Magdallene PENKE (pseud. b. 1979), Untitled, 2023

mixed technique (acrylic, metallic and structural paints, own technique), canvas, 70 x 60 cm, signed l.d.: M. Penke /2023

Magdalena Pieściuk (artistic pseudonym Magdallene Penke) born in 1979. In 2012 she received her master's degree from the University of Arts in Poznan. Her works were created in the studio of drawing and painting. Already during her studies, she repeatedly participated in group and individual exhibitions. Her diploma works constituted an exhibition at the MTP in Poznań from 2012 to 2013. Currently, her works are in private collections in Poland and abroad. She exhibits all her works under the pseudonym Magdallene Penke. Since 2013, she has been cooperating with the DESA Unicum auction house. She also collaborates with Katarzyna Napiórkowska Gallery, Oranż Gallery and Postmoderna Internet Gallery. In 2014, 2015 and 2017 she participated in the Grand Prix Competition of the Franciszka Eibisch Foundation, in 2014 and 2017 she became a finalist in this competition. Since November 2015, she has been leading art workshops at the Studio of Things Different at the Synapsis Foundation. She works with adults with autism.