Bright and bold with an emphasis on texture, Anastasia Zielinski’s art is a celebration of the natural world.
The artist in her studio at INSCAPE ARTS Seattle, photo by Nate Gowdy
BIO
Anastasia Zielinski is a multidisciplinary artist and arts educator. Her practice centers around painting, fiber-based collage, and installation art. She received her BFA with a minor in art history from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY 2005). Ms. Zielinski has shown her work nationally and internationally, creating site-specific installations for INSCAPE arts, Shunpike’s Storefront Seattle, Spaceworks Tacoma, and CLAVO. Recent residencies include Casa Lü and eeeee, both located in Mexico City. She is featured in issue #40 of CREATE! Magazine. Anastasia is one of the 2023 recipients of the Jerry Goldstein Foundation award. Ms. Zielinski currently lives and works in Bend, Oregon.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores the natural world and our connection to it. Time spent outside is vital to my wellbeing and artistic practice. My process starts with walking meditations. As I move, surroundings dissolve into patterns of color and light. I experience a sense of wonder, creative energy, and a desire to share these positive sensations with others. Through my art I document the plant life of public spaces, gardens, parks, and open lands. Rather than highlight grand vistas and panoramas, I focus on the varieties of vegetation that thrive in the often-overlooked areas along my walks. I am particularly drawn to moments of overgrowth and density, where there is no foreseeable end to the foliage. These mysterious environments inspire dense, detailed compositions that spark wonder and captivate the viewer.
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND INSTALLATIONS
2021 Verdant, eeeee, Mexico City, MX
Jardín Secreto, with Casa Lü at CLAVO, Mexico City, MX
2018 Head in the Clouds, Spaceworks Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
2017 Rainbow Showers, INSCAPE Arts, Seattle, WA
2015 Light, Bright, Heavy, Spaceworks Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
2014 Good Time, Iron Door Gallery, Seattle WA
It Begins, Storefronts Seattle, Seattle, WA
2013 Just a Glimpse, Studio 226 INSCAPE Arts, Seattle, WA
The Setting Sun, Studio 226 INSCAPE Arts, Seattle, WA
2006 Chinatown Series, BAMA Galleries, Hoboken, NJ
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Wild, PXP Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Artist Trust Benefit Art Gala, Seattle, WA
2022 The Other Art Fair, Fulton Market, Chicago, ILL
2021 Color Field: Green, dodomu gallery, online
Continuuum, Casa Lü, Mexico City, MX
2020 Visual Impressions 2020, Ryan James Fine Arts, Seattle, WA
Congruence, I LIKE YOUR WORK podcast, online
2017 12 X 12, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS
Woolgathers, Rosen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 Open Call II, Lorimoto Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
35 Live: CoCA Members’ Show, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
2015 Shadow Box, Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
2014 Fiber X Five, Westhaven Center for the Arts, Trinidad, CA
Pulp, Lorimoto Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
2012 Fall Art Show, Bemis Arts, Seattle, WA
2011 Bajo el Arcoiris/Under the Rainbow, Puerto Varas, Chile
2009 Top Ten, The Wit Gallery, Dallas, TX
2008 GLAAD OUT Auction, The Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
1st Annual Represent Brooklyn, TRA Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Summer Preview, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2006 71st Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Polish Museum of America, Chicago, IL
2005 Life in a Time of Decadence, Cork Gallery, The Lincoln Center, NY, NY
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2021 eeeee, Mexico City, Mexico
2021 Casa Lü, Mexico City. Mexico
2010 Sahasra Deepika, Bangalore, India
2009 Casa Margouya, Puerto Varas, Chile
2007 New Pacific Studio, Mt. Bruce, New Zealand
PRESS
Anastasia Zielinski, create! MAGAZINE, issue #40, December 2023, page 68-71
Sarah Mills, Vibrant Multi Layered Mixed Media Paintings By Anastasia Zielinski, create! MAGAZINE, May 15, 2021
Lisa Kinoshita, “Artifice Trumps Nature in Two New Artscapes”, SPACEWORKS Tacoma blog, January 26, 2015
Branden Duncan, “INSCAPE ARTS: June Open Studios”, Art Scene Seattle blog, June 24, 2014
http://art-scene-seattle.blogspot.com/2014/06/inscape-arts-june-open-studios.html
Byron Carr, Anastasia Zielinski, Byron Likes Art blog, December 14, 2014
https://www.bryonlikesart.com/post/anastasia-zielinski
“Mixed Media Master”, Eureka Time-Standard, January 13, 2012, B1
EDUCATION
2005 B.F.A. with a minor in art history from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2004 The International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy
2000 Savannah College of Art and Design, Rising Star Program, Savannah, GA
Upcoming Events
January 5th 2024 - Wild, PXP Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA