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Emma Grzonkowski – Rainbow in the Dark. Limited Edition Print. Hand Signed by the Artist.
Emma Grzonkowski was brought up in a beautiful part of Cheshire where she spent hours endlessly lost in her own playful imagination. She would draw and paint from as young as she can remember being able to hold a pencil. It was clear to Emma’s mother and father that she had a natural talent for art. They encouraged her to harness this love for art and her father, in particular, played a pivotal role. Undoubtedly being creative himself, he encouraged Emma to thrive with her noticeably creative talents.
Emma had completed secondary school with the highest grade possible for Art. Subsequently she went on to pursue Art and Design at Sir John Deans College. This time at college was pivotal for Emma for a few reasons. Her teacher Andy Marshall was an excellent teacher and from his teachings, she learnt the fundamental rules to construct a painting. She was taught various techniques. These especially allowed her to grow as a young artist.
Finally finishing College with an A* in Art, she went on to study Fine Art and Graphic Design at The University of Chester. Through the first year of university, Emma felt quite uneasy. The college intensive tuition was very different to university. Within the second year at university disaster struck when tragically she lost her boyfriend in a car accident.
In absolute devastation, Emma turned to the only thing she felt would help with the heartache -painting. She would pour all of her emotions into her artwork as a form of release. Endless hours in the studio were spent pouring her soul onto the canvas. From this terrible tragedy, she had now found her expressive style which she still uses today. She started to use herself within her work. She painted self-portraits, which as a result were often very raw and dark. Without a doubt running in parallel to her emotions.
In determination to finish her degree, she decided that she wanted to be a professional artist. Soon after, Emma walked into Castle Fine Art in Chester and she showed the gallery her work. The Gallery Manager presented her artwork to the owners of Washington Green Fine Art. To Emma’s amazement, this resulted in her being stood in front of her work talking to Glyn Washington the ‘Washington’ of Washington Green. He saw Emma’s passion for art and instantly connected. She then went on to sign a pre-agreement contract to which she would create a body of 25 paintings for an exhibition in a year’s time. She produced these paintings within her final year of university balancing her degree at the same time.
Emma graduated from university and within the same month, she had her debut solo exhibition. The event was a sell-out show and undoubtedly resulted in her being signed to a Fine Art label – the biggest art publishers in Europe. Emma went on to exhibit across the UK, gaining many followers and collectors who connected to Emma’s work on an emotional level. She also had numerous of her paintings published as limited edition print.
Facing the many battles, heartbreaks and mental health issues, her artwork is almost an open diary to her life after being signed. Music has always been an inspiring element throughout Emma’s process. A driving force to channel her emotions and well-being. In 2017 Emma made a connection with Spotify’s UK Editor at the time, Austin Daboh – a collector of Emma’s work. She was presented with the prospect of producing a commissioned piece of art for global music Giants Spotify. Thrilled to be able to combine music and art together. It should be noted she went on to produce an electric piece of artwork fusing Grime/Hip hop with Art. Commemorating Spotify’s debut event headlined by the best of the industry.
Clearly inspired by Bugzy Malone, she struck a connection through his deep lyrics and emotion. Emma was then thrilled to be able to present this piece of artwork to Bugzy Malone himself ahead of the event. In 2018 Emma landed her biggest exhibition to date at Manchester Castle Fine Art. The King Street gallery hosted a collection of work entitled ‘EDEN’. Inspired by Emma being in a happier state of mind. She wanted to convey an idealistic world which looked and felt heavenly. Feeling empowered and hopeful for the future, Emma went on to pursue creating artwork under her own name ‘GRZ FINE ART’.
In July 2019 Emma Grzonkowski began her journey working independently. 2020 saw the release of her own collections, as well as the Exclusive Release for Portfolio Fine Art with the Rainbow Collection. Limited edition on glass and hand embellished by Emma herself with exceptionally low edition sizes.
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