Maja Godlewska, monotype, natural and synthetic dyes and ink on Fabriano, detail.
Maja Godlewska’s The Fluid Landscapes, a meditation on nature, memory, and human impact, debuts at Mint Museum Uptown
Charlotte, North Carolina (September 30, 2025) — Artist Maja Godlewska has spent the last two decades exploring the intricate, and often disruptive, ways humanity interacts with the natural world. Her newest body of work is an exploration of tourism’s impact on the environment and will take center stage as the next Constellation CLT installation at Mint Museum Uptown, on view from October 3, 2025 through March 1, 2026.
Informed by her global residencies and travel, Godlewska brings an international perspective to her work. Where conversations focus on climate change, Godlewska asks us to look closer at something more personal: our own desire to see the world and how our explorations effect the environment.
“This body of work is rooted in my memories and experiences of landscapes I have once visited. I often chose to follow tourists through spectacular environments, struck by how quickly we just capture a view and hurry to the next. Beneath this rush is the sense of inevitable loss—of natural habitats, of environments once considered eternal, from ice fields to rainforests. A global urgency to see them before they vanish only continues to grow. The works in this exhibition are my contemplations of nature: expressions of wonder and longing, invitations to pause, to look closely, and to revere,” Godlewska says.
Her large-scale, immersive installations—crafted with watercolor paper, ink, and sculptural forms—mimic the rhythms of the land while evoking memory, movement, and erosion. Each undulating surface invites viewers to slow down, to look rather than scroll, and to reflect on the paradox of wanting to preserve beauty even as we consume it.
With major accolades including a Fulbright Fellowship, North Carolina Arts Council Fellowships, and international grants from the European Union and Kosciuszko Foundation, Godlewska has long been recognized for her ability to merge aesthetic power with critical insight. This new installation at the Mint is no exception.
In its eighth year, Constellation CLT is an exhibition series designed to connect visitors to The Mint Museum with artists in our community. Godlewska’s installations can be seen in six places at Mint Museum Uptown: at the museum entryway; on the landings of the Mezzanine and Levels 3 and 4; in the Contemporary Galleries, and in Mint Museum Store Uptown.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Maja Godlewska studied at the Academy of Fine and Design Arts in Wrocław, Poland. She currently serves as professor and area coordinator for painting in the department of art and art history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is held in numerous public and private collections.
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