Johanna Ulfsak

Johanna Ulfsak (b. 1987, Estonia) is a textile artist and a designer based in Tallinn, Estonia. She holds a Master’s degree in Textile Design from Kolding School of Design, Denmark. She continued studies in Japan, entering Kawashima Textile School. From Kawashima Ulfsak acquired the skills of Kasuri weaving and various ancient plant dyeing techniques. Following her studies, she gained work experience at several fashion and textile companies in Switzerland, Germany and Estonia.

Mainly working with slow and traditional methods such as hand-weaving, wood carving and painting on textile; her work focuses on time and material hierarchies. Ulfsak combines and mixes traditional weaving techniques with contemporary art concepts to create unique items and installations that challenge the established boundaries between disciplines.

Ulfsak’s work has been shown at, among others, Draakon Gallery, Tallinn (2024); Margot Samel Gallery, New York (2024); Tartu Art Museum (2024); Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design (2022) ; Tallinn Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion (2022); participation in the curated section of Collectible Design Fair, Brussels (2022); artist exchange in collaboration with Kärt Ojavee, Cotton Factory, Hamilton, Canada (2022); Galerie Meyer Kainer, Vienna (2020); Artishok biennale (2020); and Espoo Museum of Modern Art (2019)

From 2025 she is a laureat of honorable artists salary given by the Republic of Estonia Ministry of Culture. From 2020 she has been a guest lecturer at Estonian Academy of Arts. Ulfsaks works are a part of the public collection of the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. She is a member of Estonian Artists Association and Estonian Textile Artists Association