(Image: Ananya Mishra/CHS)
By Ananya Mishra
“A lot of things happen in the [artistic] process that are unpredictable, and I like to respond to those situations and find a way for it to work. That’s what excites me.”
Kalina Winska is an artist who grew up in Poland and has been living in Seattle for three years. Earlier this year, she moved her studio from Georgetown to Capitol Hill because she loved the energy and vibrancy of this neighborhood.
Her work is inspired by her concern for climate change and her fascination with digital weather maps. Kalina’s paintings are vibrant and play with juxtapositions.There are layers of contrasting colors, hard lines, and softer brushstrokes.
She likes to experiment with different materials and see what happens after her paint has finished drying. She found that when she uses Yupo paper, for example, the combination of materials will create a pattern that resembles tree bark. Her spontaneous approach to her artwork mirrors the unpredictability of our changing weather patterns.
Kalina just finished up a mural for Meta’s Redmond office and is currently working on one for Google’s Kirkand campus. She has dedicated a wall within her studio as a place to practice her mural techniques. One of these techniques include the use of silk screen printing directly on the wall. A few of these screens have numbers printed on them, which represent the changing sea levels over the years.
Kalina Winska’s studio is located at 1605 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, right next to Northwest Liquor & Wine. While she often travels for her exhibitions and is juggling a lot of projects, she hopes to reopen her colorful studio for the Capitol Hill Art Walk.
For more information, you can also visit her website or her Instagram page.
Meet the Capitol Hill Artist is an occasional series on CHS documenting the lives of the artists behind the neighborhood’s galleries and arts venues.
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