Annamarie Dzendrowskyj orginally trained as a classical ballet dancer, followed by a career as a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor/Examiner. She holds a BA Hons Degree in Philosophy (Lancaster University,UK) with speciality subjects in existentialism and aesthetics, a BA in Fine Art and BA Honours Degree in Painting (National Art School, Sydney, Australia).

Dzendrowskyj has exhibited in the UK and internationally, with work held in public and private collections. Solo exhibitions at Artereal Gallery, Sydney, Queensland Centre of Photography, Brisbane, the Muse Gallery and One Paved Court, London. In 2025 her work was exhibited at the RA Summer Exhibition, RWA Annual Open, Wells Art Contemporary and the ING Discerning Eye. Exhibited at the Arte Laguna Prize 15th, 13th, 10th Editions, awarded Caudan Arts Centre Exhibition, Singulart Prize, Biafarin Honours Award and Fallani Serigraphy Residency. Shortlisted for the Lynn Painter Stainers Prize, and Art Gemini Prize - awarded 2nd place in 2015.


Artist Statement 

Annamarie Dzendrowskyj's current work is a response to Junichiro Tanizaki's contemplations on aesthetics 'In Praise of Shadows', where beauty is found in the shadows of life, in the interplay between darkness and light, highlighting that one cannot exist without the other. Tanizaki offers 'a gentle warning against the quest for airbrushed perfection, and reminds us that too much light can pollute and obscure our natural world.' A message that bears critical relevance today, drawing attention to the fragility of our environment and our collective responsibility in shaping a sustainable future, towards a sensitivity and empathy for the natural world.