Joanna Kara
Artist Statement
In my work, I combine acrylic paint, thread, and layered transparent materials to create compositions that explore rootedness, fragility, belonging, and the traces people carry within themselves.
Through dimensional stitching, I build intuitive structures and tangled, root-like pathways that reflect memory, emotional complexity, and life path.
Color plays an essential role in my work. I am particularly drawn to the relationship between cool blues and soft pink tones, which I associate with inner bloom, emotional unfolding, and the feeling of being grounded within a place, relationship, or memory.
Transparent layers of tulle allow light to pass through the surface of the work, while threads and stitches cast delicate shadows that become part of the composition itself.
Bio
Joanna Kara is a Polish artist based in Ankara, Turkiye, working across painting, fiber art, and textile-based mixed media. Combining thread, transparent fabrics, and painted surfaces, she creates layered works that explore rootedness, fragility, and emotional perception.
Her practice is strongly connected to intuitive process, dimensional stitching, and the relationship between color, material, and space.
Exhibitions:
May 2024 – Group Exhibition, Doğan Taşdelen Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi, Ankara, Turkiye
June 2025 – Group Exhibition, Zafer Çarşısı Güzel Sanatlar Galerisi, Ankara, Turkiye
June 2025 – Photography Group Exhibition
October 2025 – Group Exhibition, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Oluş Sanat Galery, Ankara, Turkiye
December 2025 – tulle installation for a poetry evening dedicated to Maria Pawlikowska-Jasnorzewska, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkiye
May 2026 – Group Exhibition, Milli Kütüphane, Ankara, Turkiye
Selected Features & Collaborations
May 2026
Invited to lead a weekend Instagram takeover for Fiber Art Now magazine