Barbara Bańda: Exploring Vulnerability and Intrigue Through Surreal Collage Barbara Bańda, born in Zielona Góra, Poland, in 1980, is a contemporary visual artist whose practice centers around painting and object art. Her artistic journey began with formal training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań (2001-2006), followed by doctoral studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice (2018). Since 2008, she has served as an assistant lecturer at the Studio of Painting at Zielona Góra University, fostering a passion for artistic education and disseminating knowledge about contemporary art. Bań…