Karla Black | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Alexandria, Dunbartonshire |
| Education | BFA in sculpture (1999); MPhil in art in organisational contexts (2000); MFA in fine arts (2004), all from Glasgow School of Art. |
| Occupation | Scottish sculptor |
Karla Black (born 1972) is a Scottish sculptor who creates abstract three-dimensional artworks that explore the physicality of materials as a way of understanding and communicating the world around us.
In 2011, Black was nominated for the Turner Prize[1] and also represented Scotland at the Venice Biennale.[2] Her work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Kestnergesellschaft in Hanover, Germany; the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia; the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague; the Dallas Museum of Art; and the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, Modern Art Oxford and Kunsthalle Nurnberg, Germany. Black represented Scotland at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011.[3]
- ^ "Turner Prize 2011". Tate. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Karla Black – collateral event of the 54th Venice Biennale". e-flux.com. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Higgins, Charlotte (31 May 2011). "Karla Black at the Venice Biennale: 'Don't call my art feminine'". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2020.