Irena Siwek was born in Cracow, Poland, and moved to the United States in 1992. She studied at Dominican University in River Forest IL and received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1997. Irena Siwek is a pen and ink artist who has followed her passion for drawing for nearly three decades.
Her distinctive self-taught perspective contributes to the creative authenticity of her work, which is intriguing, engaging, and introspective. Subjects of marionettes, human and animal forms are reoccurring themes in Siwek’s work, through which she explores how we coexist within the world of interdependence. Her drawings exhibit attributes of whimsy abstract expressionism, surrealism, and fantasy.
The solo exhibit includes a Point of View at the DreamBox Gallery in Chicago. She has also been a part of many group exhibitions including the Polish Museum of America and the Chicago History Museum, her work is well supported by private collectors.