Daniela Rivera Visual Artist

César Gabler

César Gabler is a visual artist, curator, critic, and writer. Gabler has been a regular contributor to La Panera since 2011 and has commented on the local art scene in his radio show Aire Fresco since 2021. He writes articles on visual arts and comics, as well as art criticism. He teaches at Finis Terrae University and offers courses on artistic creation and appreciation in his own studio.

In 2015, Gabler created the television show; “Los Artistas No Saben Hablar” ("Artists Don’t Know How to Speak"): 24 episodes dedicated to art in Chile. Since 2020, he has hosted the program La Edad Media (en el arte) (“The Middle Ages [in Art]”), produced by Fundación Actual. In 2022, Gabler began co-hosting the audiovisual program Figura y Fondo (“Figure and Ground”) with Polo Ramírez on public television.

Cesar Gabler has written essays and texts for artists including Angélica Echavarri, Leonardo Portus, Patricio Court, Rodrigo Salinas, Beatrice di Girolamo, Ximena Mandiola, Bruna Truffa, Ulrich Wells, Paula Dünner, Nicole Tijoux, Claudio Herrera, Jaime Vial, Catalina Vilches, Marcos Sánchez, Paula Dittborn, Magdalena Vial, Andrés Strahinga, Javiera Gómez, and Dominique Shwarzhaupt.

He has curated projects for Galería Metales Pesados, Open Dark, and Centro Cultural Matucana 100.

In 2018, Cesar Gabler was awarded the MAVI Fundación Actual fellowship for mid-career artists, which included a solo exhibition at the MAVI.

Dos hombres XXXII (two men), 2025

Color pencil and acrylic pen on paper

11in x 15in

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Dos hombres V (two men), 2025

color pencil and acrylic pen on paper

11in x 15in

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Dos hombres XXX (two men), 2025

color pencil and acrylic pen on paper