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Truszkowski is an artist, teacher, community activist, and mother of three children. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from Queen's University in 2001 and has received two Independent Artist grants from SKArts. She has taught workshops at the Regina Public Library, The Art Gallery of Regina as well as led outdoor art experiences for those experiencing homelessness through Camp Hope. Truszkowski is the Visual Arts Coordinator with the Cathedral Village Arts Festival, providing opportunities for the community to paint and make art together. She was first elected as a Regina Public School Board Trustee in 2020 and has recently been re-elected for another four-year term. Resent solo exhibitions include at the Weyburn Art Gallery, The Lobby Gallery in Regina and the Estevan Art Gallery. She works and lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Truszkowski's work focuses on complicating societal understandings of motherhood, feminism, personal agency, time, love, the environment, social issues, and the cultural histories of women. In More than butter and sugar, she creates paintings of baked desserts that celebrate the significance of baking to her family.