OLIWIA SMOLEŃ was born in Krakow in 1996, but grew up in Tarnów. She returned to Krakow after high school, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts there with a degree in painting, and lives there to this day.

The main motifs in her paintings are people, light, color, fabric, and ornament. In her free time, she studies Italian, travels as much as she can, and also loves dancing Lindy Hop, going to concerts, and baking.