Gowara Minsa (born 1982, Berlin) is a visual artist who works and lives in Berlin. She studied Fine Art at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee (2001-2007) as well as completing exchange semesters at the Kunsthögskole i Bergen, Kunstakademiet i Trondheim (Norway )and Kunsthochschule Kassel. Gowara had shown her work in Germany, Norway, Belgium and Canada. In 2014 she was artist in residency at Frans Masereel Centrum. Her artistic work encompasses printing, painting, drawing, paper cutting and animation. Her art Read more...is characterized by strong and expressive lines, it’s figurative, richly detailed and dynamic considering the use of colors and patterns. Gowara Minsa’s art shows us strange creatures who find themselves in an odd habitat where they explore the world around them, crying, laughing or making different statements. Improvisation is crucial to her work —the artworks are not planned but created spontaneously. In this way her art can be viewed as a visual stream of consciousness where words, motifs, stories and associations can flow freely. Her art invites the audience’s associations and fantasies to mix with this stream of consiousness.

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