Natalia Pietrulewicz
Over the course of 15+ years of my adult life I did whatever I could to not be an artist: I was a philosopher, a logicians, a scholar, a cognitive scientists and finally a psychotherapist - to name just a few. Neither of those activities provided me with the way to ask questions and tell stories the way I feel I need to. Neither have saved me from finally taking the official artistic path. Yet, all of them fed me with knowledge and experiences that now fuel my art. As did all the people I met on my way.
Currently, I study painting at the University of Zielona Góra. Finally. Home.
I work with themes of belonging, home, and connection: to place, to other people, to nature and to ourselves. I am attracted by the fragile balance between participation and solitude - this is why what I call in-betweeness interest me so much.
I am also deeply concerned with climate change and the level human activity proves detrimental to our planet.
I was born in western Poland, in a region where most people are descendants of those resettled after World War II. Our families taught us how to adapt and grow, but not necessarily how to take deep root. We inherited buildings and landscapes from those who lived here before us, yet their stories, rituals, and history are not entirely ours. This sense of displacement shapes my work and questions I keep returning to: What does it mean to belong? Can we feel connected to nature and what-comes-after-us and truly care for it if we don’t feel we belong to the land? What does “home” mean, and what obligations and privileges come with calling a place home?
Returning to my hometown after years in Warsaw made me more aware of what is inherited, what is chosen and what is true. Also, along with my travels and internships, I became me deeply aware of how lucky I am being able to move and travel freely - in contrast to those migrating forcefully.
I work across different media: painting, photography, installation, object, participatory art and performance - often using natural materials like wood, tow, or (paper) thread and linen.
I am quite educated and quite experience psychotherapist, a freshly baked art-therapist, but most importantly I am a social soul - that's why you'd be able to see me giving workshops or working in an area of art therapy and workshops.
In my spare time I am discovering outdoorsy activities.
Trainings and short trainings (as a participant; selected)
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Solo exhibitions
2025 Po/więź; PWW Gallery, University of Zielona Góra
Experience (selected)
2025 - now President of the Student Association Dookoła; University of Zielona Góra;
2025 - now President of the Student Association PWW; University of Zielona Góra;
2018 - now Psychotherapist (CBT, Schema Therapy, CFT, MI); Psychoterra Cognita;
2017 - 2018 Coordinator of education department; Pro Humanum Association, Multicultural Center, Warsaw;
2012 - 2017 Academic Teacher, Mentor; University of Warsaw;
Given workshops, internships and public speaking (selected)
2026 Sztuka marzeń - warsztaty arteterapeutyczne, PWW Gallery, University of Zielona Góra;
2026 Sztuka uważnego życia - warsztaty arteterapeutyczne, PWW Gallery, University of Zielona Góra;
2026 "How to not get crazy as an artists?", a talk, Supermarket Independent Art Fair, Stockholm;
2026 "Why we can't afford not to do participatory art?", a talk, Supermarket Independent Art Fair, Stockholm;
2026 Internship, Art therapy with asylum seekers, Community for All - non-profit association, Iceland;
2026 Workshop for educators and facilitators on dealing with challenging situations in working with Asylum Seekers, Icelandic Red Cross, Community for All, Iceland.
Festivals, Art-fairs and Awards
Natalia Pietrulewicz - Curriculum Vitae
npietrul (at) gmail.com
Originally from Zielona Góra, Poland
Lives between Warsaw and Zielona Góra
Education - Other
2026 - now Sustainable Development; studies towards Master of Science ; University of Warsaw;
2020 Pg Certificate Compassion Focused Therapy; University of Derby;
2020 Postgraduate Diploma Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; AMiE;
2017 Master of Science Psychology; University of Warsaw;
2017 PhD Studies Philosophy, no dissertation: University of Warsaw;
2012 Master of Arts Philosophy; University of Warsaw;
2011 Bachelor of Arts Philosophy; University of Warsaw;
Education - Art
since 2024 Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting; University of Zielona Góra
2024 Bachelor of Applied Arts Graphic design; Academy of Social Sciences, Warsaw
2026 Postgraduate Diploma in Art Therapy, Gdańsk Medical University, Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts, Gdańsk Music Academy; Gdańsk
Group exhibitions
2025 "Drilling a hole in a belly" - performance, PPP Festival, (group, as a part of Diva Collective);
2026 "Drilling a hole in a belly" - opening performance and award for an object/drawing; Rysować/ Nie rysować Biennal, Toruń;
2026 "Building blocks" - performance, Supermarket Independent Art-Fair. Stockholm (solo);
2026 "Drilling a hole in a belly" - videoperformance, Starterpta Festival, Riga (group, as a part of Diva Collective);
2026 O czym marzy ścięta głowa? Marzenie ściętej głowy salon fryzjerski/ galeria, Warsaw
2026 Year-End Exhibition; University of Zielona Góra
2025 Body; PWW Gallery (University of Zielona Góra), Zielona Góra
2025 Year-End Exhibition; University of Zielona Góra
2025 Alternative Forms of Painting: Accompanying Exhibition to the Year- End Exhibition; PWW Gallery, University of Zielona Góra
2025 Należy (Ought to); PWW Gallery, University of Zielona Góra
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