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Michalina Koch is a Polish painter and illustrator who lives and works in Thuringia, Germany. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and at Burg Giebichenstein in Halle. Her paintings combine acrylic, watercolour, palette knife, pencil and collage. Besides painting she illustrates children's books, creates large murals and teaches art. Original paintings and commissions from Thuringia, Germany: I paint pictures for homes, medical practices, law firms and offices, as well as large murals and ceiling paintings. Galleries, collectors and companies are warmly invited to get in touch.

Michalina Koch – painter and illustrator based in Thuringia, Germany
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“In my paintings I tell of what fascinates me about the world. I keep rediscovering its colours and sounds – and interpret them through experiments with artistic techniques.”
Born 1979 in Wrocław, Poland. Lives in Thuringia, Germany, and works internationally.
EDUCATION
2002–2005 · Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, diploma
2001–2002 · Guest student at Burg Giebichenstein (DAAD)
1999–2001 · Academy of Fine Arts, Wrocław
EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)
2025 · “Siedem smoków głównych”, Klub Muzyki i Literatury, Wrocław (S)
2020 · “Mut, Vielfalt und Dialog im Bild”, Tivoli, Gotha
2020 · “Demokratie malen”, Kukuma, Bad Tabarz
2018 · “Musik trifft Malerei”, Kulturraum Löfflerhaus, Gotha
2018 · “Bild(er) deiner Stadt”, Erfurt
2013 and 2015 · “Grafik, Aquarell und Spachtel”, Sparkasse Gotha and VHS Erfurt
2009 · “Spiel im Bild”, Frankfurter Puppentheater, Frankfurt (S)
2003 · “Nah und Fernsichten”, Galerie der ESG, Halle (S)
1999 · Museum of Architecture, Wrocław
(S) = solo exhibition
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Special Prize, international painting competition on the literature of Gabriel García Márquez
European Animation Masterclass (Leonardo programme, EU)
Rosa Luxemburg Foundation scholarship
DAAD scholarship (German Academic Exchange Service)
Merit scholarship of the Academy of Fine Arts, Wrocław
Scholarship of the Mayor of Wrocław
I would be glad to arrange a conversation, a studio visit or the opportunity to show originals in your gallery.
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