Visual Artist finding human connections in disuniting dilemmas
SELECTED WORKS
Ania Blanda is a Polish Creative Strategist and Visual Communicator who focuses her practice on narrating the relationships we make with the world surrounding us. In her work, she focuses on creating a bond with her subject, so the word „research” is replaced with the action of „experiencing”. Her favourite places to work in has been astronomy towers, buzzing laboratories, churches, and the streets of Cambridge where the tourists were always open to be interviewed.
She was brought up in a family of collectors of objects that hold personal stories, therefor in her work, Ania aims to celebrate the lost and destroyed originals from centuries ago, and hopes to give them a new life. The majority of her artworks start with an analogue response that then gets collaged and edited digitally.
In her Social Engagement practice, she particularly enjoyed promoting the events and found inspiration in the creativity that instantly filled the room. Many of her projects evolved to be interactive websites, that stay alive even after the event is over.
Her mission is to make art accessible and spiritual for all audiences.
Recognition
People of Print, 2026 PRINT ISN’T DEAD award
“ILLUSTRATION AS INVITATION: ANIA BLANDA’S SOCIALLY ENGAGED PRACTICE’
New Designers, 2026 Graduate Exhibitor
Collaborators
Somerset House
Kettle’s Yard
Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge
Cambridge Zoology Museum
Cambridge Creativity and Innovation
Interests:
Science/ Community/ Nature/ Travel/ Animals/ Relationships/ Psychology