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Monika Urbaniak

Monika Urbaniak — Artist Profile Portrait

Craft Media

Artist · MFA · Class of 2026

www.monikaurbaniak.com/

Monika Urbaniak works at the intersection of fibre and metal. Through material experimentation, she explores themes of memory, absence, loss, and transformation, giving form to the intangible.

Her practice moves between jewellery, textiles, and sculptural forms. Guided by an exploration of materials, each work evolves through a process of making in which meaning emerges, inviting reflection on memory, touch, and the traces we leave behind.

Monika holds a BFA from NSCAD University and an MFA in Craft Media from the Alberta University of the Arts, where she was awarded the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal. Her work has been exhibited across Canada and internationally, including at Munich Jewellery Week and New York Jewelry Week. She is based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

holding air #1 brooch, 2026. Silk, found object, silver. Photograph by Taleesha Mahe.
holding air necklace, 2026. Silk organza, cotton.
balance brooch, 2024. Recycled squeaker, egg shells, pebbles, silver, steel.
stories brooch, 2024. Copper, enamel, moonstone, graphite, silver, magnet.

Monika Urbaniak's Work

Monika Urbaniak's Work Monika Urbaniak’s holding air #1 brooch is worn on a black garment; clusters of translucent white silk forms gather around a slender, branching found object.
holding air #1 brooch, 2026. Silk, found object, silver. Photograph by Taleesha Mahe.
Monika Urbaniak's Work Monika Urbaniak’s holding air necklace features a large cluster of pale, translucent forms suspended from two textured fabric strands against a white background.
holding air necklace, 2026. Silk organza, cotton.
Monika Urbaniak's Work Monika Urbaniak’s balance brooch combines two translucent rounded forms filled with pale and dark materials, held together by curved black supports and fine wire.
balance brooch, 2024. Recycled squeaker, egg shells, pebbles, silver, steel.
Monika Urbaniak's Work Monika Urbaniak’s stories brooch includes a textured, irregular silver-toned form with four outlined figures and handwritten marks, alongside a smaller matching piece
stories brooch, 2024. Copper, enamel, moonstone, graphite, silver, magnet.

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