LESZEK DĄBROWSKI

LESZEK DĄBROWSKI Biography

Poland

My name is Leszek Dąbrowski and I’m an independent artist from Poland. I create paintings that balance between realism and surrealism, transforming emotional states and existential questions into evocative visual metaphors.

I was born in 1976 in Białystok. My artistic journey began with drawing – charcoal, pastels and graphite – but oil painting allowed me to fully explore the depth of narrative and emotion. I’m inspired by the transformation of identity, trauma, the symbolism of the body and nature, and the tension between emptiness and rebirth.

I paint to understand – myself and the world. My works often feature deformed figures, symbolic cracks, natural motifs and darkness – yet I always leave space for personal interpretation.

If I tried to describe my work in lofty words, I would probably stop after the first paragraph. My paintings are not grand theories – they are a gateway into myself. They reflect everything that shaped my consciousness, from birth to now. They are an intervention into the inherited code of who I’ve become. Painting helps me repair broken lines of code. I express emotions I couldn’t release otherwise. Art is my form of self-therapy – a weapon in the fight against depression, a path to self-acceptance and balance.

My work has been exhibited in Poland and is held in private collections in Germany and the UK. Since 2023, I’ve been a member of the Independent Art Gallery Marszand in Białystok.