In The Studio with Lea Rosa Kara
Meet Artist Lea Rosa Kara in The Studio
Artist in Residence: Lea Rosa Kara
Born in 1998, Lea Rose Kara is originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, and now lives in London, UK. Lea’s practice is grounded conceptually in biology, archaeology, and epistemology. She creates sculptural works which explore themes of Ecology and the manipulation of nature through materials such as resin, bronze, wool, and found forest objects.
Before completing her Master’s in Sculpture at the Royal College of Art (2022), Lea received a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Bath Spa University (2020) and a Foundation Diploma in Art & Design from City and Guilds of London Art School (2017). Lea has completed residencies at Porthleven in Cornwall (2019), where she was a Prize Winner, the Freud Museum London in 2021, and the Standpoint Gallery, London in 2022. She has received multiple awards that allowed her to spend summers living in Italy working with artists specialising in glass, printmaking, and sculpting. In 2018, the Public Monuments and Sculpture Association supported her in a mentorship with acclaimed British sculptor Julian Wild. Lea has exhibited nationally and internationally in both solo and group shows, including ‘In Between’ at RuptureXIBIT, London (solo), ‘MIXTAPE’ at Pi Artworks gallery, London and ‘Brighten up the Night’ at the Yuan Art Museum in China and projects with Hypha Studios. Most recently, Lea lectured at The Courtauld Institute of Art symposium “Distilling Reality: Artists as Alchemists”, was selected for the 2025 Ingram Prize and is currently longlisted for 2026 The Artist Prize.