Chris Woebken Studio is a design futures research practice based in Brooklyn, New York, on the traditional and unceded homeland of the Lenape. Through participatory projects, the studio works with communities to co-construct and inhabit speculative scenarios. It develops commissions with cultural organizations and other partners to produce exhibitions, public programs, workshops, and other forms of collective inquiry.
An evolving collaborations index documents the people, groups and organizations connected to the work. The studio’s work is held in private and museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art’s Permanent Collection and the Nevada Museum of Art.
Chris Woebken is the co-founder of Extrapolation Factory, a participatory futures research studio. He has held residencies at Rhizome, Eyebeam, Headlands Center for the Arts, MacDowell, Pioneer Works, and the Walker Art Center. His work has received support through grants and commissions from the Museum of Modern Art, The Shed, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Graham Foundation.
Woebken’s work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, the National Museum of China in Beijing, and the Walker Art Center. He holds a master’s degree in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art in London.
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Current & Upcoming:
Jan 2027: ANIMALS TURN, Hart House, Hong Kong, CN
Fall 2026: Participatory Art For Society Engagement with Ocean and Water with partners blueOASIS and Anda&Fala, Azores, PT, EU
Fall 2026: Bard Graduate Center, Visiting Fellowship, NYC, US
An evolving collaborations index documents the people, groups and organizations connected to the work. The studio’s work is held in private and museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art’s Permanent Collection and the Nevada Museum of Art.
Chris Woebken is the co-founder of Extrapolation Factory, a participatory futures research studio. He has held residencies at Rhizome, Eyebeam, Headlands Center for the Arts, MacDowell, Pioneer Works, and the Walker Art Center. His work has received support through grants and commissions from the Museum of Modern Art, The Shed, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Graham Foundation.
Woebken’s work has been exhibited internationally at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the National Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, the National Museum of China in Beijing, and the Walker Art Center. He holds a master’s degree in Design Interactions from the Royal College of Art in London.
View my full Curriculum Vitae
Current & Upcoming:
Jan 2027: ANIMALS TURN, Hart House, Hong Kong, CN
Fall 2026: Participatory Art For Society Engagement with Ocean and Water with partners blueOASIS and Anda&Fala, Azores, PT, EU
Fall 2026: Bard Graduate Center, Visiting Fellowship, NYC, US
Areas I specialize in:
Participatory Futures Research, Structuring participatory design engagements, Critical & experimental design curriculum and workshop development, Special interest in biodesign and ecology research
email: hello at chriswoebken dot com
studio location: 21 Flushing Ave, Building 212, Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11205
socials: Instagram, Flickr, Youtube
elsewhere: co-curating this NYC arts events gcal
Participatory Futures Research, Structuring participatory design engagements, Critical & experimental design curriculum and workshop development, Special interest in biodesign and ecology research
email: hello at chriswoebken dot com
studio location: 21 Flushing Ave, Building 212, Suite 201, Brooklyn, NY 11205
socials: Instagram, Flickr, Youtube
elsewhere: co-curating this NYC arts events gcal