​Dora Tiho (Dorota Cichocka) is a visual and textile artist based in Amsterdam, working with plant-based dyes, textiles and embroidery. Her practice unfolds at the intersection of ecology, craft and collective making, guided by slow, process-led engagement with natural materials.

She grew up in Gliwice, an industrial city in southern Poland, where frequent visits to the surrounding mountains and countryside shaped her early connection to nature. Initially trained in biotechnology at Wrocław University of Science and Technology, she later pursued studies at the Academy of Art and Design in Wrocław, gradually shifting towards a material-based artistic practice.

After moving to Amsterdam in 2007, her interest in textile grew through encounters with diverse material cultures and everyday environments. Over time, this led to a deeper engagement with natural dyeing, weaving and textile processes, including studies at Weefacademie Sytze Roos and Akademie Vogue.

Her work draws inspiration from landscapes, organic forms and ecological processes. Working with natural dyes and textile techniques, she explores how materials change over time and how form can emerge through process.

Alongside her artistic practice, she facilitates workshops in natural dyeing and textile techniques, encouraging participants to engage with materials through observation, experimentation and making.