BIO EN — Agata Stepien

phd agata Stępień

a bilingual, interdisciplinary artist, intersectional feminist. Born in Kraków to a family of artists and raised in Spain, her multicultural background profoundly influences her artistic vision. Since 2017, she has been enriching minds as an academic lecturer at the University, actual: Department of Hispanic Philology, History, Culture, and Art.

Agata has studied at esteemed institutions, including:

European Doctorate in Humanities Gender studies in Arts
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (2013-2016)

Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Spain (2007-2008, 2013-2016)

Universitat de Barcelona - Escola Massana, Spain (2011)

Académie des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Belgium (2008-2009)

Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, Italy (2010-2013)

Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisbon, Portugal (2016)

Her dedication to academia is reflected in her receipt of over five scholarships for outstanding academic performance. Represented by Rome gallery: Maja Arte Contemporanea

Her works are featured in two prestigious Spanish museum collections, alongside Antonio Saura and Pablo Picasso.
Since 2015, her works have been sold in Barcelona auctions alongside Tàpies, Dalí, Miró, and Goya.
Agata's large-scale works are part of the permanent collections of the Bunkier Sztuki Contemporary Art Gallery and the Museum of Krakow.
Her research focuses on intercultural dialogue, female identity, territorial boundaries, and trauma. Active as a union member and on the Equal Treatment Council for the Mayor of Krakow.

Since 2022, she has worked with victims at the Women's Rights Center, particularly aiding refugees from Ukraine.

Her linguistic prowess allows her to navigate and connect effortlessly in five languages: Polish, Spanish, English, Italian, and Catalan.