Dominika Dratwa tries to visualize in her paintings an imaginary, idealized hell while exploring the idea of sin in everyday life.
With society's morals and values changing, committing a deadly sin is more frequent and even encouraged.
Drawing on inspiration from Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, she is interested in interpreting both sin and punishment in a contemporary context, a sort of glamorized version of hell.
born 1978 in Wroclaw, Poland
lives and works in Canada
Education
BFA 2007, Canada
University of Manitoba
Exhibitions, Publications, Awards
| 2009 | Espace G, Strasbourg, France | Group exhibition "Un peu de LUX ..." |
| 2008 | Winnipeg Arts Council, Canada | Visual Art Grant |
| 2008 | GEEZ Magazine, Issue9, Spring 2008 | Cover Art |
| 2007 | Conseil des Arts du Manitoba, Canada | Bourse production arts visuels |
| 2007 | Toronto, Canada, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art | Solo exhibition "Unwild" |
| 2007 | Bridel, Luxembourg, Leslie's Artgallery | Group exhibition MUT(IL)ATIONS MULTIPLES |
| 2006 | Bridel, Luxembourg, Leslie's Artgallery | Beauty and Anima, solo exhibition |
| 2006 | Toronto, Canada, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art | Sideshow: recent works; solo exhibition |
| 2006 | Toronto, Canada, Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art | Pictures of Girls, group exhibition |
| 2006 | Toronto, Canada, Index G. | The Obsessive and Compulsive Body, group exhibition |
| 2006 | Winnipeg, Canada, Ace Art Inc. | Aces High, group exhibition |
| 2006 | Winnipeg, Canada, Woodlands Gallery | Emerging Artists Show, group exhibition |
| 2004 | Winnipeg, Canada, Outworks Gallery | Best food forward, group exhibition |
| 2004 | Winnipeg, Canada, Outworks Gallery | Exposure, group exhibition |