Constanza Camila Kramer Garfias
b. Viña del Mar, Chile, 1988Lives and works in Munich, Germany
Constanza Camila Kramer Garfias draws on her background in philosophy and textile design to create sculptural works of fiber art. She approaches textiles as both an artistic medium and a form of research, examining how they have historically conveyed territorial power, domination, and colonial control. Through fabric, Kramer Garfias renders these structures tangible in order to interrogate and dismantle them. Her works treat the textile as both a pictorial field and a material system, bringing digital translation into dialogue with artisanal knowledge. Central to her practice is Jacquard weaving, a technique whose programmable control of pattern is widely understood as an early precursor to computer technology.
Notable public-facing collections include a special commission for Nike (London, UK), Kunstmuseum Bern (Bern, Switzerland); Anja and Matthias Ottmann Collection (Munich, Germany); Cash App Collection (St. Louis, MO & Philadelphia, PA, USA); Anne-Céline and Pierre Donnersberg Collection (Paris, France); and the Buchberger Collection (Munich, Germany); Collection Rashid Johnson (New York City, USA); DKV Mobility Group Collection (Ratingen, Germany). She is also included in a number of notable private collections.
She has participated in institutional exhibitions at the BMW Foundation (Munich, Germany); Frauenmuseum Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden, Germany); The Museum für Gestaltung (Zürich, Switzerland); The American Tapestry Alliance at The Richard Peeler Art Center/DePauw University (Greencastle, IN, USA); Galerie der Künstler*innen (Munich, Germany); and the Takaoka Art Museum (Takaoka, Japan).
She and her work have been profiled in Art in America’s annual New Talent Issue, Architectural Digest Germany, Harper’s Bazaar Germany, Hyperallergic, ARTnews, Artsy, Flair Magazine, Cosmopolitan Germany, and more.
Forthcoming
The Armory show, art fair, solo booth, Kendra Jayne Patrick, New York, USA (September 24 – 27, 2026)Current
Ngüren 1km, HVB KunstCube (UniCredit Art Program),curated by Tinatin Ghughunishvili-Brück, HypoVereinsbank, Munich (October 2025 – October 2026)
Woven Maps, Woven Lands (solo), curated by Yara Sonseca Ma, Staircase Gallery Rosewood Hotel Munich (May 12 – October 12, 2026)
Curriculum Vitae
Installation view,Woven Maps, Woven Lands (solo), Staircase Gallery Rosewood Hotel Munich (May 12 – October 12, 2026)
Hyperism 051-0001-799, 2019, woven Polyester, 82⅝ x 57⅛ inches, 210 x 145 cm, Collection Cash App (St. Louis)
Installation view,Woven Maps, Woven Lands (solo), Staircase Gallery Rosewood Hotel Munich (May 12 – October 12, 2026)
foye lawen, 2025, jacquardweave (cotton), hand-embroidered raffia, acrylic paint, 36¼ x 31½ in., 92 x 80 cm
Cosmographia Dissoluta I Waldseemüller, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 59 x 109⅞ in., 150 x 279 cm
Cosmographia Dissoluta I Waldseemüller, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 59 x 109⅞ in., 150 x 279 cm, details
Installation view, ADA FRIEDMAN & CONSTANZA CAMILA KRAMER GARFIAS , Independent Art Fair, New York City, 5-8. May. 2025
Cielo abierto, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), acrylic paint, spray paint, hand-embroidered raffia, 37 x 52 in., 94 x 132 cm
Tras la trama: mapa 2, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 63 x 110¼ in., 160 x 280 cm
Collection Kunstmuseum Bern (Bern, Switzerland)
Tras la trama: mapa 2, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 63 x 110¼ in., 160 x 280 cmCollection Kunstmuseum Bern (Bern, Switzerland), details
Cosmographia Dissoluta II Waldseemüller, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 55 x 42 in., 139 x 106 cm
Cosmographia Dissoluta II Waldseemüller, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 55 x 42 in., 139 x 106 cm, details
Installation view at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick, backwards along the river, February - 29. March. 2025
kelluwün, 2025, jacquardweave (cotton), hand-embroidered raffia, acrylic paint
37⅜ x 32⅝ in.,95 x 83 cm
Tras la trama: mapa 1, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), 122 x 124 in., 310 x 315 cm
Installation view at Gallery Kendra Jayne Patrick, backwards along the river, February - 29. March. 2025
Selk´nam: Ona, 2024, jacquardweave (raffia), hand-embroidered raffia, 86⅝ x 59 in., 220 x 150 cm
Cuerpo micelial, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), acrylic paint, spray paint, hand-embroidered raffia, 33½ x 37⅜ in., 85 x 95 cm
Cuerpo micelial, 2025, jacquardweave (raffia), acrylic paint, spray paint, hand-embroidered raffia, 33½ x 37⅜ in., 85 x 95 cm
Fox / Drift, 2023, Jacquardweave and metal eyelets, 153½ x 106¼ in., 390 x 270 cm
Fox / Drift, 2023, Jacquardweave and metal eyelets, 153½ x 106¼ in., 390 x 270 cm, details
Autobahn 3, 2022, jaquardweave, 55⅛ x 57⅞ in., 140 x 147 cm
Autobahn 3, 2022, jaquardweave, 55⅛ x 57⅞ in., 140 x 147 cm
Installation view, The Salo an invitational art fair by NADA & The Community
17 - 20 October, 2024, Paris, FR
Taxi, 2023, jaquardweave, 47¼ x 72⅞ inches, 120.00 x 185.00 cm
Installation view, DEBÜTANTINNEN, Galerie der KünstlerInnen / BBK München & Obb, Munich, Germany
Mapuche, 2023, Jacquardweave, hand embroidery, metal bar , 165⅜ x 56¼ in., 420 x 143 cm