Hello

I am Karla (-/they) and I am a visual artist and graphic designer based in Hamburg. In my artistic work I deal with means of representation, forms of labor and public spaces. Together with accomplices I organize exhibitions in apartments and camp in exhibition spaces.

Graphic Design

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2026 Diagrams Bundesverdienstkreuz artistic data visualisation HFBK Hamburg published in Lerchenfeld #79 ⭧
Klassenreise visual identity, poster, flyer, custom typography and website design and development with kirby cms. Hajusom e.V. klassenreise.hajusom.com
2025 ruthunger.com portfolio website, design and development with kirby cms. Ruth Unger ruthunger.com
Stapel Stapel Stapeln Stapeln book design Young Valley Soil
Exit Strategies digital publication karlakrey.de/exit-strategies
2024 Die Neue Frau digital publication, poster, flyer
with Amira Mostafa and Liudmila Savelyeva		 HFBK Hamburg die-neue-frau.hfbk.net
alenbichler.de portfolio website Alen Bichler alenbichler.de
KK Schirft typeface get KK Schirft
2022 Lerchenfeld 63–72 editorial with Stina Frenz and Hanna Shong HFBK Hamburg hfbk-hamburg.de

Collective & Curatorial

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since 2024 The Backrooms exhibition series exploring contemporary positions at the threshold of digital culture, virtual spaces, and media abysses.
Co-curation with: Georg Juranek, Artur Neufeld, Merlin Reichart, Stephan Thiel and Marco Wesche 		the-backrooms.de
since 2020 collaboration with Alen Bichler Organisation and curation of (exhibition) projects in off-spaces and other places. bichler-krey.de
2019–2021 Fe*male Intervention Events, performances and exhibitions around the 8th of March.
Together with: Lisa Maria Baier, Alen Bichler and Alex Lueder
2018–2019 Bottom_Up Collective Performance collective. Organisation of appartment exhibitions in Budapest.
Together with: Max Griesche, Nele Mai and Anna Túdos

Exhibitions

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2026 How to survive in the Artworld of Hamburg collaboration with noroomgallery Hypercultural Passengers, Hamburg Veddel
Betretener Raum group Studio I.S.O., Tapetenwerk, Leipzig
Werkleitz Festival 2026 Früher oder Später group Halle (Saale) werkleitz.de/frueher-oder-spaeter
2025 The Backrooms Vol. 2 group Atelierhaus Amsinckstraße 45, Hamburg the-backrooms.de
Ambiguitäten group hinterconti, Hamburg hinterconti.de
Studio I.S.O. group Herbstrundgang, Tapetenwerk, Leipzig
Graduate Show Klasse Digitale Grafik R 151, Lerchenfeld 2 HFBK Hamburg graduates.hfbk.net
Annual Exhibition Klasse Digitale Grafik R 151, Lerchenfeld 2 HFBK Hamburg
2024 The Backrooms group Atelierhaus Amsinckstraße 45, Hamburg the-backrooms.de
We all got the juice! with Kollektiv zur schönen Mense Kabinett, Zentralwerk Dresden zentralwerk.de
IN_VERANTWORTUNG group Motorenhalle, Dresden riesa-efau.de
2023 we work so much - who will ever see this apartment exhibition private address, Hamburg bichler-krey.de
R36 apartment exhibition private address, Dresden bichler-krey.de
G15 apartment exhibition private address, Dresden bichler-krey.de
contain==release annual exhibition, Klasse Digitale Grafik R 151, Lerchenfeld 2 HFBK Hamburg
2022 CAMP residency project Galerie Ladøns, Hamburg documentation on instagram
Planetarium solo Einstellungsraum, Hamburg einstellungsraum.de
2021 Keine Zeit für Zukunft Futur 3 Festival Kiel
Frauen*zimmer 2 apartment exhibition private address, Dresden
STAMP Festival (altonale) exhibition in public space Platz der Republik, Hamburg
Palmen aus Plastik performance together with Alen Bichler Playa de las Teresitas, Teneriffe, ES
2020 Existenz: Spuren group Oktogon. Kunsthalle der HfBK Dresden hfbk-dresden.de
Diplome 2020 group Oktogon. Kunsthalle der HfBK Dresden hfbk-dresden.de
Frauen*zimmer apartment exhibition private address, Dresden
Space Baitler for Sewing Machines digital group exhibition concept Galerie Ursula Walter, Dresden
fe*male intervention Ausstellung group C. Rockefeller Center Dresden
2019 Bottle permanent installation Lavangsnes Wunderkammer Sculpture Park, NO wunderkammer.no
Kunst für Humanismus/Art for Humanism group Kunsthalle im Lipsiusbau, Dresden
The Leader’s Room/Herrschaftszimmer 48h Neukölln Berlin
OTTHON performance with bottom_up collective Budapest, HU
Bottom Up: The Leaders‘ Room performance with bottom_up collective Budapest, HU
2018 Pretend This Will Happen apartment exhibition private address, Budapest, HU
Existenz Kapitel 1: Skizzen group Oktogon. Kunsthalle der HfBK Dresden
2017 School of Arts Vol. IV group Oktogon. Kunsthalle der HfBK Dresden
2016 Rallye Dresden - Ostrava und zurück group Dul Michal, Ostrava CZ

Talks

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2024 Die Neue Frau conversation with Karla Krey, Amira Mostafa and Liudmila Savelyeva (Digital Graphics class) and Mathilda Schmidt (Stage Design) about the digital publication and the exhibition display for the exhibition The New Woman as part of the accompanying program HFBK Hamburg
2024 In Verantwortung artisttalk as part of the exhibition “IN VERANTWORTUNG“ riesaefau (Motorenhalle), Dresden
2022 How to make Art for Public Space Panel with Susanne Altmann, Karla Krey, Isabell Meldner and Caroline Petri HfBK Dresden
2021 Banden bilden! panel on collective work mit Fe*male Intervention, In the Meantime, Tamika and Naomi Odhiambo, Tiger.Riots online
2021 Banden bilden! panel with Cake and Cash Curatorial Collective and Fe*male Intervention RC3 watch at ccc media library
2020 Physical Rules (don‘t) Apply Here?! Artisttalk with Paul Barsch online
2020 Das ist unser Raum – Podiumsgespräch zu feministischen Interventionen an Kunsthochschulen panel with Cake & Cash Curatorial Collective online ⭧

Awards & Grants

2026 Forms of Digital Publications shortlist
2025 project funding Hamburgische Kulturstiftung
2023 project funding K.H. Dietze Stiftung
2023 project funding Bezirksamt Hamburg Mitte
2020 Netzwerk Kreativ grant ⭧
2020 Kleinprojekteförderung (project funding) Office for Culture and Monument Protection of the City of Dresden

Education

2021 – 2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts Klasse Digitale Grafik HFBK Hamburg
2018 – 2019 Erasmus Semester University of Fine Arts Budapest, Hungary
2015 – 2020 Diploma of Fine Arts HfBK Dresden

Friends

lucky to know these artists

Alen, David, Kim, Polina, Dypere, Lucy, Akseli
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