Professional Photographer Danuta Antas DEA Danuta Antas Bydgoszcz NS 85-830 Poland Photography

Danuta Antas was born in 1961, lives in Poland. Graphic artist, photographer, English philologist. Danuta ties with Art have always been very close. In her youth, she attended to Fine Art Secondary School. In 1989, she graduated in Fine Arts and Art Education from Nicolaus Copernicus University of Torun with MA degree, both in graphic arts and art education, specializing in intaglio techniques. She has also a BA in English Philology from Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan, specializing in English Language Teaching and she also obtained an MA in English Philology in 2005, specializing in British Cultural Studies. For nearly 20 years, Danuta has worked as an Art and English teacher, working with students at all levels.

For most of the time, she has been focused mainly on pencil drawing and she also painted oil copies of old masters on commission. The copying work, in particular, made Danuta pay a great attention to detail in her current art work. Her photographic works often remind 17th century Dutch landscapes.

In the course of extensive self-study and long years of teaching work, Danuta has gained a wide experience and knowledge, as well as a deep insight into human nature. She is focused on identity issues and the impact of culture on human nature and on human spirituality. Danuta has completed Reiki courses I and II but the greatest impact on her artistic and spiritual life, she acknowledges to Vedic Art workshops she participated in 2006. As she says herself, her philosophy of life is based on balance between the three human dimensions Body, Spirit, Mind and this is reflected in her fine art photography.

She owes her love and passion to Art and nature to her parents and daughter, who nourished her imagination and encouraged to develop her creativity. In 2007, she left teaching profession to devote exclusively to Art, taking main interest in digital photography. Since then, she works as a freelance photographer and graphic designer. She also runs deArte Gallery, on-line art gallery to promote nature lover artists around the world and to create art environment emanating with positive energy.

Danuta Antas photographic works have been featured in numerous photography websites. Her original works and prints of her photographic images have been purchased by private collectors worldwide and used for interior decorations.

MAJOR EXHIBITIONS:

- National Exhibition of Young Polish Artists ARSENAL '88 (Warsaw)
- The 15th International Independante Exhibition, Kanagawa '89 (Japan)
- CUPRUM 4th Nicolaus Pruzi Biennial of Graphic Arts in intaglio techniques - Lubin '89 (special prize). fine art photography, nature, landscape, quality photography, portrait, vintage art