Małgorzata Chodakowska (born 1965 in Łódź), sculptor. In 1985, she began her studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, which she continued from 1988 at the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademie der Bildenden Künste) in Vienna. Since 1991, she has lived permanently in Dresden (in the Oberpoyritz district), where – in addition to working in her own studio – she runs a vineyard with her husband, Klaus Zimmerling. She works mainly in bronze and wood. In recent years, she has taken a particular interest in a series of sculptural fountains, amongst which one can discern inspirations drawn from Edgar Degas’s famous sculpture ‘The Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer’. As well as in Germany (including Berlin, Chemnitz, Dresden, Freiberg, Leipzig, Pirna and Stuttgart), she has held a number of solo exhibitions in Austria, Denmark, Japan and Poland. She is the recipient of various awards and honours for her sculptural works.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s work continues to be one of the most significant Polish influences on contemporary culture in Saxony. Her full-figure sculptures have become a permanent feature of the state’s public spaces. They can be found in unusual locations, not necessarily associated with the exhibition or promotion of contemporary art. One example is the fountain sculpture ‘Girl with a Leaf’, situated right next to the vast Groβer Garten park and leisure complex in Dresden.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture ‘Girl with a Leaf’ in Dresden (‘Mädchen mit Blatt’, Dresden)

It is located at , right next to the vast Groβer Garten park and leisure complex in Dresden.

Technical details: bronze, gilded; height approx. 230 cm (total).

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture “The Dancer” at the QF Passage in Dresden (“Tanzerin”, QF Passage, Dresden)

Situated on the ground floor of the QF Passage (shopping centre) right in the heart of Dresden’s Old Town – opposite the Frauenkirche (St Mary’s Church). It reflects the artist’s experimentation with gold, no doubt inspired by her travels to the East.

Technical details: bronze, gilded; height 253 cm.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture ‘The Ballerina’ in Dresden

One can discern in the work inspiration drawn from the famous piece ‘The Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer’ by Edgar Degas.

Technical details: bronze; height approx. 230 cm.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture “Primavera” in Dresden

Situated opposite the vast Groβer Garten park and leisure complex in Dresden.

Technical details: bronze; height approx. 230 cm.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture ‘Perlen’ in Dresden

The sculpture is located in Dresden, where the artist has lived since 1991.

Małgorzata Chodakowska’s sculpture ‘Stilles Wasser’ in Dresden

Situated in the palm house within the Dresden-Pillnitz palace and park complex. The work consists of a fountain and a sculpture depicting a full-length figure of a young, semi-nude woman.