Karina Smagulova is a multidisciplinary artist with formal training in architecture, currently working within the intersection of craft, art and design. 

Her ever-evolving visual vocabulary delves into the physicality of form across various scales and mediums.

Working with clay in a variety of hand-building techniques, she balances asymmetrical forms in the three dimensional world. 

The “Women Vessels” are part of Karina’s ongoing research in form and the transcendental meanings of the vessel through the method of coiling. 

Previous exhibitions include Collect Art Fair at Somerset House in 2022, Arts & Crafts Fair at Isetan Mitsukoshi in Tokyo, ‘300 Objects’ during London Craft Week in 2020 and the group show ‘Being Human’ at Thrown Contemporary, among others. 

Karina, with Armenian and Kazakhstan heritage, was born in Greece and presently lives in London, UK.