Meet Our Instructor Martyna Matusiak is a native of Knurow - Silesia Region located in Southern part of Poland known for it's industrial areas and hardworking people. She loves Bloki (housing apartments), rough industrial landscapes with coal mine stacks, and genuine people who have warm hearts for everyone. Sometimes when she tired of grey - like surroundings she traveled. She once took a bicycle trip through seven countries from Poland to Croatia. It was on this trip that she found her love for art. She has a Masters in Art Education from University of Opole, Poland. She came to Pittsburgh two years ago to continue her art education. She is a graduate student in the art program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and works as a graduate assistant in Drawing and Printmaking. Her industrial background strongly influences her artwork: grey, almost abstract animations or prints and simplicity of visual language. No matter where she is she will continue her artistic endeavor. Her strong bond with Poland and her family as well as a constant need to challenge herself makes Martyna believe that she will be just the Polish teacher we need! "I look forward to teaching the class as an opportunity for me to speak in my native language, Martyna says. I love to work with people and teaching you Polish will be a really joy for me." Contact Martyna at: martynamatusiak@gmail.com or 716-861-6367.