De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill – June to July 2024 `Your Banner, Your Story´, Exploring the the theme of ´Home´ with participants from the local community in collaboration with the Refugee Buddy Project. Banners and protest clothing was created in a series of workshops alongside textile artist Janey Moffatt.
Hypha Studios, Hastings – April to May 2024 `Hastings Folk´, Exploring the town’s preparation, documentation and response to Jack in the Green through exhibition, performance and a series of workshops.
Le 19M Galerie, Paris – Sept to Dec 2023 `L´Avenir Fait Main´, Carla Fernandez archive and newly commissioned collaborations with the 19M Ateliers of Chanel.
Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, New York - Sept to November 2023 `Food and Fashion´, Carla Fernandez archive.
Centro Cultural Fábrica de San Pedro, Michoacán - Oct 2022 to March 2023 `Acción: El Hacer y El Vestir´, Carla Fernandez archive.
Denver Art Museum, Colorado - May 2022 to Oct 2022 `Carla Fernandez: A Mexican Fashion Manifesto`, Carla Fernandez archive.
Foundation Cartier, Paris - Feb 2022 ´Nomadic Night´ Catwalk presentation, Carla Fernandez archive.
Circa Class of 2021, London/Seoul/Tokyo - Sept 2021 ´Fashion as Resistance´ Video piece screened at London Piccadilly Circus, Seoul K-Pop Square and Tokyo´s YunikaVision.
Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts - Nov 2020 to March 2021 ´Made It: Women who Revolutionized Fashion, Carla Fernandez archive.
Design Museum, London - Sept 2019 to Feb 2020 Beazley Designs of the Year. Catwalk look from Manifesto of Fashion as Resistance, Carla Fernandez archive.
Fashion Space Gallery, London - Feb to May 2019 ´Mundo Latinx´ exhibition. Selection of pieces, Carla Fernandez archive.
SCAD Museum of Art, Georgia - Jan to Sept 2019 ´Think Twice´ exhibition. Selection of pieces, Carla Fernandez archive.
SMOCA Museum, Arizona - Nov to January 2019 ´Double Agents´ exhibition. Selection of pieces, Carla Fernandez archive.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London - Oct 2018 ´Fashion in Motion´, Catwalk presentation, Carla Fernandez archive.
Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, New York - May to November 2017 ´Force of Nature´ exhibition. Jaguar jumpsuit, Carla Fernandez archive.
10 International Shibori Symposium, Oaxaca - November 2016 ´Jaspe & Kasuri: Ikat weaving of Mexico and Japan´ Selection of pieces from the Carla Fernandez collection made using both jaspe rebozo textiles from Mexico and indigo kasuri textiles from Japan.
Blum and Poe Gallery, NYC - June 2016 ´Skins´ by Pia Camil. Fabric sculptures static and interactive.
Art Basel, Basel - May 2016 ´Skins´ by Pia Camil. Fabric sculptures static and interactive.
Museo Jumex, Mexico City - March to May 2016 ´La Diseñadora Dezcalza´ exhibition. Selection of archive pieces, curated by Pieranna Cavalchini. Creative design workshops.
Contemporary Arts Centre, Cincinnati - November to March 2016 ´Skins´ by Pia Camil. Fabric sculptures static and interactive.
Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, New York - June to November 2015 ´Global Fashion Capitals´ exhibition. Leather embroidered Adelita Charro tailored suit, Carla Fernandez archive and permanent collection of the FIT.
Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City - May to August 2015 ´El Rebozo, Made in Mexico´ exhibition. Tailored coat and rebozo pieces from Carla Fernandez collections.
Heath Ceramic Boiler Room Gallery, San Francisco - March to April 2015 ´Carla Fernandez, Design, Culture, Mexico.´ Selection of archive pieces. Creative design workshops.
Fashion and Textile Museum, London - June to August 2014 ´MADE IN MEXICO The Rebozo in Art, Culture and Fashion´ exhibition. Tailored coat and rebozo pieces from Carla Fernandez collections.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston - April to September 2014 ´Carla Fernandez, The Barefoot Designer. A Passion for Radical Design and Community´ Selection of archive pieces, curated by Pieranna Cavalchini. Creative design workshops.
MUSAC, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Castilla y Leon, Spain - October 2010 - January 2011 SS2011 Collection for Carla Fernandez displayed in an interactive pop-up shop designed by Pedro Reyes.
Fashion Institute of Technology Museum, New York - July to November 2009 ´Fashion and Politics´exhibition. Leather embroidered Adelita Charro tailored suit, Carla Fernandez archive and permanent collection of the FIT.