Inka Markowski

I grew up in New Mexico in the southwest of the United States and received my Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of New Mexico in 2011. Following my strong connection to my parents' European roots, I moved to the Netherlands in 2014, where my studio is currently based. My artwork invariably begins with preexisting or randomly generated shapes that I utilize as the framework for my exploration. I strive to reveal the beauty and intricacies that I see within these commonplace patterns. Maps and woodgrains often serve as the basis as well as the inspiration for my paintings. Although maps are human constructs, they exhibit the same repetitive cellular patterns of growth and expansion that are present in nature. I find organic forms intriguing because they appear at both the micro and macro level, thereby making the scale within the image ambiguous. This encourages the viewer to shift between these opposing perspectives and to consider and experience the unifying similarities between the detailed viewpoint and the grander scope.

BFA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 2011

Art Internship with Suzanne Wiggin, Taos, NM, USA, 2007

2020: Vrij!?, Kunstlievend Genootschap Pictura, Groningen, NL (group exhibition)

2019: Abstract Landschap, Galerie Lemferdinge, Paterswolde, NL (group exhibition)

2019: Tijdloos, Braams Hof, Eext, NL (group exhibition)

2019: Mapping (the chaos), Galerie H200, Groningen, NL (solo exhibition)

2018: Zomersalon 2018, Forma Aktua, Groningen, NL (group exhibition)

2013: Known Unknowns, Downtown Contemporary Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA (group exhibition)

2013: Imprint, Winning Coffee Co., Albuquerque, NM, USA (solo exhibition)

2012: People's Art Show, 5G Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA (group exhibition)

2011: Starving Artists’ Showcase, Albuquerque, NM, USA (group exhibition)

2011: People's Art Show, 5G Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA (group exhibition)

2011: Traces: Recent Work by Noah Gelb, Caroline Liu, and Inka Markowski, Hydra Gallery, Albuquerque, NM, USA (group exhibition)

2009: UNM Taos Annual Spring Art Show, Stables Art Gallery, Taos, NM, USA (group exhibition)


PROJECTS:

2019 - 2020: Pakje Kunst, participating artist, NL (Art vending machines throughout the Netherlands)


PRESS:

2019: 'In de studio van Ink...