I explore how art and archaeology uncover, interpret, and preserve memory. My work began with painting the human figure and it became the entry point in understanding how our bodies themselves are vessels of remembrance.

Through large-scale color field paintings, experimental installation, and figurative imagery, I translate complex archaeological ideas into sensory experiences that engage curiosity, reflection, and empathy. Conversations with archaeologists, archivists, and historians inspire me to bridge the gap between specialized knowledge and human experience, making the intangible tangible and the technical approachable.

My practice creates spaces where memory, history, and lived experience intersect, inviting audiences to connect with both the material and emotional layers of archaeology.

“The work has become an excavation site. I’m the archaeologist and the canvas crumbling stone…the paintbrush a tool to reveal what’s hidden.” –Kalli

Contact Kalli

email: kallibednarz@kallibednarz.com