Carmen Valenzuela Ch. is a visual artist, multidisciplinary designer, and researcher based in Antigua Guatemala. Her practice unfolds at the intersection of material experimentation, sustainability, and the imagination of futures beyond extractivism. Guided by new materialism and Guatemalan place-based knowledge, she explores how matter can act as a collaborator in processes of repair and regeneration.

Working primarily with eggshell bioceramics, natural fibres, and traditional dyes such as indigo, cochineal, and palo de vida, her work transforms fragility into resilience while positioning circularity as a relational act between materials, communities, and ecosystems. Through her process —which involves collection, grinding, reforming, and dyeing— she treats making as a ritual of care and reciprocity, where each gesture embodies a way of reconciling with the environment.

She holds a degree in Industrial Design, an M.A. in Design for Change from the University of Edinburgh, and an MSc. in Green Economy from Bournemouth University. Her work has been exhibited in Antigua Guatemala, Madrid, San Salvador and New York, including the 20th Madrid Design Biennial and the Creative Climate Awards by the Human Impacts Institute, where she was selected as an Artivism Fellow in 2024.