Asia Kowalczewska Foundation — Our Story & Mission

About the Foundation

Art as a ray
of hope
for children
worldwide.

The idea of the competition is a beautiful combination of care for children’s health and life with artistic creativity — inspired by a woman who lived both with extraordinary grace.

400+

Paintings created
in 11 years

10

Permanent collections
worldwide

6

Countries —
exhibitions

HER STORY

2020

A pediatrician who
painted the world.

The patroness of the Competition was Dr. Asia Kowalczewska — a pediatrician and a painter. She passed away suddenly at the age of 54 in 2020, leaving behind a legacy that spans continents.

In the last 11 years of her life, she created about 400 paintings — mainly portraits and landscapes from numerous trips around the world.

Her works now belong to some of the most prestigious institutions around the globe — from the Museum of the Basilica of Santa Maria de Guadalupe in Mexico City to the Roger Federer Foundation in Zurich. Her frescoes mark the walls of cities in Mexico, Italy, and Poland.

The Patroness

dr Joanna
“Asia” Kowalczewska

Pediatrician · Painter · 1966–2020

Asia combined two seemingly different worlds — medicine and art — with the same passion and dedication. She treated children during the day and painted at night. Her works travelled the world, just as she did.