Carmen Mardonez
°1988, Santiago, Chile.
Lives and works in Oxford, United Kingdom.
Carmen Mardónez (Santiago, 1988) is a Chilean textile artist who recently arrived in Oxford from Los Angeles where she lived since 2017. Her work explores an imagery of rebellion and freedom through oversized freestyle embroidery, fabric sculptures made from textile waste, and surrounding textile installations. Her award-winning artwork has been exhibited in curated shows across California and the US.
Selected exhibitions:
Solo and duo exhibitions
2023, Textildermy, Emma Gray HQ, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2022, Unspeakable Dreams, Smothering Desires, BBAX, Santa Monica, CA (US)
2022, Pinky Promise, Arts at Blue Roof, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2022, Fibers of Dissent, Oranj Studio Gallery, Portland, OR (US)
2022, Neon Pink, The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA (Installation) (US)
2020, Tactility, SoLA Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA (Award show, two person) (US)
2019, If life gives you lemons, LA County Store, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Group exhibitions
2025, Seeds of Trees, Sounds of Mountains, Aga Khan Centre Gallery, London (UK)
2024, Glimmers and Hues, John Wayne Airport, Orange County, CA (US)
2024, IN/BETWEEN/NESS: Women Tales from Latin America, Somers Gallery, London (UK)
2024, Considering January, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2024, The Grand Finale: Art of the Extravaganza, Norman Rea Gallery, Heslington, York (UK)
2023, In Community: Arts at Blue Roof, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2023, Strings of Desire, Craft Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2023, Chile sin cuenta, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles, CA (Part of Sur Biennal) (US)
2023, Ahorita!, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2023, A common thread, Art Share LA, CA (US)
2023, I dare, LA Art Show, Los Angeles, CA (Installation) (US)
2023, Domestic Detritus, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (US)
2023, Connective Threads, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA (US)
2022, Rhythms and Roles, Stay at Home Gallery, Paris, TN (US)
2022, In-Between, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2022, Confronting Demons, Blind Insect Gallery, Portland, OR (US)
2021, If still ourselves, a thing to become, Baik + Khneysser, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2021, Here\There, Friend of a Friend Gallery, Denver, CO (US)
2021, Taking up space, Brea Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2021, Art á la Carte, Silent Auction, Vincent Price Art Museum, Monterey Park, CA (US)
2021, Tricksters & Transformation, Helms Design Center, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2021, Women’s work: new takes on textile art, Woodstock Arts, Woodstock, GA (US)
2021, Defiance of juncture, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2021, Business card art show, JKR Gallery, Provo, Utah (US)
2021, Madre, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA (US)
2021, Made in California, Brea Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2020, 2020 California Open, TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2020, Hope/Revolution, Stay at Home Gallery, Paris, TN (US)
2020, Protest in Place, SoLA Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA (US)
2020, Hasting College + Create! Magazine, JDAC, Hastings, NE (US)
2019, De generación a generación, Molaa, Long Beach, CA (US)
2019, Light vs Dark, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA (US)
2019, FRESH 2019, SoLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (US)