Przestrzenie namiętności
February 20–March 18, 2026
Biała Galeria CENTRUM
Aleja Jana Pawła II 232, Kraków
Iwona Łyś-Dobradin’s forthcoming solo exhibition Przestrzenie namiętności will present a cycle of sculptures devoted to the human figure as a carrier of intimacy, memory, and the quiet intensity of everyday passion. Working in bronze, aluminum, steel, wood, and ceramics, the artist shapes matter in order to reveal what lies deepest in human experience: closeness, tenderness, desire, and the dignity of bodies marked by time.
The exhibition brings together approximately thirty works from the cycle Namiętności, in which corporeality becomes a language of existential reflection. Metal suggests permanence and endurance, while wood and clay recall our rootedness in nature. Alongside figurative sculptures, the presentation will include reliefs dedicated to Slavic goddesses Dziewanna, Łada, and Mokosz—tributes to harmony between humanity and the natural world, and to a form of passion that is calm, grounded, and life-affirming.
The exhibition will open on February 20, 2026 and will remain on view through March 18, 2026 at Galeria CENTRUM (Biała Galeria), Kraków.
For additional information, please contact +48 12 644 02 66 ext. 25 or visit nck.krakow.pl/galeriacentrum/iwona-lys-dobradin-przestrzenie-namietnosci-wystawa-rzezby/.
XI Salon Vive l’Art ZPAP OK 2025
December 18, 2025 – February 22, 2026
Palace of Art (Pałac Sztuki), pl. Szczepański 4, Kraków
Iwona Łyś-Dobradin is participating in the XI edition of Salon Vive l’Art, the annual exhibition of the Association of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP), Kraków Branch, held at the historic Palace of Art in Kraków. The exhibition presents over 300 artists working across disciplines including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, printmaking, multimedia, and interdisciplinary practices.
Rooted in a tradition dating back to the 1930s Winter and Spring Salons at the Palace of Art, the exhibition continues the democratic model of artistic exchange without imposed thematic constraints. Iwona Łyś-Dobradin presents one selected sculpture as part of this large-scale survey of contemporary artistic practice.
The exhibition opened on December 18, 2025 and remains on view through February 22, 2026 at Pałac Sztuki, pl. Szczepański 4, Kraków.
Above: Iwona Łyś-Dobradin presenting “Anticipation” at the 11th Christmas Salon of the ZPAP, Palace of Art, Kraków, Poland
Above and below: SUBTELNOŚCI NIECODZIENNOŚCI (THE SUBTLETY OF THE UNUSUAL), Fabryczna 13, Kraków, Poland
Iwona Łyś-Dobradin’s “Antigone” and “Grace and Charm” sold at auction in December 2023 by Desa Unicum and Desa Auction House, Kraków
Below: Photos from Iwona Łyś-Dobradin’s solo show opening THIRD DIMENSION, at The Palace of Fine Arts, Society of The Friends of Fine Arts in Krakow, Świetlica Wyspiańskiego, Kraków, Poland
Read the review by Piotr Wojnarowski for Info Krakow 24:
