Marcin Paprota (born 1979, Wałcz) is a painter and visual artist. He graduated from the Teachers’ College in Wałcz under the patronage of the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan (now the University of Arts). He developed his talent in the painting and
drawing studio of Professor Andrzej Zdanowicz.
The artist primarily works with oils and spray paint on canvas, creating in the style of expressive realism. His brushstrokes are bold, intertwining ecological activism with moving human truths. His art calls for sensitivity to nature amidst human recklessness. He
draws inspiration from literature, personal experience, and observations of society.
His work is distinguished by its large formats and impasto textures. His works balance between realism and abstraction, emphasizing the tension between the everyday and the inner world. They are held in private collections across Europe (12 works in Vienna). The artist currently lives and works in Dungarvan, Ireland.
Selected solo exhibitions:
2015 – Luminaci, Cultural Centre, Wałcz, PL
Selected group exhibitions:
2025 – 2nd International Art Review From the Mountains to the Sea, Siemczyno Palace, PL
2022 – Erotic Art London, Bargehouse, London, UK
2019 – The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, IE
2019 – Poland – Eire Festival 2019, Cork City Hall, Cork, IE
2017 – 7th Poznański Salon Robinsonada, PBG Gallery Skalar Office Center, Poznań, PL
2017, 2016, 2015 – Salon Pilski ART – Review of Works by Artists from the Piła Region, Office of Art Exhibitions and Visual Services, Piła, PL
2017 – 2016 – 4th Triennial of Painting ANIMALIS 2017, Municipal Art Gallery MM, Chorzów, PL
2016 – 2015 – 3rd Piotrków Art Biennale, Artistic Activities Center, Piotrków
Trybunalski, PL
2016, 2013, 2011, 2010 – ZAP Artists’ Review, Labirynt Gallery, Piła, PL
Selected awards and distinctions:
2014 – 2nd Prize of the Czarnków-Trzcianecki Starost, Wielkopolska Salon, MCK, Czarnków, PL
2011 – Prize of the President of the Main Board of the ZPAP in Warsaw, Jacek Kucaba, and honorary mention, 2nd ANIMALIS Painting Triennial, MM Municipal Art Gallery, Chorzów, PL