Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you are doing. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.
~ Alan Alda

I am a university qualified mixed media artist living in the magnificent Blue Mountains.

I began my career in graphic design but changed directions artistically when my inner journey led me to explore the powerful transformative power of yoga and meditation. My art is now more fluid, mirroring my practice, and my creations are themselves vessels for inner enquiry.

I use the medium of alcohol inks and homemade natural inks. Creating abstract works with unexpected forms and vibrant earth colours. My process is itself a form of meditation, with each layer teaching me a new lesson through creation, whether that be letting go or practicing presence and awareness. 

I hope my work brings joy to others and a feeling of connection to the beauty and mystery of nature and to one’s own inner world. 

Artist Bio

Basia Nowacki is a mixed media artist currently based out of the mid Blue Mountains.

Getting her start within the field of graphic design, Basia later changed directions artistically. Inspired by her inner journey she moved into the field of yoga teaching and meditation, she is now working in a more fluid way that mirrors her practice.

Having earned a Visual Communications and Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Technology, in Sydney, her first pursuit into professional art was through visual design.

More recently, Basia went through some life and location changes that led to new artistic inspiration. This brought her to take up the medium of alcohol-based inks and illustration, creating abstract works with organic forms and vibrant earth colours.

Much of the inspiration for Basia’s work goes hand in hand with her love for and practice of yoga and meditation. Her surroundings also serve as a major influence, as she is now living surrounded by nature. She views the creation of her pieces as a form of meditation in their own right, and they spring to life in a very fluid way. Each layer of her work teaches her a new lesson through creation, whether that be on letting go, or practicing presence and awareness.

She hopes, through her work, to bring joy to others, a feeling of connection, both to nature and to the viewer’s inner self, as well as an appreciation of the beauty and mystery of nature.

Education:

Tertiary Education 2003-2009

• Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) with Honours, University of Technology, Sydney – Major in Photography & Interactive Exhibition Design.
• Bachelor of Arts (International Studies), University of Technology, Sydney 

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019 – Finalist – Blacktown City Art Prize
2019 – Finalist – Mosman Art Prize
2019 – Blackheath Art Prize
2018 – Hawkesbury Regional Gallery as a solo artist for the Hawkesbury Art Fair

Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2020 – ‘Impermanence’ – Kurrajong
2019 – ‘E-Motion’ – Sydney CBD
2018 – Cultivate – Solo Exhibition – Westpac Building Sydney CBD

Prizes:
People’s Choice Award – 2019 – Blackheath Art Prize