GISELLE MANZANO RAMÍREZ

Saugerties, NY | giselle@wearekrater.org

wearekrater.org | gisellemanzano.com

Colombian interdisciplinary artist and cultural worker building platforms for Latin American and underrepresented creative communities.

CURRENT LEADERSHIP

Founder & Executive Director, KRATER | New York, NY | 2023–present

Nonprofit cultural platform supporting queer, BIPOC, women-identifying, and Latinx/é designers and artists

Produced 4 New York Fashion Week events featuring 30+ multidisciplinary artists from 10+ countries

Reached 150–250 attendees per event; 29.3K online engagement

Received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status December 2025

Developing year-round programming: workshops, residencies, podcast, online store

Director of Communications & Community Engagement

Hudson Valley LGBTQ+ Community Center | Kingston, NY | Aug 2025–present

First Latina immigrant in director-level leadership

Developing inaugural cultural programming and comprehensive engagement strategies

Launching intersectional gallery programming centering BIPOC, Latinx/é, and trans artists

Leading complete organizational rebranding

EDUCATION

BA in Graphic Design and Visual Communication | Universidad de Boyacá, Colombia | 2017

Fashion Illustration & Printmaking | PI Art Center, New York | 2019–2021

FELLOWSHIPS & RECOGNITION

Creatives Rebuild New York| Guaranteed Income for Artists | 2022–2023

Domestika International Educator | 2023–present

Selected to create and teach textile design course to thousands of students globally

Press Coverage: Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, PAPER Magazine, Harvard Divinity School, OMG Fashun, Glitch Magazine, No Kill Magazine

SELECTED FASHION SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS

KRATER | NYFW Immersive Fashion Performances | Brooklyn, NY | 2023–2024 (4 editions)

Brooklyn Fashion Week | Designer & Performer | 2022–2023

Bartschland x Kunst | Designer & Performer | 2022–2023

TYSM x NYFW | Independent Fashion Event | 2022

ReFashion Week | Querencia Studio | 2020

GATELESS II: The Burden | Performance art and wardrobe design | 2024–2025

GUEST LECTURES & SPEAKING

Wayne State University | Fashion Design Program | 2024

Pratt Institute | Text(iles): The Fabric Book | 2021

ARTISTIC PRACTICE

Founder & Creative Director, OBRA | 2020–present

Fashion and textile art studio exploring transgenerational healing through experimental textiles and performance art

Fashion Stylist & Wardrobe Designer | 2018–2023

Collaborated with artists for Dekmantel, Boiler Room, The Bunker NY, Berghain

SKILLS & LANGUAGES

Languages:

Spanish (native) | English (fluent)

Skills: Cultural Programming | Community Organizing | Textile Design | Curation | Nonprofit Leadership