TAMIKA RIVERA
Based on Lenape territory in NYC, is a multidisciplinary artist who creates art that evokes ancestral memories. Sculpture, painting, music, performance ,installations with a concentration in fiber art.
Rivera attended Brooklyn’s Boricua College, a Puerto Rican institution, where she studied the social complexities of minority groups who are underrepresented in higher education. She explores her multicultural “ New Yorker” heritage with a multidimensional perspective. Creating pathways of playful exploration, acceptance, mixed identity, decolonization, and spiritual activation , Her Afro-Boricua and nomadic mixed European Roots hold space to support the statement “I am Taíno”, a movement giving her indigenous ancestors the right to exist inside of her through her work .
By threading the spirit of human connection through her lineage, Tamika’s work invites you to share her stories through different textures, forms and colors to find the conversation that arises between our present and our past when we tap into our DNA.
Tamika , A merit grant recipient for Vermont Studio Center , invited artist at SBCAT in collaboration with Santa Barbara Aerial dance centre. Her Art works has been exhibited and shared at Fort Makers Gallery, Future Fairs, Artsy, Private View Gallery NYC, Whitney Houston Biennial, Cooper Hewitt Museum (store), Arts Restore LA: Hammer Museum, Every Women Biennial and NADA House Governors Island, Featured in publications: Wallpaper, Site Unseen, Curbed, LA times, New York Times Magazine and Vogue. Rivera is founder of “Here Projects”, A collective of collaborators creating resource ,events , curated exhibitions, as a platform for change . Rivera shows her work at Fort Makers Gallery NYC, and continues to work on public and private art commissions, exhibitions around the globe .
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Tamika Rivera
Artist statement : Taíno Ti
I am a multidisciplinary artist and human rights activists with a mission to create pieces that invoke the curiosity of modern day artifacts, exploring the human connection by threading a language something between new DNA and possible portals to a parallel universe. Allowing my own multi cultural ,”mixed” heritage, Life experience and social complexities ground my practice, letting the work speak for the invisible voices and places less traveled. I am currently working on a book of photos & sculpture , multiple large fiber installations and continuing to advocate for Taino culture, giving my ancestors the right to exist through me and my work .
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Education
Boricua college ,Brooklyn NY SUNY (Empire State College) NY, NY
Artist collective/galleries
2018-present Fort Makers /Artist
2018-present here Projects /founder
2018 -present Next Level /hereprojects/ curator /co-founder member
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021 “Interweb”, Nada house ,governors island Fort makers 2021 “Insitu: Tamika Rivera”, Solo , Fort Makers , NY. 2019 “HAVEN: By thread or page” Solo show
SBCAST Santa Barbra, California USA
Selected Group and collaboration Exhibitions
2022 “By a thread “, Shirley Fiterman Art Center ,Tribeca nyc 2021 '“Textiles” Group show , ACE Hotel brooklyn NYC 2021 “Bananas” , Fort Makers, NYC 2021 “Goodnight House” ,Fort Makers NYC 2020 “The Planter show”, Fort Makers ,NYC
2019 “The Dinner Guest” ,Fort Makers ,NYC
2019 “The Blue room” , Fort Makers, NYC
2019 “Every Women Biennial” ,La Galleria | La MaMa NYC
2019 “di.ver. city” , Next level gallery, NYC 2019 HAVEN : “Spaces of Refuge and Significance”
collaboration W/ Ninette Paloma & SB Centre Arial Dance ,SBCAST Santa Barbara, California
2018 “Without Qualities”, Private view Gallery, Fort makers and ADDIS Fine art, Soho NYC
2018 “here projects”, Next Level Gallery, New York, NYC
2017 “Pandemonium”, 43-01 Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2017 Whitney Houston biennial: “The greatest Love of all”, Soho, NYC
Magazines and Periodicals
2021 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST INDIA “A buzzy brooklyn hotel that mixes art and Activism” 2021 CURBED ,BANANAS 2021 NEW YORK TIMES , “Bananas” 2021 DESIGN MILK ,“Goodnight House” 2021 TIME OUT ,“Goodnight House” 2021 ELLE DECOR ,“Goodnight House” 2021 METROPOLIS, “Goodnight House” 2021 HYPERALLERGIC ,“Goodnight House” 2021 SIGHT UNSEEN “Goodnight House” 2021 WALLPAPER magazine ,”Goodnight House” 2021 PAPER , “Goodnight House” 2021 CURBED NY magazine, “Goodnight House”
2020 PIN-UP MAGAZINE “The Planter show “ 2020 VOGUE , ”The planter show” an Exhibition That Proves Playful potential of flower pots” 2020 ARTSY ,”The planter show” Fort Makers 2020 SURFACE MAG , “ The planter show “ 2019 RAVELIN MAGAZINE Next Level approach the showroom here projects Ravelin Magazine June 2019 NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE “LATERN SHOW “Next Level
2018 ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST “Design-beyond fairs”
2018 EDITOR AT LARGE MUST-SEE: NEXT LEVEL BRINGS TOGETHER PARTNERS IN WORK (AND LIFE) editor at large,
2018 WANTED DESIGN ,WEBSITE
2016 MILL Magazine o2, Tamika Rivera (artist ) NYC/Japan 2014 AFTERNOON WITH , Tamika Rivera & patrick weder
2012 PULP LAB ,ARTIST Tamika Rivera ,Estee Ochoa
2012 LA TIMES “Bangles”, wearable sculpture 2012 December
Residencies
2019 Vermont studio Center /USA/December
2019 SBCAST Santa Barbara/USA
2017 DOC Art Net /Puicheric / France
2016 Arquetopia Artist Residency Mexico /3 weeks Arquetopia Oaxaca
Calle Morelos 105 Cok.Santa Cruz San Pablo Etla, OAX 68258 Mexico
2014-2015 “You deserve to live here” Venice beach art in residence Venice Beach private residency LA, USA
Awards
2020 Future Fairs Grant (Here Projects)
2019 Vermont studio Center Merit Grant
