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 identity and explore the stereotypes of femininity. Kara received a Bachelor of Fine Art's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Kara is currently a member of the artist collective "Shift", an artist-run co-op art gallery based in Seattle, WA. Her work has most recently 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, femininity, and the physicality of the body in relation to the construction of identity". 

Recent Shows:

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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 

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