Katarzyna Koltan (born 1972), Serena, 2019

Yolk tempera, panel, 100 x 110 cm, signed p.b.: 'Koltan 2019'.
Graduated from PLSP in Koszalin, studies at the Poznan School of Applied Arts. She works in portrait photography, street photography and painting. The choice of egg tempera technique is a conscious formal procedure, according to the artist, the laborious and painstaking construction of the painting, thousands of tiny brushstrokes with a diameter of a millimeter force humility and give time for inner reflection. Winner of an award in the Golden Shell photo contest, she is currently focused exclusively on painting - her works are in numerous private collections in Poland and Europe (Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom). In May 2014, she participated in the 20/21 International art fair in London. Her painting, with a recognizable style, is a modern combination of Renaissance painting technique with contemporary symbolism and expressive language.