Paula Malinowska (1998) is a photographer and digital artist based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Her artistic practice encompasses CGI audiovisual works, 3D printing techniques and photography, which she further develops into multimedia installations. In her research, she draws on studies in biology, climatology and the development of digital technologies, combining them with elements of speculative fiction and fantasy. She often focuses on the life cycles of other than human organisms, which inspire stories that transcend the hierarchies established by human society and offer alternative perspectives on the possibilities of relationships and communication.
GROUP SHOWS AND PRESENTATIONS
Swelling Petals, Counting Opacity (2026, Vasulka Kitchen Brno, CZ); Theory of a Swarm (2025,Ján Koniarek Gallery, Trnava,SK); More Than Human (2025,Light Art Museum, Budapest,HU); Continuum (2025,Tempo gallery, Prague, CZ); Eye Grabbing (2025,Berlínskej model, Prague, CZ); Oskar Čepan Award 2024 exhibition (2024,Pistori Palace, Bratislava, SK); The House Of Confluence (2024 Residency Unlimited, New York,US); Sentience (2024, Voloshyn Gallery, Miami, Florida US); Fluid Coordinates (2024,Grand Palais Bern, Bern CH); Ctrl + ↑ for Coyote Time (2024, Trafó Galéria, Budapest HU); Will I Ever Look Into Your Eyes Again? (2024,Šopa Gallery, Košice, SK); Whoever settles in a perfect home will have to move (2023,GLASSBOX, Paris FR); Fossora (2023,Bratislava City Gallery, Bratislava SK); AiR 351 Open Studios (2022,Cascais, Portugal, PT);Temporary Connection with a Dancing Plant (2022,A Promise of Kneropy, Bratislava SK); The Burn Before the Burn-out (2021,Karlin Studios, Praha CZ); Dissapearing Body (2021, Schaubar´s Mill,Slovak National Gallery, Pezinok SK); nowlessness act iii : hot in here (2021,OFF Festival Bratislava, Kunsthalle, Bratislava SK); Wild Things, Community Screening (2021,HOTDOCK project space, Bratislava SK)
RESIDENCIES
Plato, Ostrava, CZ (2025); Residency Unlimited, New York, USA (2024); MuseumsQuartier, Vienna, Austria (2023)
NOMINATIONS & AWARDS                                                                                      Special Mention 2025, 29th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival (2025); Oskar Čepan Award laureate (2024); Secondary Archive - Platform for women artists from Central and Eastern Europe (2022) 
EDUCATION
2024-2027 doctoral studies, Digital Art, Academy of Fine Arts and Design Bratislava                      2020-2022 master’s degree, Intermedia, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava
2016-2020 bachelor’s degree, Photography and New Media, Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava