Aleksandra Karpowicz is the awards-winning, multidisciplinary artist based in London & NYC. She was selected as TOP5 women in arts & culture at the Women of the Future Awards. Her entire work is inspired by her fascination with people. Human diversity is the basis for her art, in which people are liberated to reveal their deepest self. Aleksandra sees her art as a platform of expression for others and herself; a platform that empowers us all. So far, 500 participants have been involved in her work. She also often uses herself as a subject of her art. This immersion in the stories of strangers serves to show other perspectives, and to discover how society can be reconsidered to benefit every single human. Her goal is to manifest a less polarised world where everyone is tolerated for who they really are. She is mainly focused on identity, sexuality, consciousness, body, freedom and rituals.
She is working primary within medium of photography, video, moving image and performance. She is a co-founder of the conscious female led movement October! Collective which was launched in Venice during the opening of the 58th Venice Biennale.
Aleksandra holds a diploma with distinction in Photography from the University of the Arts London. She holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Warsaw and completed scholarships abroad at the University of Oslo and Vilnius University. Her political science background is crucial to the concept of her work. Her artwork is based on critical research and has a liberation message.
Aleksandra’s artwork have been published in a number of international media including: Forbes, BBC, Dazed, Artnet, Artnews, Vogue, Art Forum, Financial Times, Art Newspaper, Wallpaper* etc. She has completed multiple commissions for private clients and for various exhibitions including ‘Tomorrow’s Child’ at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster. Aleksandra also did a number of public talks about her projects in such venues as: Soho House in New York, London, Berlin, Youngblood in Cape Town, House of St. Barnabas, Hospital Club, Blacks etc.
