Grażyna Smalej is a Polish painter and a graphic artist. Recently, she has also participated in Centrifugal Group with the focus on street art and performance.
Smalej's paintings are based on a solid school of realism. This allows her to move  with ease between many conventions - from surrealism (The Dreams of Mary Stuart) through photorealism (Self-Dissolution) to figuration juxtaposed with abstract forms. In the latter phase she experiments with a technique of painting (The Principle of Droplet).

In 2013 chosen by the Saatchi Online as one of the 12 artists worth investing. In 2014 took part in Continental Shift: Emerging Artists Form Saatchi Art Exibition in Saatchi Gallery in London. In 2015 her works were exhibited at "May Day" 2015 Spring Show in Jeffrey Meier Gallery, Lambertville, NJ, USA. 

AWARDS:

2011 – The Curator’s Award for the painting “The Bath XXXVII” (based on Andrzej Wajda film “Sweet Rush/Tatarak”), Film Exhibition in Bazar Sztuki Gallery, Sanok, Poland;

2010 – Award of Distinction for the series “The Dreams of Mary Stuart” in the 4th Marian Michalik Triennial of Painting by Young Artists, The City Art Gallery in Częstochowa, Poland;

2001 – The Minister of Culture Grand Prix for the painting “A Cart with the Sun”. In the 1st Marian Michalik Triennial of Painting by Young Artists, The City Art Gallery in Częstochowa, Poland;

1998-2001 – Scholarship of Hans Bernhardt, Germany