Artist statement
My artistic expression speaks through abstraction. Abstract art can influence, develop and shape modern society. It has the power to stimulate the consciousness, to inspire the imagination, to touch our hearts, fuelling our thoughts and our minds.
Now, after years of exploration and experimentation, I have found my artistic voice. I use oils consciously and consistently to capture depth, texture, colour and light. I add and build thin layers of colour onto the canvas until the image becomes saturated and mature. The process is slow, demands patience and time, as each layer of oil dries. I pause, consider and reflect at each stage of my practice, searching for possibilities and solutions that allow the gradual evolution of the final piece. I realise a symbiotic balance, a harmony between the considered and the spontaneous. A daily dialogue takes place between myself and my work, a dialogue which continues with the viewer when my finished pieces are on display.
My exhibitions are based on a single, overall concept, creating an atmosphere where colours and rhythms interact and work in harmony with the space. The architecture, size, character, colour and lighting all play their part. I free my abstract paintings from any unique symbolic meaning, welcoming and encouraging the viewer to seek their own interpretation. I attempt to appeal to the mind and to the senses, inviting the viewer to enter a new space, a space for reflection and contemplation, for rest and stimulation, clarity and balance, within my work. I hope silently to communicate with the viewer, to enable them to let go for a brief moment, to convey positive energy and to enrich their experience.
My art offers a pause, a spiritual reassessment, a fresh look at what it is to be alive in this modern society, the most important role for the contemporary artist.
Grazyna Gotz, painter
Born 1959 in Poland
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1978 - 1981 Educated at the Cracow Academy of Fine Arts
1981 – 1983 Educated at the University of Applied Art Vienna – Master class in Painting with Professor Unger
1983 – First public show at the ”Geist und Form” exhibition in Vienna
1984 – Moved to Denmark
1984 – First public show in Denmark at the Artists’ Easter Exhibition
1984 – 1987 Established herself as an independent artist in Vejle, Denmark
1987 – Moved to Copenhagen, Denmark
1988 – Worked in Copenhagen as a Painter and Computer Graphic Artist
Since 1994 worked as an independent artist in Copenhagen
1997 – 2014 - Several work and study trips to Crete, Morocco, South East Asia, the Caribbean, the Canary Islands, Andalusia, Rome, Paris, New York, Barcelona and Vienna to name but a few
Grants
2013 – Beckett-Foundation
2011 – Wholesalers L.F. Foghts Foundation
2011 - Konsul Georg Jorck and Hustru Emma Jorck’s Fond
2003 – The Danish Foundation for the Arts
2003 – The Valparaiso Foundation, Andalusia – work grant
2001 – The Irgens-Bergh Foundation
1998 – The L.F. Foghts Foundation
1997 – The National Workshops for the Arts and Crafts, Gammel Dok Copenhagen – work grant
1989 – The Hvass Foundation Travel Grant
Works in public places, a selection of commissions:
Solo Exhibitions, a selection:
2022 – Portnerboligen ved Sophienholm
2022 – Helleruplund Kunstforening
2018 – ”Spillerum” Skovhuset ved Søndersø (with Jens Chr. Jensen)
2017 – ”Abstrakte fortællinger ” Vestjyllands Kunstpavillon (with Jens Chr. Jensen)
2015 – The Red Tower, Slagelse
2014 – Brøndby Art Association
2013 – ”Nærvær” – Næstved Art Association
2013 – ”Nærvær” Galleri Claus C Copenhagen
2010 – Galleri Jørgen Østergaard Ikast (with Pascale Serre)
2010 – Islands Brygge House of Culture, Copenhagen
2008 – ”Klang” Portalen, Copenhagen (with Anette Blæsbjerg Ørom)
2004 – Galerie Egelund Copenhagen
2003 – Galerie Atrium ed Arte Wien
2002 – Galleri Art SoTo Aalborg
- Galerie Egelund Copenhagen
2001 – Galleri Torso Odense
2000 – Galleri Art SoTo Aalborg
1999 – Galerie Atrium ed Arte Wien
1997 – Kongegaarden Art Association Korsør
1996 – Galleri Torso Odense
1994 – Galerie Zenit Copenhagen
- Galleri Torso Odense
1993 – Galleri Meende Vejle
1992 – Galleri Syd Falster
– Galleri Nouvelle Horsens
1991 – Galleri Heimburger Copenhagen
1990 – Galerie Zenit Copenhagen
1989 – Galleri Nouvelle Horsens
– Galerie Zenit Copenhagen
1988 – Galerie Art sans Frontieres Strasbourg
1986 – Galleri Meende Vejle
Group Exhibitions, a selection:
2022 - Sommerudstillingen Masnedø Fort
2022 - Furesø Kunstforening, Farum Kulturhus
2012 – Galleri Claus C, Copenhagen
2012 – Galleri Jäger & Jansson, Lund, Sweden
2011 – Galleri Classic Palma, Mallorca
2011 – ”Passage” Rundetaarn Copenhagen
2010 – Galleri Jørgen Østergaard, Ikast
2009 – ”Galleri Jørgen Østergaard”, Ikast
2006 – Galerie Egelund Copenhagen
2005 – Galerie Egelund Copenhagen
2004 – ”Denmark at the Castle” Danish Institute of Culture in Poland
2003 – Wien Kunstmesse
2002 – Art Paris
– Art Copenhagen
2001 – Art Paris
– Kulturforum DanAustria Wien
– Art Copenhagen
2000 – Art Copenhagen
– Wien Kunstmesse
1999 – ”Cityscapes” Rundetaarn Copenhagen
- Art Copenhagen
– Galleri Torso Odense
– Galerie Egelund Copenhagen
– Randers Museum of Art
1998 – Art Copenhagen
– The Exhibition Hall Kastet Thisted
– Olivia Holm-Møller Museum Holstebro
1997 – Lyngby Art Association
1996 – Køge Art Association – Gallery of Køge
1995 – Aalborg Kunstpavillon
1994 – Vestjysk Art Association Tistrup
1993 – Svendborg Art Association
1992 – Vejle Art Association
1991 – Nikolaj Kirke Exhibition Hall Copenhagen
1989 – Galleria Spriano Omegna, Italien
1988 – Art Building Odense
– Mikkeli Museum of Art Finland
1987 – Vejle Museum of Art
1986 – Artists’ Easter Exhibiton Århus
1985 – Artists’ Fall Exhibition Copenhagen
1984 – Artists’ Summer Exhibition Tistrup
– Artists’ Easter Exhibition Århus
1983 – ”Geist und Form” Wien