Dorota Martini
I was born in Cracow in 1954. I studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow at the Faculty of Painting, in Prof. Adam Marczyński's studio with extended specialization (minor) at the Faculty of Graphics with Prof. Mieczysław Wejman. Diploma with honours in 1980. I do painting, workshop graphics, digital graphic, graphic design, architectural design, and photography. I had 16 individual exhibitions and participated in over 60 collective exhibitions. I participated in the anti-communist opposition and during the martial law exhibited works with the Independent Culture Movement. Works in public collections: National Museum in Krakow, Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow. Works in private collections: Poland, France, Germany, Austria, Spain, Belgium, USA, Canada.

I am fascinated by paintings with elements of surrealism and on the borderline of the grotesque. I often refer to history and current social and political events.
Does my sensitivity to the problems related to the fight against threats to freedom leave a mark on my works and even on the portraits I have painted recently? Do they have a special expressive character in formal terms? In terms of psychology, do they have any unusual features, unique expression? Are they just a hommage to the heroes? ..