January 2026

Katana Lippart

Folk & Fable

January 2 – February 1, 2026
Reception: Jan 3, 5-9pm
Closing Reception: Jan. 31, 2-5pm, Artist Talk, 3-4pm

NOMA Gallery is proud to announce that visual artist Katana Lippart will present a month-long solo exhibition this January, marking her first standalone show with the gallery. Entitled Folk and Fable, the exhibition showcases works that mark key moments in Lippart’s artistic trajectory. This exhibition highlights the evolution of Lippart’s approach to scale, material, and narrative structure since joining the gallery in March 2025. Throughout the show, she encourages viewers to move slowly, look closely, and engage with the subtle emotional currents that inform each piece.

Folk and Fable features a curated selection of Katana Lippart’s collage work (c. 2018 to present), highlighting key developments in her practice as she examines the people and stories that shape personal and collective memory. Rooted in the traditions of collage, this body of work continues Lippart’s ongoing exploration of identity through memory, place, and material. Each piece in the exhibition draws upon the artist’s evolving concept of “home” — both as a physical environment and an emotional landscape — mapping the quiet rhythms of departure, arrival, and return in response to how they shape personal history.

Employing found photographs, vintage ephemera, and richly textured papers, Lippart constructs layered visual narratives that echo the pieced-together nature of memory itself. Collage becomes a process of gathering, mending, and reimagining: an act of reconnecting moments that feel scattered or hidden, and inviting viewers into a space where their own stories are free to surface. The works presented in Folk and Fable blend the intimate with the mythic, the personal with the communal- interweaving found materials with symbolic imagery to create compositions that feel both familiar and newly discovered. Her commitment to collage as both an individual and collective practice reflects her belief in creative work and the power it holds to connect people through shared reflection, curiosity, and narrative resonance.

The Artist at a Glance:

Katana Lippart is a visual artist based in Maryland, working primarily through collage and printmaking. Raised in the Mid-Atlantic region, her creative interests have long been shaped by questions of place, memory, and personal history. Lippart received her BFA in Art and Visual Technology with a concentration in Printmaking from George Mason University located in Fairfax, VA.

Lippart became involved in collage communities early in her career and remains an active participant in both local and international networks. She is an active member of the Key City Collage Collective in Frederick, Maryland, and The Collage Garden, an international collaborative art initiative. Alongside her studio practice, she has curated exhibitions and collaborative projects that emphasize connection and dialogue among artists.