Monika Mamzeta
b. 1972
A graduate of the Faculty of Sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and of the Faculty of Law at the University of Warsaw. She holds a PhD in Fine Arts and teaches at the Faculties of Design and Media Art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Her real name is Monika Zielińska. In her work, she combines the experience of a visual artist with many years of professional practice in the field of intellectual property law. Her artistic practice includes sculpture, installations, photography, video, drawing, and performative actions, in which she explores the theme of the female body and self-portrait as a site of symbolic play. Winner of the Grand Prize of the ING Polish Art Foundation as part of Warsaw Gallery Weekend 2025. She lives and works in Warsaw.