Ewa Pohlke was born in Kertzyn, Poland. Currently lives and works in Kaunas, Lithuania. She is a part of Kaunas art community. She works in various artistic fields using different means and techniques of artistic expression: painting, acrylic, drawing, sculpture, experimental textiles, photography and graphic art.
Ewa Pohlke graduated from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts at UWM, Olsztyn, Poland. She has held numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions in Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, etc.
She organises workshops, exhibitions and cultural events. She is also a teacher of painting and therapy. In 2008 she received the main award for promoting the cultural heritage of Olsztyn.
In 2009 Ewa Pohlke won a scholarship from the Marshal office of Warmia and Mazury. In 2010, the same organisation awarded her for her merits and activities in the field of culture.
"Painting is a duty and a service for me (...), but art is not a religion. I am a human being first and a painter second. An artist cannot create in isolation from the world, there has to be a need and a passion for the images... I am, therefore I paint, I paint, therefore I am...
When I make paintings, I also hope that my life and my work have a meaning. In today's chaotic world, full of aggression, noise and violence, there is still room and time for moments of reflection on the beauty and transcendence of life. So I create, I live and I hope," the artist says of her work.
