Katrina Sadrak, PhD (b.1978) is an international artist born and currently lives and works in Poland. Her artworks have been exhibited internationally in numerous solo shows and group art exhibitions. She has presented her paintings in over 130 shows worldwide: China and HK, Italy, Jordan, Germany, Macedonia, Armenia, Montenegro, Serbia, The United Kingdom and Poland…

She studied the history of art, symbolism and alchemy of colour. After finishing her MA studies, she continued to perfect her painting technique in eastern China. In Tianjin Polytechnic University, she practised ancient techniques such as traditional chinese lacquer painting and calligraphy. In 2021, she has received a PhD in Fine Arts at the Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Poland.

Dr. Katrina Sadrak engages in dialogue with astronomers, cosmologists and astrophotographers. She is developing artworks inspired by the rich imagery of space but she desires not just to observe but to look beyon:

„My research has provided me with the opportunity to draw connections between art and science and to communicate  concepts through my paintings.”

She explores images of the Universe using traditional painting techniques. Her large-scale oil paintings express her fascination about the Cosmos and Space, the formation of the early Universe; massive clouds of cosmic dust and gases in Nebulae, vast structures of cosmic webs,  colour and light.  These artworks resemble samples of the undiscovered parts of the Universe… 

Her art echos the Big Bang - relates back to the origins of the Universe; to the existence of Matter under the influence of Spirit, changing into forms in which Being and Spirit meet each other directly. Bringing time to its end… tracing it back to its beginning.

She paints in oils and her work is heavily influenced by her relationship with the medium.

“I start first by introducing the colour - sometimes I begin applying layers of "gold" and then other colours and shapes and I respond to their development. The paintings arise organically and appear through subtle layers of paint that are applied over a gold surface. The textured, layered, forms and figures produce images that appear to have been uncovered / discovered; as if at an archaeological site. The opportunity for discovery is constantly exciting to me and one of the main reasons why I paint. "

Solo exhibitions 

2022 ANIMA MUNDI, Contemporary Art Gallery Oranżeria, Kielce, Poland 

2021 IMAGO MUNDI. Beyond the visible Universe. XS Art Gallery, Kielce, Poland 

2020 BEYOND, Tycjan Gallery, Kielce, Poland 

2019 MILKY WAY, TA3 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland 

2019 BEYOND 2, The Museum of Henryk Sienkiewicz in Oblęgorek / National Museum, Kielce, Poland
2018 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS EXHIBITION 2018 - Katrina Sadrak, HK Harbour Gallery, Hong Kong
2018 UNDERGROUND DRAGON PALACE, NASCA Concept Gallery, ​Tianjin, China

2018 NEBULAE, TA3 Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2017 KATRINA'S PAINTINGS @ M1 KUNSTZONE Gallery, Gera, Germany

2017 KATRINA SADRAK FINE ART PAINTING, Nowy Świat Muzyki, Warszawa, Poland

2016 BEYOND, C-View Gallery, Doncaster, England

2015 C-View Artists Open Studios and Art Exhibition, The Loft Gallery, Doncaster, England

selected group exhibitions 2022-2015

2022

2021

2020

2019

SALON IMPERIAL 2019, DENIRO ART, Skopje, Macedonia

42' SALON NAGRODZONYCH, PRZEDWIOŚNIE 2019, ​​Galeria Zielona, BWA Busko-Zdroj, Poland

42' PRZEDWIOŚNIE, BWA Kielce, Poland

2019 INTERDISCURSIVE NON-OBJECTIVE 3,  XS Gallery, Kielce, Poland

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2019, BWA Kielcej, Poland

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2019, Galeria Zielona, Busko-Zdroj, Poland

2018

"DIALOGUE" GERA COMES! 2018, Kulturfabrik Apolda, Apolda, Germany 

HELIOS, Galleria Vittoria, Rome, Italy

REMEMBRANCE 2018, Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, Doncaster, England

Anonymous HeART Project Auction 2018, Artwork donated by famous artists, celebrities, influential figure for auction in support of Heart Research, London, United Kingdom

2018 THE COLOR OF WINE, MACHANENTS ART, Etchmiadzin, Armenia

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2018, BWA Kielcej, Poland

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2018, Galeria Zielona, Busko-Zdroj, Poland

LFA Exhibition ''EXPOSITION NORTH 2018", Crossley Gallery Dean Clough, Halifax, England 

2018 IS THIS REAL...? Gallery M1, Art Zone, Gera, Germany 

MILIAN BIENNIAL OF ART 2018, M.A.D. Gallery, Milan, Italy

ART MEETING 2018 Centre Space, Gallery, Bristol, United Kingdom 

SUMMER EXHIBITION 2018, New Fringe, Doncaster Museum and art Gallery, England

​​41' SALON NAGRODZONYCH, PRZEDWIOŚNIE 2018, ​​BWA Busko-Zdroj, Poland

41' PRZEDWIOŚNIE, BWA Kielce, Poland

CONCRETE / DISCOURSE / COMPLEXITY, XS Gallery, Kielce, Poland

CONCRETE / DISCOURSE / COMPLEXITY, Galeria Akademicka, Cieszyn, Poland

INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ART, Bitola 2018. Bitola, Macedonia 

MASS OF THE NIGHT RIVER 2018, St Matthews Church of Scotland, Perth, Scotland 

South Yorkshire Open Show 2018, Old Market Gallery, Rotherham, England 

2018 ORDO MUNDI, Chippko.ART Gallery, Doncaster, England

2018 NEW FRINGE ART EXHIBITION - Art Gallery in Doncaster Museum, Doncaster, England

2017

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2017, BWA Kielce, Poland

KAPITAL SZTUKI 2017, Galeria Zielona, BWA Busko-Zdroj, Poland

The New Fringe, WinteR Exhibition 2017- C-View Gallery, Doncaster, United Kingdom 

MILAN BIENNIAL OF ART 2017, M.A.D. Gallery, Milan, Italy 

DONCASTER MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY 2017, Doncaster, United Kingdom 

XII INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM 2017, JASENOVO SCULPTURE PARK, Serbia 

DE NIRO INTERNATIONAL ART, Bitola, Macedonia 

PRZEDWIOŚNIE 40, BWA, Kielce, Poland 

LFA SHOWCASE, Halifax,  England

BULJARICA ART 2016/2017, GALERIJA ‘MARCO K. GREGOVIC’, Petrovac, Montenegro 

MILAN BIENNIAL OF ART 2017, M.A.D. GALLERY, Milano, Italy 

NEW WEIRD PLANET MICROFEST v2.0, DoncopolitanHQ, Doncaster, United Kingdom INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY, Doncaster’s Corn Exchange, Doncaster, United Kingdom 

CENTRE SPACE GALLERY, Bristol, Wales, United Kingdom

2016 

ART FOR LIFE, MORPHETS FINE ART Auctioneers and Valuers, Harrogate, United Kingdom ​ 

20-21 VISUAL ART CENTRE, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom 

MAGAZA ART CENTRE, Bitola, Macedonia 

DONCASTER MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Doncaster, United Kingdom 

BULJARICA ART, PETROVAC, Montenegro 

DE NIRO INTERNATIONAL ART, Bitola, Macedonia 

ART IS A LIE THAT REVEALS THE TRUTH,​ CUPOLA GALLERY, Sheffield, United Kingdom OLD MARKET GALLERY KEPEL WHARF, Rotherham, United Kingdom 

2016 PhD1, ISP Gallery, University of Jan Kochanowski, Kielce, Poland

2015 

OPEN STUDIO AND EXHIBITION, DN1 1AF, Doncaster, United Kingdom 

YORKSHIRE CONTEMPORARY 15, Frenchgate, Doncaster, England, United Kingdom 

OLD MARKET GALLERY KEPEL WHARF, Rotherham, United Kingdom 

NEW FRINGE OPEN EXHIBITION, Doncaster, United Kingdom

 ART RESIDENCY:

2018 April-July, NASCA ART, Tianjin, China

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS AND ART COLONIES:

IV International Science-Art Conference “Geometry in Discourse 2018. Complexity. Poland

International Art Symposium 2018, The Colour of wine, MACHANENTS ART, Etchmiadzin, Armenia

III International Science-Art Conference Geometry in Discourse ”Grid” 2017, Kielce, Poland

XII International Sculpture Symposium, Jasenovo, Serbia 

De Niro International Art Colony, Macedonia 

Buljarica Art Colony, Montenegro