bio
Jessica Adriana Rivera is a gender variant/non-conforming interdisciplinary artist and designer from Los Angeles, California. Through her work, she delves into themes of environmental injustice, societal constructs, connections, and anomalies, challenging conventional desires and needs in relation to culture, science, and technology. Rivera’s artistic exploration reflects on the experience of living in the shadows of America, addressing issues of racial and gender inequality, intergenerational trauma, and sexual violence.
Rivera’s works have been showcased at esteemed venues such as the Experimental Digital Arts Gallery at the Broad Art Center, The New Wight Gallery, The Art | Sci Center at The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), CREA: Contemporary Art Gallery in Venice, Italy, and The Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, as part of MiRNArte: Public Art & Metaverse exhibition.
education
Rivera is currently pursuing a Master in Design Studies (MDes) at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
She holds degrees in Communication Arts, Humanities, Studio Arts, and a Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts from the School of Arts & Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
solo exhibitions
THE AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED
World Arts & Cultures/Dance (April 2023)
Experimental Digital Arts at The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
group exhibitions
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso via Sara Grilli, Voices 2024
November 20th - December 8th, 2024
CICA Museum. Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso via Sara Grilli
November 16th - December 8th, 2024
Arte Laguna Prize 19th Edition, Arsenale Nord. Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso
November 30th - December 30th, 2023
CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo. Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Viral Human
July 17th - November 2nd, 2023
Public Art & Metaverse Exhibition on the island of Venice, Basilica di San Marco. Venice, Italy
JUNIREGEN IN FRIEDRICHSHAIN
Sincerely,
June 2023
Experimental Digital Arts at The Broad Art Center. Los Angeles, CA
ECHOES FROM THE OCEAN
Ecological Arts + Justice
June 2023
Counterforce Lab. Los Angeles, CA
HUMAN PRINT
NANOBIOTECH + DESIGN
April 2023
ART | SCI Center, California Nanosystems Institute. Los Angeles, CA
EXPIRED NEW LIFE
Hey, Can you pick me up? I’m scared. I’m at the Intersection of Art & Technology: UCLA DMA UG Exhibition
January 2023
New Wight Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
ELEMENTS + -
ALLEGORIES
December 2022
Experimental Digital Arts at The Broad Art Center. Los Angeles, CA
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso via Sara Grilli, Voices 2024
November 20th - December 8th, 2024
CICA Museum. Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso via Sara Grilli
November 16th - December 8th, 2024
Arte Laguna Prize 19th Edition, Arsenale Nord. Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
MiRNArte e Creative Motion Pubblica e Metaverso
November 30th - December 30th, 2023
CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo. Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Viral Human
July 17th - November 2nd, 2023
Public Art & Metaverse Exhibition on the island of Venice, Basilica di San Marco. Venice, Italy
JUNIREGEN IN FRIEDRICHSHAIN
Sincerely,
June 2023
Experimental Digital Arts at The Broad Art Center. Los Angeles, CA
ECHOES FROM THE OCEAN
Ecological Arts + Justice
June 2023
Counterforce Lab. Los Angeles, CA
HUMAN PRINT
NANOBIOTECH + DESIGN
April 2023
ART | SCI Center, California Nanosystems Institute. Los Angeles, CA
EXPIRED NEW LIFE
Hey, Can you pick me up? I’m scared. I’m at the Intersection of Art & Technology: UCLA DMA UG Exhibition
January 2023
New Wight Gallery. Los Angeles, CA
ELEMENTS + -
ALLEGORIES
December 2022
Experimental Digital Arts at The Broad Art Center. Los Angeles, CA
awards
Anderson Ranch Arts Center Award, 2023
Samuel Booth Art & Design Award, 2022
Alfredo Orselli Grant, 2022
Eugene Wurzel Memorial Art Grant, 2022