Artist & Curator
M. Kara is a contemporary artist and curator whose practice explores identity, memory, and visibility through painting, sculpture, and mixed-media installation. Working with materials such as burlap, thread, rope, sand, fabric, and acrylic, she creates layered surfaces that function as both physical structures and psychological spaces.
Her ongoing Case Series investigates the human condition through fragmented portraits and sculptural forms that exist between concealment and exposure. Layers of material partially obscure the figure, revealing identity as something continuously shaped, disrupted, and reconstructed.
In works ranging from sculptural installations to mixed-media pieces on fabric and reclaimed bedsheets, Kara approaches surface as an archive of memory. Through stitching, layering, and material intervention, she examines what remains hidden beneath the surfaces we construct and what ultimately insists on being seen.
Exhibition Details
Event Name: Surface Exhibition
Date(s) & Time(s): May 29th – June 3rd, 2026
Event Location: Nxera Art Gallery, 616 E 9th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York
Type: Curated Group Exhibition (Physical & Digital)
Description: A showcase of global contemporary artists exploring themes of identity, memory, and transformation through the lens of surface and visual language.
Artist & Curator
M. Kara is a contemporary artist and curator whose practice explores identity, memory, and visibility through painting, sculpture, and mixed-media installation. Working with materials such as burlap, thread, rope, sand, fabric, and acrylic, she creates layered surfaces that function as both physical structures and psychological spaces.
Her ongoing Case Series investigates the human condition through fragmented portraits and sculptural forms that exist between concealment and exposure. Layers of material partially obscure the figure, revealing identity as something continuously shaped, disrupted, and reconstructed.
In works ranging from sculptural installations to mixed-media pieces on fabric and reclaimed bedsheets, Kara approaches surface as an archive of memory. Through stitching, layering, and material intervention, she examines what remains hidden beneath the surfaces we construct and what ultimately insists on being seen.
Exhibition Details
Event Name: Surface Exhibition
Date(s) & Time(s): May 29th – June 3rd, 2026
Event Location: Nxera Art Gallery, 616 E 9th Street, East Village, Manhattan, New York
Type: Curated Group Exhibition (Physical & Digital)
Description: A showcase of global contemporary artists exploring themes of identity, memory, and transformation through the lens of surface and visual language.
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