Weronika Anna Rosa (born in 1990, Warsaw, Poland) - visual botanical artist, researcher and art historian, since 2016 based in Lisbon, Portugal. She developed her artistic education, rich in experimenting with various techniques and visual forms, in Poland, France and Portugal.

Her work is strongly influenced by the botanical education she received from her grandparents. Starting from a careful observation of nature, through botanical studies and realism, she abstractly scale the subject, bringing it closer to the size of a human body.

This naturalistic iconography, becomes a universal language for symbolic and emotional content. In her works, she explores the relations between plants and humans; botany and its connection with current socio-cultural and environmental factors. She celebrates the ephemeral beauty of flowers, their complexity of meanings, and explores the importance of the colour.

Besides several shows in art galleries, she collaborated also with institutions, such as Victoria and Albert Museum, Fundação Oriente, and international brands like Dries van Noten, among others.

Paintings

Weronika works with various media to obtain diverse textures, scales and volumes. She mainly uses cotton and Kraft paper, looking to underline its particular characteristics (texture, stiffness and roughness or thinness and delicacy). Multi-layered, dense paint, that she often juxtaposes with golden Japanese ink add a special depth and brightness to the colours.

Drawings

The botanical illustrations are a way to record a careful observation of plants, capture their movements and note their colour pallet. In her illustrations, Weronika refers to the tradition of botanical art and herbaria. However, she doesn’t attempt to copy the reality, but to creatively interpret the nature with audacity.

Selected works:

  • "L'Amour" (2023)

  • "Hidden Potential / Spider Lily" (2023)

    "Hidden Potential / Spider Lily" (2023)

  • "Anthurium" (2021)

  • "Wrong Eden" (2022)

  • "Glorious" (2022)

  • "Adaptation" (2023)

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Selected exhibitions:

  • Traces of Memories

    Traces of Memories - National Museum of Natural History and Science (MUHNAC)

    July 2025, Lisbon (Portugal)

    More information
  • Ethical Assembly

    Ethical Assembly, Innovative District Beato

    2-3 October, Lisbon (Portugal)

    ethicalassembly.com

  • Natura ludzka - solo show, Galeria Prześwit

    May - June 2023, Warsaw (Poland)

    fot. Eliza Krakówka

    Documentation

  • Planatae - Annual Exhibition of Society of Botanical Artists

    May 2023, London (UK)

    Mall Galleries

    Documentation

They wrote:

  • "Observing the flowers, their stems and curves in detail is still the first step of her artistic process. Each one of her panel is dedicated to one flower as she turns it into a portrait. What really impressed me is the thoroughness with which she delicately crafts each and every one of her pieces. Thoroughness, details, time: all things we tend to overlook in more ways than one."

    Lauriane Gepner, Bom Dia

  • "In her Lisbon's studio, in the attic, flowers bloom all year round (...) Weronika's flowers subtly refer to the art of late 19th and early 20th centuries. The artist often thinks back to the Stanisław Wyspiański's works or the French Nabis' paintings, especially these by Pierre Bonard and Maurice Denis."

    Ela Stasiak, ELLE Decoration Poland

Objects / design

Since 2019, Weronika Anna Rosa develops designs based on her hand-painted projects. Especially interested in fabrics and a tactile experience they bring, she created few collections of silk scarves, textiles and wallcoverings, always paying a particular attention to the careful craftsmanship of these objects.

Collaborations

Commissioned paintings, illustrations and creations realised for private customers, or in collaboration with interior designers, constitute an important pillar of Weronika’s artistic work. These projects are based on bilateral dialogue and are preceded by appropriate research to respond to the collectors' needs.

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“Catteleya de Madame Swan” In Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time” appear almost 200 species of flowers. Each has its’ own role, and each is closely related to a specific character in the book. With a fascina
Flowers, books and postcards, are more than simple objects. Each has its singular meaning and story behind. These "souvenirs" that I collect from every place I go, consist of an important part of my creative, inspirational process. Flowers
Crushed on anthurium, late at night🫀 . . . #anthurium #anthuriumpainting #paintingprocess #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #contemporaryartist #flowersinart #loewe #anthophile #redanthurium #crush #newpainting #sketches #artstudio #artdaily #w
Enjoying having them for a moment in my studio🌞 "La Java" (2024) Gouache and golden Japanese ink on Kraft paper 65 x 150 cm "Two Suns shine brighter than One" (2024) Gouache and golden Japanese ink on Kraft paper 65 x 150 cm .
For me, geraniums have an incredibly nostalgic connotation, especially the red ones. It's the flower on my grandmother’s balcony during the summer. To be honest, I learned to fully appreciate them only with time. It represents a beauty of sim
Last week, I had the great honour to participate, and to share some of my recent projects, at the @ethicalassembly in Lisbon. Founded by @patriciaimbarus , this independent industry event, rooted in integrity and transparency, brings together thinker
I'm thrilled to present this painting for the first time, alongside with my recent works related to biodiversity, at the @ethicalassembly in Lisbon, next to the works of great artists: @giacomo_dorlando @sofia.arez @jodydaunton and more. "La Ja
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“Morning Glory“ (2024) - pencil and gouache on cotton Arches paper . . . #morningglory #convolvulus #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #flowersinart #BotanicalArtist #floweringplant #flowersillustration #archespaper #gouache #weronikaa
Recently, I've been obsessed with Ylang-Ylang flowers, called the "Queen of Perfumes", because of their deep fragrance. The movement of these dancing petals makes me think about Diaghilev's ballet and "Arabesque poétique" b

Studio visits by appointment only

Rua Cecilio de Sousa

1200-099 Lisbon, Portugal

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