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 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.
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.
Recently, I travelled to Finnmark, where I encountered Sámi culture and landscape — and that experience deeply shaped how I think about identity, nature, and connection. My hope is to make more such trips.
I am quite educated and quite experience psychotherapist, in training to be an 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.
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)
2018 - now Psychotherapist; Psychoterra Cognita
2017 - 2018 Education coordinator; Pro Humanum Association, Multicultural Center, Warsaw
2012 - 2017 Academic Teacher, Mentor; University of Warsaw
Given workshops and public speaking (selected)
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Natalia Pietrulewicz
npietrul (at) gmail.com
Originally from Zielona Góra, Poland
Lives between Warsaw, Zielona Góra and Greater Poland
Education - Other
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
since 2025 Postgraduate Diploma in Art Therapy, Gdańsk Medical University
Group exhibitions
2025 Body; PWW Gallery, University of 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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npietrul (at) gmail.com
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