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Agata di Masternak-Interdisciplinary London-based artists exploring memory, embodiment and the Invisible though painting, sculpture, writing, video and textile.

Her practice is structured around the construction of immersive visual environments in which painting extends beyond the surface to become a spatial, psychological, and perceptual experience.

At the core of her work is an investigation into thresholds — between the visible and the unseen, the personal and the collective, the material and the immaterial. Drawing on intuition, sensory perception, and material experimentation, di Masternak develops visual systems that operate as sites of encounter rather than representation. Her works function as transitional spaces, inviting the viewer into moments of heightened awareness and embodied reflection.

Rooted in lived experience yet oriented toward collective resonance, her practice considers memory not as fixed recollection but as a dynamic, inhabitable structure — a field shaped by emotion, absence, and time. Through recurring motifs of fragmentation, layered surfaces, and abstracted forms, di Masternak constructs environments that act as portals between interior states and shared, often intangible histories.

Living and working in London, she continues to expand her practice toward museum-scale installation, exploring how visual language can generate connection, recognition, and quiet transformation through the act of seeing.

Growing up in Poland shaped her sensitivity to layered narratives and cultural memory, while her subsequent relocation to London expanded this framework through new dialogues with space, identity, and abstraction.

She was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and Central Saint Martins, London, where she developed a multidisciplinary practice grounded in painting, sculpture, and textiles. Under the mentorship of artist Nooshin Farhid, di Masternak refined an approach that merges conceptual inquiry with material rigor, extending her work across multiple forms and scales.

Di Masternak has exhibited internationally, including presentations connected to the Venice Biennale, Tate Modern OFFPRINT, and a range of institutional and curated exhibitions across Europe. Her work has been presented in galleries, non-profit spaces, and public contexts, and has been featured within documentary and research-based projects.

Her recent practice is focused on large-scale, installation-driven works that integrate painting and sculpture into unified spatial narratives. Through immersive environments, she investigates embodiment, memory, and the intangible, positioning the viewer within experiential fields that unfold across material, architectural, and perceptual registers.

Key bodies of work, including Big Heads and Ethereals, mark this evolution in her practice. Recent solo exhibitions include Homecoming / As Above So Below (TEST Gallery, Warsaw, 2025) and Homecoming (BWA Contemporary Art Gallery, Wałbrzych, 2025). She has also participated in numerous international group exhibitions in the UK, Poland, Italy, Germany, and the United States, including presentations at Maison Pan, Zabłudowicz Collection, Tate Modern OFFPRINT, and the Venice Biennale Independent exhibition at Scuola Grande San Teodoro.