Maryna Tomaszewska
Maryna Tomaszewska, photo by Alina Żemojdzin
Maryna Tomaszewska is an interdisciplinary artist working across objects, installations, performances, and artist books. She is the editor-in-chief of The Worst Magazine Ever and a professor of fine arts, leading the Experimental Text Studio at the Faculty of Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She combines her artistic practice with an educational mission, fostering critical engagement and experimentation.
Her work explores text as art, death, power structures, and feminism. She has exhibited at institutions such as BWA Wrocław, BWA Zielona Góra, CCA Ujazdowski Castle, Stroboscope, MATCA (Cluj-Napoca), OOF Gallery (London), Golden Thread Gallery (Belfast), and Villa Tokyo, as well as participating in international art book fairs, including NY Art Book Fair (MoMA PS1) and LA Art Book Fair (MoCA).
Recognized for her contributions to contemporary art, she has been awarded scholarships from the City of Warsaw, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage (2011, 2025), and the "Young Poland" program for outstanding artists. Her artist books are held in institutional collections, including MoMA, SFMOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate, and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
