about
Ivan Rivera divides his time between his passions: fine art, in particular painting with a focus in Encaustic, graphic design and collegiate level teaching. Ivan has showed in Chelsea, the Lower East Side, Brooklyn and internationally in as far afield as Puerto Rico, Italy and Australia. When he's not painting and showing, he enjoys guiding new and emerging artists and designers having taught studio classes since 2003 at Parsons The New School for Design and Fordham. Ivan holds a BFA from Parsons the New School and a Masters in Digital Art from Brooklyn College. Ivan was born in Puerto Rico and has made New York City his home for the last 25 years.
Solo Shows
2011 PLACES UNKNOWN, Orchard Windows Gallery, NYC
2008 LOOKING INWARD, Gallery Cento Sette, NYC
Selected Group Shows
2015 GALEX 49, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg , IL
2013 ART & NATURE, Primo Piano Living Gallery, Lecce, 73100 Italy
SMALL WORKS, Harper College Gallery, Palatine, IL
2012 OUR FUTURE IMAGINED, Primo Piano Living Gallery, Lecce, 73100 Italy
CERES EXPOSURE, Ceres Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2012 BIENNIAL, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH
BACKLASH 2012, Soho20 Chelsea Gallery, New York City
2011 INTRODUCTIONS, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
ACCI GALLERY NATIONAL JURIED SHOW, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Painting Excellence Award
CAA MFA EXHIBITION, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York City
2010 Hello My Name is: OPEN, Brooklyn College, New York
2009 Brooklyn College Fall 2009 MFA Open Studios, Brooklyn, New York
LEARNING CURVE, Marian Spore, Brooklyn, New York
AWFULLY BEAUTIFUL, Gravity Art, Norwalk Connecticut
2007 IMMIGRANT STRATEGIES, Raritan Valley Gallery, New Jersey
1996 ART IN TRANSIT, Intar Latin American Gallery, New York City
Education
Masters in Fine Arts Brooklyn College 2011
Horlick Award Recipient
1996 Certification Program in Parsons School of Design,
Art Education Grades K-12 Bank Street College of Education
1995 Bachelor of Fine Arts Parsons School of Design
1993 AAS in Fine Arts Altos de Chavon School of Design