary Polish-born, London-based artist whose work offers an evocative exploration of memory, solitude, and the human condition. Her practice is rooted in the ‘Young Poland Movement’ and informed by the simplicity and subtlety at the core of Japanese aesthetics.
Łapsa-Malawska’s practice is defined by a distinctive, minimalist aesthetic, frequently utilising a monochromatic palette of Payne’s Grey to create atmospheric, cinematic landscapes. By stripping away superfluous details, she invites the viewer into a quiet, introspective space where the boundaries between the physical world and the subconscious blur. Her figures, often solitary and dwarfed by their surroundings, serve as vessels for universal emotion, reflecting a poignant tension between isolation and a profound sense of belonging. Trees and vast, solitary landscapes are pivotal to her visual language, often acting as metaphors for human resilience through the passage of time.
Born 1981, Przemyśl, Poland,
Master of Art Lithography, The Faculty of Art Pedagogical University of Cracow, Poland, 2007
Artist in Residence 2014, The Muse Gallery, London
Curator / Director The Muse Gallery, London
Trustee, The Muse Gallery, London www.themuseat269.london
Creative Director Purling Ltd www.purling.com
Memberships:
Free Painters and Sculptors (FPS)
The Association of Polish Artists in Great Britain (APA)
International Print Triennial Society in Krakow, Poland
Publications :
From Adler to Żuławski – A Century of Polish Artists in Britain,
Ben Uri Research Unit 2020
Selected Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions:
100 Views of…2022, The Muse Gallery, London
Disappearing - solo show, 2018 The Muse Gallery, London
The Secret Garden | Tajemniczy Ogród
2017, Galeria Sztuki Współczesnej w Przemyślu, Poland
[YOUR] Forest, 2016, The Muse Gallery, London
A dream within a dream, 2016, The Fitzrovia Gallery, London
Lost Identity, 2015, The Muse Gallery, London
Urban Loneliness, 2015, Willesden Gallery, London
Urban Loneliness, 2014, The Muse Gallery, London
Urban Loneliness, 2014, Unit24 Gallery, London
Poster After Life, 2014, POSK Gallery, London
Group Exhibitions:
20 Years of the Muse Gallery, 2024
FPS Group Show, Sevenoaks, 2024
SCARS - The Muse Gallery, 2023
Encounters, The Muse Gallery, London, 2020
Feminine Identity, Civic Gallery, London 2020
International Print Triennial Society in Krakow, Members Exhibtion SMTG , Krakow, Poland, 2020
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, 2019, Mall Galleries, London
The Friends of Holland Park Annual Show 2018 - Featured Artist 2018, London
Malarstwo, 2017, Socato Gallery, Wroclaw, Poland,
Royal Scottish Academy of Arts and Architectures Open Exhibition of Art 2017, Edinburgh
Wa no Contemporary 2017, Hiunkaku, Tamamo Park (Ruins of Takamatsu Castle), Japan
Art Out of the Bloodlands: A Century of Polish Painting in Britain, Ben Uri Museum | Gallery, London, 2017
Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, 2017, Mall Galleries, London
Selfieteria, 2017, The Muse Gallery, London
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2016, London
EWAAC East West Award Competition 2015, La Galleria Gallery, London
Wa no Contemporary 2015, Kagawa Prefectural Culture Hall, Japan
Free Painters and Sculptors Members Exhibition 2015, The Menier Gallery, London
Artists In Residence 2014, The Muse Gallery, London
Regular group exhibitions in POSK Gallery, London, The Association of Polish Artists in GB
