Justyna MICHALSKA-BĄK (b. 1976), Valley of Mysteries, 2026

acrylic on canvas, 80 x 80 cm, signed on the back

She was born in 1976 in Poznań, where she studied at Adam Mickiewicz University’s College of Foreign Languages and later at the School of Translators. Her interest in art, and particularly in painting, has spanned over 20 years. In addition to painting, the artist is fascinated by book illustration, as she believes it is an important field of art that influences children and shapes their view of the world around them. Her illustrations have been exhibited twice at the Illustrators’ Salon during the Children’s and Youth Book Fair in Poznań. She also contributed illustrations to a children’s book by Jerzy Sieklucki titled *Wnukochwilki*. The artist has been living and working in Polanica-Zdrój for many years.