Violet Luczak (CV)

Based in Chicago, Violet Luczak holds her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art and her BA from Elmhurst University. Luczak is a current Chicago Art Department Resident and was previously a 2020 Talking Dolls Resident in Detroit, Michigan. She has been published in New American Paintings, No. 147 MFA Annual Issue, Young Space and It’s Nice That. Luczak serves as a faculty member at College of DuPage and DePaul University.

Violet Luczak specializes in the multi-disciplinary conjuncture of traditional design and painting. Her practice focuses on critiquing capitalism, individualism and imperialism through a surrealist and feminist lens. Luczak also integrates education into her practice, which she does by teaching various art and design classes and opening a dialogue with the public about social activism through exhibitions and public talks.

Artist Statement

Poet Mario Benedetti, to elucidate the role of painting, wrote that “we paint because screaming is not enough and neither crying nor rage is enough. We paint because we believe in the people and because we will conquer defeat.” As a radical and anti-capitalist visual artist in the 21st century, I use my work as a weapon against the echoes of postmodern cynicism. Utilizing design and painting, my work demonstrates how the pursuit of profit has drowned out human morality, leaving a path of patriarchal, environmental, and socio-political destruction across the globe. Rooted at the intersection of feminism and socialism, my work aims to build solidarity within our communities over the common interest of today’s struggles.