Carly Chubak

Carly Chubak is an Adjunct Professor at ArtCenter College of Design's Fiber department in Pasadena, California. With a dual background in Physics & Astrophysics (UC Berkeley) and Fine Art (ArtCenter), her practice merges scientific rigor with feminist, labor-focused textile and fiber art. She graduated as valedictorian in 2017 and creates analytical works examining material histories, societal structures, and domestic labor.

• PhD in Physics & Astrophysics (Honors), UC Berkeley
• BFA in Fine Art, ArtCenter College of Design (Valedictorian)

Her research explores intersections between:

• Science-informed textile installations
• Feminist reinterpretation of domestic materials
• Material culture and gravitational physics metaphors
• Historical/cultural analysis of labor systems
• Societal tradition embedded in fabric

Key article themes include gravitational physics visualization, domestic propaganda revival, and labor economy critiques. She uses found domestic materials to bridge scientific concepts with societal structures.

Notable artworks:

• Non-Exempt (2020) labor code sculpture
• Take Cover (2019) military camouflage quilt
• Spacetime Curvature for Bowling (2018) black hole model
• PPE Quilt (2020) pandemic labor exploration

Contact: carlychubak@gmail.com