Mariska Karto - In the morning

Title: In the Morning
This work revolves around the calmness of sleep, a moment of rest and serenity. The atmosphere it exudes is deeply relaxed.

Photographer Mariska Karto (the Netherlands)

Print: Giclée – The artwork has been printed on 300 g/m², high-quality Hahnemühle baryta art paper.
Edition 2/25 – Signed lower right on verso
The artwork is very fine and comes with a certificate of Authenticity

Short profile
I was born in Suriname, South America, and carry a rich cultural heritage within me: Surinamese, Indonesian, African, and Dutch. I grew up in the Netherlands, surrounded by the legacy of the old Dutch masters — in a country where Vermeer and Rembrandt are never far away.
A project for a perfume brand once took me to Venice. There, I was deeply moved by the baroque art, architecture, and the layered history of the city. That experience evoked something profound in me and became a lasting source of inspiration that still shapes my artistic vision.

Inspired by the Baroque, fantasy, and cultural iconography, her visual language is both timeless and deeply personal.
She sees femininity as a layered spectrum, from quiet harmony to a strong presence.

My creative process is carefully constructed and deeply multidisciplinary. I build my sets with great attention to detail, integrating my other artistic passions: charcoal drawing, working with gold, textiles, and advanced photo manipulation. Every piece I create brings all these elements together into a cohesive expression.

Exhibitions
*2025–2026 -Dec 2025 – Jan 2026 – Being a Woman, Pulchri Galerie, The Hague (NL)
*13–16 Nov 2025 – Paris exhibition Sex and Politics, with hyperphotocollage Allegory of Time
*3 Oct – 28 Dec 2025 – MedFotoFestival 2025 Stories of Women, various cities in East Sicily (IT)
*Sept/Oct 2025 – jury member, Capture Awards (AUS)
*17 May – 15 Jun 2025 – Spring Salon, Pulchri Gallery, The Hague (NL)
*February 2025 – Small Works Exhibition, Pulchri Galerie (NL)
*2024-3 aug – 3 nov 2024 – SCREENTIME #9 Video Art – Pulchri Galerie (video: Europa)
Pulchri Studio / April 2024 - salon
-Micks Art Gallery Emmen, Netherlands - October 2023/ January 2024
-Exhibition of New Members - Pulchri Studio / July 2023
Spring Salon and Jacob Hartog Prize: Pulchri Studio / April 2023
- Small-format exhibition - Pulchri Studio The Hague / February - May 2023
-2022, admitted to Pulchri, https://www.pulchri.nl/nl/
-From September to December 2022, Museum de Fundatie, Klimaatexpo 2022, Zwolle (Netherlands - Fresco Climate Change Europe)
- From 25 August to 25 September 2021: solo exhibition Galerie Persoon en Oogenlust, Netherlands
-From 30 November to January 2020, solo exhibition: Anita Neve Photo Gallery, Netherlands
-From 25 May to 1 September 2019, Museum de Fundatie, Summer Exhibition 2019, Zwolle (Netherlands - Citylandscape Europe)
- From 10 November 2018 to 10 January 2019, Anita Neve Galerie, Almere (Netherlands)
- From 2 November 2018, my City-Landscape The Hague/Delft at New Stadskantoor in Delft (Netherlands)
-From 9 to 11 November 2018 in Paris, Imagenation Paris (France)
- Affordable Art Fair Battersea- Public House of Art (Autumn Edition: 2018) (UK)
- Hampstead, London - Art Fair UK 2018 (UK)
-Art Breda: Art fair Netherlands 2018 (Netherlands)
- KUNSTHUYS Best/ Netherlands: December 2017–January 2018
(Netherlands)
- Affordable Art Fair Battersea (Autumn edition: October 2017) (UK)
- Art Pampelonne Saint-Tropez: July 2017
- KunstRAI Amsterdam: June 2017
- Affordable Art Fair Hampstead (London): May 2017
- Art Breda: May 2017
-Context New York City: May 2017
- Abend Gallery, United States - Denver: March/April 2017
-Public House of Art, New York City AAF: 29 March - 2 April 2017
- Publiek Kunsthuis, Amsterdam, March 2017
-AAF Battersea, London, March 2017
-Scope Art Show - New York, March 2017
-AAF Brussels, February 2017
-Rotterdam Contemporary and Affordable Art Fair Milan, both between 8–12 February 2017
-Arte Fiera @ Bologna in Italy -27/30-01-2017
-Abend Gallery, Denver USA, 2017
Gallery of Visual Expression / Face the Dutch - Amsterdam
Exhibition 2–5 September 2016
Paris - Px3 Prix de la Photographie de Paris, Special exhibition in Paris July 12-15, 2016
My contemporary frescoes are winners in the overall Fine Art category for 2016, and will therefore be featured at a special exhibition.
Gallery Perry Kish - Heerlen
Exhibition in Heerlen, Netherlands - Two works on view from 19 December 2015 to January 2016
December 19, 2015 - January 31, 2016
Smash Gallery - San Francisco
Fresco's in Muzes
September 12, 2015 - October 10, 2015
AFK Gallery - Lisbon
Group exhibition
May 22, 2015 - July 11, 2015
Leontia Gallery - London
Pop-upshow
September 19, 2014 - October 7, 2014
Canal Gallery Utrecht
Two-person exhibition with Jake Baddeley.
September 7, 2014 - October 21, 2014

Festivals
- November 2025 Art Icon / Paris - Sex and Politics
FotoArtfestival Poland, solo exhibition, from October 11 to October 27, 2019 in Bielsko-Biała. Poland
- Festival de Parfum in Grasse / Exhibition "A fleur de peau" Grasse in the land of wonders, 26-28 July 2019. France
-Group exhibition in Arles, as part of the Voies Off Festival, at Galerie des Arenes, in the heart of Arles under the auspices of imagination Paris. 15–20 July 2019 France
-From September 19 to 25, 2018, the largest photography festival, in the Imperial City of Pingyao (China)
-Confront the Dutch / Artwest - Amsterdam
Contemporary photography of the Netherlands
2 September - 15 November 2016
Photofever Paris
Paris presentation - represented by Charlet Photographies. Fotofever Paris Carrousel Du Louvre.
November 13, 2015 - November 15, 2015
Leiden International Photo Festival
Two works for 'Face the Dutch' during the International Photofestival Leiden
October 10, 2015 - October 31, 2015
Photoville Dutch Photography - New York
Photoville New York
September 11, 2015 - September 20, 2015
Dutch Photography - New York
Alive! - Exhibition
September 18, 2014 - September 28, 2014
Photofever Paris
November 15, 2013 - November 17, 2013

Prices
2025 – Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards 2025 – Work: Allegory of Time
2025 – Awarded the title 'Official Selection' at the International Photography Awards 2025
2016 - PX3 first prize Prix De La Photographie De Paris / Gold Award, in the full Professional Fine Art category with my contemporary frescoes. PX3 Special Exhibition in Paris from July 12 to 15.
2016 - Nominated as Ambassador of Tolerance / Palace of Tolerance - the Netherlands
2016 - PX3 Silver Prize Prix de la Photographie de Paris / Black Pearl of the Baroque Diversity project
2016 - PX3 Prix De La Photographie De Paris / Honorable Mention - The Happy Pil
2016 - International Photography Awards / Honourable Mention for the Baroque Diversity series
2014 - Golden Prize (Emotions) for work 'Intense' in the Trierenberg Super Circuit
2013 - PX3 Prize for Paris Photography / Fine Art
Silver Prize - Fresco The Fallen
Bronze prize - Excession
2012 - International Photography Awards
Four honorable mentions
Honorable Mention: Secrets
Honorable Mention: Magic
Honorable Mention: Tender
Honorable mention: sweet dreams, or not?
2012- PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris / Two honorable mentions - photo Muzes and photo Soft
2012 - Finalist: The third competition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for women photographers (Worldwidephotography Gala Awards)
2011 - International Loupe Awards:
Received Silver Prize 2011 - Category Abstract/Illustrative
Received six Bronze Prizes in 2011 - Category Abstract/Illustrative
Received two Bronze Awards in 2011 – Category People & Portrait