Born in 1976. Artist, feminist, author of publications.
I create mystic art. I am interested in language of human psyche in myths, magic, dreams, rituals, fairy tales. In my artistic practice I endeavor to understand deeper meaning of this language and to transform it into visual forms. I am searching for inspirations in religious art (especially from prehistory till middle ages), in art naive and in magical artefacts. I feel that character of this creations (simplifications, metaphor, no literality and sometimes naivety) reflects the language of our souls the best.
I continue tradition of the oldest dolls, known from prehistory – magic, rithual, which always have symbolic meanning. A doll is made with handcraft techniques what is crucial here, since handicraft is as primal and innate to man as symbolic thinking (or feeling). Thus dollmaking connects as to the very beginnings of humankind.
I am an author of number of articles about art, published in newspapers and magazines.
I work as a manager of eduction in the Center for Culture in Lublin.
2005-6 Bornholm Folk High School, Aakirkeby, Denmark
2000 Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, MA in sculpture and art education
1995 Fine Arts Secondary School, Lublin
2019
Doll Prague Exhibition, Prague, Lucerna Palace, Czech Republic
Ask Mokosh (Zapytaj Mokoszy). Sztuka Wyboru Gallery, Gdańsk
2018/2019
Motherhood from the beginning and endless. Antropological story. (Macierzyństwo od początku i bez końca. Opowieść antropologiczna). Ethnographic Museum, Toruń
2018
Art Doll Prague, Slovansky Dum, Prague, Czech Republic
2017
Art Doll Prague Biennale – contest exhibition (3rd prize for art doll, category “soft dolls”), Prague, Czech Republic
2015
[A]symmetries. Contemporary art in the context of the museum ([A]symetrie. Sztuka współczesna w kontekście muzeum), Lublin Museum
POLA Polish Art Doll:
2012
Motherhood (Macierzyństwo), Workshops of Culture, Lublin
Ars loci – image of the collection (Ars loci – obraz kolekcji), Lublin Society fot the Encouragement of Fine Arts – Zachęta Gallery, Lublin
Ars loci – current image (Ars loci – obraz współczesny), Workshops of Culture, Lublin
2004
Young Art Biennale Rybie Oko 3, Baltic Contemporary Art Gallery, Słupsk/ Ustka
Women Feast (Święto Kobiet), “Mute” club, Cracow
2017
Kore/Persephone (Kora/ Persefona), Gardzienice Gallery, Lublin
2014
Dolls (Lalki), Gardzienice Gallery, Lublin
2013
Dolls (Lalki), Wozownia Gallery, Toruń
2011
Madonnas (Madonny), Otwarta Pracownia Gallery, Cracow
Madonnas (Madonny), BWA Labirynt Gallery, Lublin
2009
Madonnas (Madonny), Galeria Interdyscyplinarna, Słupsk
2017 Art Doll Prague Biennale – 3rd prize in category “dolls from soft materials”, Czech Republic
2016 Ćmielów Design Studio, Polska Fabryka Porcelany [Polish Porcelain Faktory], Ćmielów
Project – porcelain parts for a doll’s body.
teksty autorstwa Katarzyny Hołdy
K. Hołda’s publications
Teksty na stronie Centrum Kultury w Lublinie w ramach programu Latających Warsztatów Rękodzieła (patrz zakładka “teaching”):
Teksty publikowane w Obiegu dostępne TUTAJ.
from 2009 – Latające Warsztaty Rekodzieła (Flying Craft Workshops) – educational project set up and run by Katarzyna:
2015 guest instructor, Gerðuberg Cultural Center, Reykjavik, Island
2004-2012 – freelanced teacher – selected experiences: