Maria Niewiadomska was born in Tarnów, Poland. She graduated from the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow, Poland with a degree under the tuition of prof. Zbigniew Grzybowski. She has participated in many solo and group exhibitions. Maria has been the recipient of the Prize for designers for her fashion collection during the Poznań International Fair in 1995. She designs clothes and works with painting and sculpture.