Artist Disclaimer (other worlds exist beyond consumerism and capitalism)

Relating more to Vivian Maier, whose over 150,000 negatives were found at a thrift auction in Chicago two years before her death and Hilma af Klint, who specified her work should be kept secret for at least twenty years after her death, I create art for other reasons. I create art to heal childhood trauma, for anthroposophical inquiry and as a declaration of female visibility. I do not have an exhibition or gallery pedigree because I have never bought into the false construct of worth determined by the elite.  There are plenty of facts to prove the lack of support for and visibility of women artists. Not much has changed since Artemisia Gentileschi.

There are no women in the top 0.03% of the auction market, where 41% of the profit is concentrated. Overall, 96% of artworks sold at auction are by male artists. (Bocart et al., “Glass Ceilings in the Art Market”, 2018)

 A recent survey of the permanent collections of 18 prominent U.S. art museums found that the represented artists are 87% male and 85% white. © 2019 Topaz et al.

Victoria Patrick Zolnoski

victoria.zolnoski@gmail.com


The quest for beauty has haunted me since I was a little girl. For me it has always been found in nature, which is its source and the foundation of oneness on Earth. Beauty is the interconnectedness of all creation; it cannot be defined by value, worth, even goodness or veritas. Those are human labels that remove us, smack of judgment, and perhaps thoughts of superiority. We allow the rest of nature to retain oneness, but separate ourselves from the equation. This is our problem. When we sense beauty we recognize our real relationship to the rest of the world, that we are not removed, isolated or alone (only by our minds and making). Beauty is the recognition of our unity with the greater universe; it opens all senses, creates belonging and purpose: to care for each other, the earth and all of her inhabitants. 

All images are for sale. Sizes and prices upon request. Black and white negative work is available on photographic paper or as a digital print. I am currently digitally printing my imagery on linen and silk as altarpieces for a new series, “New Altars for Old Beliefs”.