CV
Miriam Tajcher works and lives in Warsaw.
EDUCATION
La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule (Fr)
Artist in Residency Program
October 2015 – November 2015
The National Academy School, New York
Studio Art Intensive Program
September 2012 – May 2015
Central Saint Martin’s College of Art & Design, London
Foundation Art & Design
September 2010 – February 2011
The Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw
MFA Faculty of Painting
graduated with Chancellor’s Citation and award of professor Józef Szajna Award
October 2004 – October 2009
Academia di Belli Arti di Brera, Milan
Socrates Erasmus Exchange Program
October 2006 – June 2007
AWARDS
Professor Józef Szajna Award, 2009
La Napoule Art Foundation Residency Award, 2015
EXHIBITIONS
Solo selected:
Klitka Atelier, Warsaw
June 2023
Galeria Art Krajewski, Warsaw
April 2019
Galeria Donde, Warsaw
October 2018
Galeria 101Projekt, Warsaw
June 2018
Galeria Elektor, Warsaw
January 2017
The National Academy School, New York
Marc 2016
Galeria Elektor, Warsaw
October 2013
23 International Conference of Children of Holocaust, Warsaw
August 2011
Galeria Ateneum, Warsaw
November 2009
Galeria Ateneum, Warsaw
Marc 2008
Joined selected:
Art Nordic Fair, Copenhagen
June 2022
The National Academy Museum, New York
Maj 2016
The National Academy Museum, New York
Maj 2015
Galeria ODA, Piotrków Trybunalski
Czerwiec 2013
The National Museum, New York
Maj 2013
Galeria Pionowa, Danzig
Styczen 2010
Galeria Skwer Hoovera, Warsaw
Pażdziernik 2009
BIO
Miriam Tajcher was born in Warsaw, Poland under the name Małgosia Malinowska.
She studied Painting at The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and at Academia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree with honors from The Warsaw Academy in 2009.
In 2010 she did post-graduate work in the Art & Design Program at the Central Saint Martins College in London. Scholarship from The National Academy School in New York brought her to USA where she completed The Studio Art Intensive Program. Her diploma exhibition voted best of the year 2016 won her a residency to La Napoule Art Foundation in France.
She has exhibited many individual and group exhibitions in Europe and overseas. She was a participant in the famous Creative Mischief exhibition series at The National Academy Museum in New York.
STATEMENT
Miriam Tajcher describes herself as a painter with an old soul, connected more with the 19th century atmosphere than with the contemporary times. An abandoned castle, perhaps in France, with a forgotten garden, would be a perfect place for her studio. But it’s the 21st century… and here she is.
She chooses traditional oil painting techniques, pays attention to detail, and works long hours, depending on the light of day. The unique choice of colors, the final touches done with tiny brushes using varnish make her paintings laborious and neat.
She paints mainly imaginary portraits with a strong psychological presence. They come from the past, often uninvited. She feels a subconscious awareness of the hunting images that have lived with her since she was a little girl. Although they are from another dimension, she makes them immortal on her canvas.
“I measure my life time with my paintings. They take the lead. I call my style of work personal realism. I am extremely sensitive to my surroundings. I cannot stand any sign of ugliness. If I could, I would rearrange the whole world to make it look pretty. On my paintings, time is still, but the subject matter is delicate. I try to capture the moment of youth in my imaginary models, but there is also a certain sharpness to them. They make me feel committed, connected and responsible, so I can’t spoil it! With art life is never dull”, she says.