A Welwyn Garden City graphic designer who moved to the UK from Poland has been nominated for a prestigious award.

Magdalena Gluszak-Holeksa, known as Magda, moved to Welwyn Garden City from Wisla in during the pandemic, and works from a studio at Digswell Arts.

Her style leans towards clean, minimal aesthetics, and she enjoys working with experimental typography and hand-drawn illustrations.

Magda has recently been working on a project inspired by her new town and the Garden City movement - exploring the utopian and dystopian ideas in the context of her own personal journey as an immigrant.

The project aims to have a "nostalgic yet contemporary" feel, to prompt reflection and raise awareness about Garden Cities.

Magda's work has now been nominated for a Future 50 Award from the University of the Arts London.

Cllr Michal Siewniak, a member of Welwyn Hatfield's Polish community, said: "What a fantastic achievement for someone who moved into the area only recently and has been inspired by the town’s historical and socio-economic context.

"Well done!"

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After arriving in the UK, Magda also took part in a five-month artist residency at Broadway Gallery in Letchworth from 2021 to 2022.

During this time she practised painting and engaged with gallery visitors.

The residency concluded with a solo exhibition in February 2022, entitled 'A Mountain, Too, Has Its Thoughts'.