Tamara Kostanovsky creates artwork about the environment, violence, and consumer culture, often employing discarded clothing and other textiles for the creation of visceral yet intricate sculptures and installations. Kostanovsky has presented solo exhibitions at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France; The Baker Museum, FL; Denver Botanic Gardens, CO; Smack Mellon, NY; Fuller Craft Museum, MA; SLAG&RX Gallery, NY and Paris, and many others. Her work has been featured in group exhibitions at venues including the Brooklyn Museum, NY; El Museo del Barrio, NY; The Jewish Museum, NY; Nevada Museum of Art, NV; The Rockefeller Center, NY; Bienal Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the Musée du Textile et de la Mode, Cholet, France. The artist is the recipient of distinguished awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, and grants from NYFA, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, The Virginia Groot Foundation, and others. Kostanovsky received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the National School of Fine Arts “Prilidiano Pueyrredon” in Buenos Aires, Argentina (1998), and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (2003).