Monika Wanat

Born in 1991 in Warsaw.

Artist, photographer and scientist. PhD in Natural Sciences. Member of the Austrian Association of Visual Artists, IG Bildende Kunst and International Association of Art, IAA/UNESCO.

Since 2014, she has been creating the photographic series “Psyche” and “Diffuse”, and since 2025, the interdisciplinary series “Escape”, a project at the intersection of art and science. She has photographed in over thirty countries, the most important of which are Namibia, Tanzania, Oman, and Chile. Her artworks were internationally awarded and exhibited as well as published in ELLE, PhotoVogue, FOCUS, and Szeroki Kadr by Nikon.  

Owner of the polish brand dedicated to photographic education “Pegazing. The Aesthetic Photography.” Author of the “Artistic Lessons of Photography”, created in cooperation with contemporary artists; photography courses: “Original and consistent photo editing”, “Creative product photography “; and e-book  “How to capture a beauty in the frame? A subjective guide to the aesthetics in photography”.

Awards

  • Fine Art Photography Awards (11th edition) 2025: Nominee, category: Wildlife / Animals

  • Tokyo International Foto Awards 2024: Honorable Mention, category: Nature-Wildlife
  • Budapest International Foto Awards 2024: Honorable Mention, category: Nature-Wildlife
  • International Photography Awards 2024, Official selection
  • P×3 – The Prix de la Photographie Paris 2024: Honorable Mention (2 times), category: Nature
  • European Photography Awards 2024, Gold Winner, category: Fine Art/Wildlife
  • Finalist of 2nd Photography Exhibition Award for Emerging Artists
  • London Photography Awards 2024, Gold Winner, category: Special
  • London Photography Awards 2024, Gold Winner, category: Nature
  • Muse Photography Awards 2024, Platinum Winner, category Fine Art/Photojournalism
  • Muse Photography Awards 2024, Gold Winner, category Fine Art/Wildlife
  • New York Photography Awards 2023: Silver Winner, category People/Culture
  • Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023: Honorable Mention, category: Fine Art/Portrait

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions:

  • 2027 | Solo exhibition, January/February 2027, Łazienkowska Gallery, Warsaw, Poland; art curator: Marta Olbryś
  • 2025 | “Psyche” – solo exhibition, 11.09.2025–19.10.2025, Warsaw, Poland; art curator: Izabela Rogala

Group Exhibitions:

  • 2027 | Polish Art Showcase (selected as one of three invited artists representing Poland), Verger Art Gallery,  October 2027, Seoul, South Korea

  • 2026 | “Czułość Materii” – post-competition group exhibition, Defabryka, 02.06.2026–06.09.2026, Warsaw, Poland; art curator: Izabela Rogala

  • 2024 | No Borders Awards exhibition (Galerie FM in Czechia, Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest, The Gallery of Spiš Artists in Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia, and University of Bielsko-Biała, Poland)

  • 2024 | Muse Photography Awards 2024 – virtual exhibition of 100 best artists (USA)

  • 2024 | “Poetics of Darkness” – Der Greif virtual group exhibition, March 2024; art curators: Tina Campt & Keisha Scarville

  • 2024 | Artshow – Festival of Fine Arts, 2–3 March 2024; art curator: Ewa Mierzejewska

  • 2023 | “Etnoklimaty XI” – post-competition group exhibition, Ethnographic Museum in Torun, Poland

Private Collections

Works held in private collections in:
Austria · Poland · Switzerland · United Kingdom

Press, Publications & Patrons

Selected Press & Interviews

Books & Exhibition Catalogues

  • Psyche — Solo exhibition catalog (Warsaw, 2025; ISBN: 978-83-976024-1-0)

  • 2024 Polish Women Photographers — Collective photobook (ISBN: 978-83-967269-2-6)

  • 2nd No Borders Photography Award — Catalog of winning artworks (ISBN: 978-83-974172-0-5)

Solo Exhibition Patrons & Partners (Psyche, Defabryka)

  • Honorary Patronage: Embassy of the Republic of Namibia accredited to Poland, Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship, Warsaw Zoological Garden

  • Media Patronage: TVP Kultura, Niezła Sztuka, Art in Warsaw, Artpost, Gazeta Żoliborza

  • Exhibition Partner: Defabryka

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