Ernesto Rivera (Santo Domingo, 1983) is an artist living in New York City. His work is frequently described as poetical, thoughtful, and intriguing experience. He holds a BFA from Parsons-The New School (2019) after completing an AAS at Altos de Chavon School of Design (2017). He studied for the MFA Theory and History of Design at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City (2015) conducting a research on editorial processes of design critique writings. He also enrolled on essay seminars at CIALC-UNAM, an experience that could be traced in his subsequence art projects, dealing narrative mechanisms and their relationship with images creation. He first graduated as an Interior Designer from Universidad Iberoamericana de Santo Domingo (2005), and worked actively in the business for ten years.
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Art Awards and Achievements
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2018: Finalist, 27 Concurso de Arte Eduardo León Jimenes
“Contra Uno” (2018) Installation
2017: Finalist, Concurso Diario Libre Arte Contemporáneo, 2017. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
“Archivo” (2017) Sculpture
“Testigos” (2017) Sculpture
2016: Honorable Mention, Concurso Diario Libre Arte Contemporáneo, 2016. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
“80-20” (2016) Sculpture
Exhibitions
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May, 2018: ‘Parsons Festival 2019’. Group Show. Parsons, New York.
May, 2018: ‘Parsons Fine Arts Thesis Show’. Group Show. Parsons, New York.
Oct, 2018- April 28, 2019: ‘27 Concurso de Arte Centro Leon’. Group Show. Centro Leon. Santiago. Dominican Republic.
Oct, 2018: ‘Parsons Fine Arts Open Studio’. Group Show. Parsons, New York.
April 2018: ‘Fire in the Web Lab’. Group Show. 25 East Gallery. Parsons, New York.
Dec 2017: ‘Urban Emptiness’. Group Show. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels, Belgium.
Dec 2017: ‘Hybrid Projects: Images-Texts’. Group Show. Parsons + The New School, New York.
Nov 2017: ‘Premio Diario Libre Arte Contemporáneo’. Group Show. Centro Leon, Santiago. Dominican Republic.
May 2017: ‘Premio Diario Libre Arte Contemporáneo’. Group Show. Arte Berri Gallery, Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic.
Nov 2016: ‘Huellas de Luz’. Group Show, Galería Chavón, Altos de Chavón. Dominican Republic.
Jun 2016: ‘Premio Diario Libre Arte Contemporáneo’. Group Show. Arte Berri Gallery, Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic.
Reviews
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2018: Interview for Centro Leon. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZdNaa2LYsU&list=PLHmLozy0rg-E95xY7yPFMqDjMBPCLMFXI&index=2
2017: Interview for Diario Libre. Retrieved from http://dlartecontemporaneo.com/finalista/62
2016, May 23: Interview for Diario Libre. Retrieved from https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/ernesto-rivera-IH3779956
Publications
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"Eufemia" 2018, Revista ONTO, N.1, Estudio L7, Santo Domingo
Collectors
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"Veronique Chagnon-Burke, (New York) USA
Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jiménes, (Santiago) Dominican Republic
Martínez Suarez, Dominican Republic
Marcelo Guzmán, Dominican Republic
Alessandro Focareta, Argentina
Graham Osborne, (Alberta) Canada