TAMARA KOSTIANOVSKY

DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES
WITH TAMARA KOSTIANOVSKY
ONLINE artist talk AND demonstration
MARCH 26 & 30, 2024

As a part of our Distinguished Artists Series, JRACraft features fiber artist Tamara Kostianovksy. 
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Argentine raised Tamara Kostianovsky creates colorful, fleshy sculptures out of discarded textile and clothing inspired by animals and abattoirs alike. The discovery of a world concealed behind the skin took form in her adolescence while working at a surgeon’s office. A fascination with these encounters put the body at the center of her work, allowing Kostianovsky to use this imagery to reflect on consumption, ecology, and the voracious needs of the body.

Her work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions at El Museo del Barrio, NY (2007 and 2019); The Jewish Museum NY (2009); Bienal Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina (2019); Musee du Textile et de la Mode, Cholet, France (2021) and many more. ​

REGISTER BELOW

artist talk (Online only)

Tuesday, March 26 | 1pm - 2pm Eastern
​Free and open to the public | Hosted on Zoom
Learn about Kostianovsky's career and influences in this online program hosted in partnership with American University Katzen Arts Center.

Demonstration (In person only)

Saturday, March 30  |  10am - 12pm
$50 JRACraft | $60 non-members
​Watch how Kostianovsky makes her unique works from discarded fabric.

thank you to our partner:

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artist demonstration is hosted
​in collaboration with amy kaslow gallery
7920 norfolk ave
bethesda, maryland
​(located in woodmont triangle on the corner of cordell and norfolk)

Opened in 2020 to show fine art that celebrates the natural world in content, form and medium; Washington, DC native and longtime international journalist Amy Kaslow covers a lot of miles exploring creatives and their markets, here and abroad. She and her talented team compile research, curate, design and communicate the story of each artist, and each piece on display.

In addition to the many dozens of artists represented, Amy Kaslow Gallery has a proud partnership with the International Folk Art Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico that allows them to regularly introduce the world’s most collectible indigenous fine art.

The artist demonstration with Tamara Kostianovsky will take place at the gallery where viewers will get to meet the artist and learn about her techniques and materials process up close. 

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distinguished artist series registration

the distinguished artist series

Four craft artists coming to washington, dc

​Four times a year, the James Renwick Alliance for Craft brings notable American craft artists from around the country to Washington, DC in partnership with other organizations for the Distinguished Artist Series. Each artist gives a public virtual talk followed later in the week by an artist demonstration.

SEE MORE ABOUT THE DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES