*1989
Europe
KIRKA
9517
Artist ID:
Exhibitions & Recognition
2026 | ARTMUC, Munich, Germany
2026 | Selected to exhibit at ARTMUC, Munich
2024 | 1st Croatian Art Glass Biennale, Zadar, Croatia
2024 | Returned to independent artistic practice and began developing a new body of stained glass works
2019 | Joined professional stained glass restoration projects, including work on the Zagreb Cathedral
2014 | Completed MA in Graphic Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb
2013–2014 | Group exhibitions, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb
Short Bio & Artistic Background
Ivana Tkalčić, also working under the artistic name Kirka, is a Croatian visual artist specializing in contemporary stained glass. She graduated with an MA in Graphic Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2014. After several years dedicated to family life and later working on professional stained glass restoration projects, including the Zagreb Cathedral, she returned to her independent artistic practice in 2024. Her work combines traditional stained glass techniques with LED illumination and explores themes of identity, resilience and emotional transformation.
Short Bio & Artistic Background
Ivana Tkalčić, also working under the artistic name Kirka, is a Croatian visual artist specializing in contemporary stained glass. She graduated with an MA in Graphic Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb in 2014. After several years dedicated to family life and later working on professional stained glass restoration projects, including the Zagreb Cathedral, she returned to her independent artistic practice in 2024. Her work combines traditional stained glass techniques with LED illumination and explores themes of identity, resilience and emotional transformation.
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Artistic Statement
My work emerges from the expressive possibilities of stained glass, where light becomes both material and meaning. I combine hand-crafted glass, lead structures and LED illumination to create portraits and abstract forms that reflect emotional states, inner tension and personal transformation.
The transparency and fragility of glass mirror the complexity of human experience, while illuminated surfaces reveal layers of gesture, memory and quiet resilience.
Through this medium, I explore the space between vulnerability and strength, inviting the viewer into an intimate and contemplative encounter with light.
Exhibitions & Recognition
2026 | ARTMUC, Munich, Germany
2026 | Selected to exhibit at ARTMUC, Munich
2024 | 1st Croatian Art Glass Biennale, Zadar, Croatia
2024 | Returned to independent artistic practice and began developing a new body of stained glass works
2019 | Joined professional stained glass restoration projects, including work on the Zagreb Cathedral
2014 | Completed MA in Graphic Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb
2013–2014 | Group exhibitions, Academy of Fine Arts, Zagreb







