Mariska Karto - Brunhild

Title: Brunhild

Photographer: Mariska Karto (The Netherlands)
Print: Giclée – The artwork is printed on 300 gsm high-quality Hahnemühle Baryta art paper.
Edition: 4/25 – Signed lower right on the verso.
The artwork is in excellent condition and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

About the art:
Brunhilde has always fascinate me. So when I met this model, she was perfect to create this photo concept. Brunhilde is a name that refers both to a legendary figure from Germanic mythology and to a historical person. Brunhilde embodies strength, conflict, and tragedy, both in myth and in early medieval history.
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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 land where Vermeer and Rembrandt are never far from sight.
An assignment for a perfume brand once took me to Venice. There, I was deeply moved by the baroque art, architecture, and layered history of the city. That experience stirred something profound in me and became a lasting source of inspiration that still shapes my artistic vision today.

Inspired by Baroque, fantasy, and cultural iconography, her imagery is both timeless and deeply personal.
She views femininity as a layered spectrum, from quiet harmony to strongly present.

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

Exhibitions
*2025–2026 -Dec 2025 – Jan 2026 – Being a Woman, Pulchri Galerie, Den Haag (NL)
*13–16 Nov 2025 – Paris Exhibition Sex and Politics, met hyperphotocollage Allegorie of Time
*3 Okt – 28 Dec 2025 – MedFotoFestival 2025 Stories of Women, diverse steden in Oost-Sicilië (IT)
*Sept/Okt 2025 – Jury Member, Capture Awards (AUS)
*17 Mei – 15 Jun 2025– Voorjaarssalon, Pulchri Galerie, Den Haag (NL)
*Feb 2025 – Expositie Kleine Maten, Pulchri Galerie (NL)
*2024-3 Aug – 3 Nov 2024 – SCREENTIME #9 Video Art – Pulchri Galerie (video: Europe)
-Pulchri Studio/ april  2024- salon
-Micks Art Gallery Emmen, The Netherlands - oktober 2023/ januari 2024
-Exhibition New Members - Pulchri Studio / juli 2023
-Voorjaarssalon en Jacob Hartogprijs: Pulchri Studio/ april  2023
-Kleine formaat tentoonstelling - Pulchri Studio Den Haag / februari - mei 2023
-2022, toegelaten tot Pulchri,https://www.pulchri.nl/nl/
-From September - December 2022, Museum de Fundatie, Klimaatexpo 2022, Zwolle (The Netherlands - Fresco Climatechange Europe)
-From 25 August - 25 September Solo-exhibition 2021: Galerie Persoon and Oogenlust, the Netherlands
-From 30 November - January 2020 Solo-exhibition: Anita Neve Photo Gallery, the Netherlands
-From 25 May - 1 Septembre 2019, Museum de Fundatie, Zomerexpo 2019, Zwolle (The Netherlands - Citylandscape Europe)
-From 10 November 2018 - 10 January 2019, Anita Neve Galerie, Almere (the Netherlands)
-From 2 November 2018 my City-Landscape Den Haag/Delft at New Stadskantoor in Delft (the Netherlands)
-From 9-11 November 2018 in Paris, Imagenation Paris (France)
- Affordable Art Fair Battersea- Public House of Art (Autumn Edition: 2018) (UK)
-Hampstead London - Artfair UK 2018 (UK)
-Art Breda: Artfair The Netherlands 2018 (The Netherlands)
- KUNSTHUYS Best/ The Netherlands: December 2017-January 2018
(The 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, USA - Denver:  march/april 2017
-Public House of Art, New York City AAF: 29 March - 2 April 2017
-Public House of Art, Amsterdam March 2017
-AAF Battersea, London, March 2017
-Scope Art show - New York, March 2017
-AAF Brussel, February 2017
-Rotterdam Contemporary and Affordable Art Fair Milan, both between Feb 8th-12th 2017
-Arte Fiera @ Bologna in Italy -27/30-01-2017
-Abend Gallery, Denver USA, 2017
Gallery Beeldend Gesproken/ 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 Fresco's are Fine art winners of complete category Fine Art 2016 - therefore they will be present on a Special Exhibition
Gallery Perry Kish - Heerlen
Exhibition Heerlen/ The Netherlands - Twee werken te zien vanaf 19 december 2015 tm januari 2016
19 december 2015 - 31 januari 2016
Smash Gallery - San Francisco
Fresco's and Muzes
12 september 2015 - 10 oktober 2015
AFK Gallery - Lisbon
Group Exhibition
22 mei 2015 - 11 juli 2015
Leontia Gallery - London
Pop-up show
19 september 2014 - 7 oktober 2014
Grachten Gallery Utrecht
Duo Exhibition with Jake Baddeley
7 september 2014 - 21 oktober 2014

Festivals
- 2025 November Art Icon / Paris - Sex and Politics
-FotoArtfestival Polen, solo-exhibition, 11th October till the 27th October 2019 in BIelsko-BIała. Poland
- Festival de Parfum in Grasse /Exposition "A fleur de peau" Grasse au pays des merveilles, 26th- 28th july 2019. France
-Group-exhibition in Arles, as part of the Voies Off Festival, at Galerie des Arenes, in the very heart of Arles under the care of imagination Paris. 15-20 july 2019 France
-From 19-25 September 2018, The largest festival of photography, in the Imperial City of Pingyao (China)
-Face the Dutch / Artwest - Amsterdam
Contemporary Photography of the Netherlands
2 September - 15 November 2016
Fotofever Paris
Paris presentation - Represented by Charlet Photographies. Fotofever Paris Carrousel Du Louvre.
13 november 2015 - 15 november 2015
International Photofestival Leiden
Two works to "Face the Dutch"at International Photofestival Leiden
10 oktober 2015 - 31 oktober 2015
Photoville Dutch Photography - New York
Photoville New York
11 september 2015 - 20 septiembre 2015
Dutch Photography - New York
Alive! - Exhibition
18 september 2014 - 28 september 2014
Fotofever Paris
15 november 2013 - 17 november 2013

Awards
2025 – AWARDED THE TITLE “HONORABLE MENTION” IN THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2025 – WORK: ALLEGORIE OF TIME
2025 – AWARDED THE TITLE “OFFICIAL SELECTION” IN THE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2025
2016 - PX3 First place Prix De La Photographie De Paris/ Gold Award, in complete category Professionals Fine Art with my Contemporary Fresco's. Px3 Special Exhibition in Paris on July 12-15
2016 - Nominated as Ambassador of Tolerance / Paleis van de Verdraagzaamheid - Netherlands
2016 - PX3 Silver Award Prix De La Photographie De Paris/ Black Pearl of the project Baroque Diversity
2016 - PX3 Prix De La Photographie De Paris/ Honorable Mention - The Happy Pil
2016 - International Photography Awards / Honorable Mention for the serie Baroque Diversity
2014 - Gold Award (Emotions) for work "Intense" in the Trierenberg Super Circuit
2013 - PX3 Prix De La Photographie De Paris /Fine art
Silver Award - Fresco The Fallen
Bronzen Award - Excession
2012- International Photography Awards
Four honourable 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, female photographers (Worldwidephotography Gala Awards)
2011 - International Loupe Awards:
Received Silver Award 2011 - Category Abstract/Illustrative
Received six Bronzen Awards 2011 - Category Abstract/Illustrative
Received two Bronzen Awards 2011 - Category People & Portrait