About
Kara Mia Fenoglietto’s work explores the self through mixed media materials in sculptural and installation based form. Often wearable, her pieces explore the notion that garments inform our sense of self and explore the stereotypes of identity. People often consider fashion a commodity consumer product mass-marketed to women, but her work explores fashion as a mechanism for empathy. Kara received a Bachelor of Fine Art's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kara was a member of the artist collective "Shift", an artist-run co-op art gallery based in Seattle, WA. Her work been exhibited at the Delaware Contemporary Museum of Art and on Vogue.com.
"The goal of my gallery work is to promote the artistry and counter the perception of fashion as a commodity mass-marketed to women. My process typically begins with concept which I then try to translate via material. I play with different sewing and fabrication techniques that compliment the themes my work aspires to reflect. I am interested in exposing the subconscious through my approach to color, surface and space. My explorations of self often expose the disconnect between anxieties and appearances. I am interested in the complicated relationships between adornment and the physicality of the body in relation to the construction of identity".
Recent Shows:
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JUSTART - Group Show
Irma Freeman Gallery, October 2024
Pittsburgh, PA
BALLAD OF THE DOLLS - Solo Show
Shift Gallery, July 2021
Seattle, WA
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SPILL OVER - Group Show
The Delaware Contemporary, March - Aug 2020
Wilmington, DE
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HOPE ALL IS WELL. - Solo Show
Shift Gallery, February 2020
Seattle, WA
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IMBALANCE - Fashion Performance Piece
Inscape Arts, October 2019
Seattle, WA
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WALLFLOWER - Solo Show
Shift Gallery, January 2019
Seattle, WA
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EXHALE - Group Show
Shift Gallery, May 2018
Seattle, WA
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INVISION/ENVASION - Group Show
Design Cloud, June 2013
Chicago, IL
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ELLE MAGAZINE FASHION | NEXT - NY FASHION WEEK
Lincoln Center, September 2013
New York, NY
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THE WALK - Group Show
Millenium Park, 2009-2013
Chicago, IL
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ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO BFA EXHIBITION- Group Show
Sullivan Galleries, 2009-2013
Chicago, IL
Select Press:
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The Stranger, The Top 15 New Pioneer Square Art Shows to Check Out in February 2020:
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Seattle Times, Postcards from a trip through Pioneer Square’s galleries and graffiti:
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Seattle Magazine, Must List: Women’s March, 'Wallflower' Installation, Martin Luther King Jr. Day:
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Seattle Weekly, Arts & Culture Pick List: Kara Mia Fenoglietto:
https://www.seattleweekly.com/arts/pick-list-kara-mia-fenoglietto-14-48-festival-seattle-arabian-nights-festival/