Lot 123 - Alicja Mrozowska - Pretend I'm Not Here

Gesso and oil on paper
2025
A6 (10x15cm)
Original Artwork
Signed on Verso
Curated by Marta Marsicka

About
Alicja Mrozowska is a contemporary Polish artist whose work delves into themes of identity, personal experience, and self-exploration. Working primarily with experimental oil painting techniques, she combines large-scale installations and collaborative projects to create layered, reflective works.

Education
2015 - 2018
BA (Hons) in Visual Art (Fine Art), University of Salford, Salford, UK

Solo Exhibitions
2019
Building in the Dark, PAPER2, Salford, UK
Unpacking, HOME (Granada Foundation), Manchester, UK

Group Exhibitions
2025
10 Artists 10 Years, HOME, Manchester, UK

2024
Lightwaves Salford (MediaCity UK), Salford, UK
Found Cities, Lost Objects, Billboards: Various Locations, Leeds, UK
CultureDale: Artist Showcase 2024, IOU Creation Centre, Halifax, UK
Manchester Open Exhibition 2024, HOME, Manchester, UK

2023
MADE IT The Alumni Strikes Back, Paradise Works, Salford, UK
Join The Dance, HIVE Arts, Blackpool, UK

2021
Searching For Utopia (Szukaj?c Utopii), Re:Kultura, Krakow, Poland

2019
Made It, Paradise Works, Salford, UK
Entwined (alongside Dino Soteriou), Kith & Kin, Salford, UK

2017
John Hyatt: Rock Art, HOME, Manchester, UK
Underwater Stories, Urban Arts Studio, Lytham Saint Annes, UK

2016
Women’s Equality Party Conference, Victoria Warehouse, Salford, UK

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork
Four oil paintings on paper primed with gesso titled ‘Pretend I’m Not Here’, ‘Masurian Mission’, ‘General Sherman (Tree)’ and ‘In Transit’. The paintings are a revisiting of a more fluid painting style combined with erasure. Through these works I explored moments of transition between creating as an artist, and the regularity of part time employment. I find it interesting to reflect on how roles can filter perception of your surroundings and feelings of belonging.