Kenny Rivero — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works19

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami

Previous Sales 1

Phillips

OH MY GOD IT'S SO HOT OUTSIDE, 2018

$29,042

Mar 2023

For Sale 8

Charles Moffett · Artsy

No Ice (Sin Yellow), 2025

Price on request

Oil on canvas

Charles Moffett · Artsy

Dakota (Helter Skelter), 2018

Price on request

Oil and acrylic on canvas

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

Robber Radio, 2016

US$2,500–US$5,000

Watercolor on paper

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

Towers, 2021

US$7,500–US$10,000

Oil on canvas over panel

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

The Last Torch Flower, 2023

US$50,000–US$75,000

Oil on linen

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

Dakota (Helter Skelter), 2018

US$10,000–US$15,000

Oil and acrylic on canvas

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

Church Lot, 2023

US$50,000–US$75,000

Oil, colored pencil, and oil pastel on linen

Jack Shainman Gallery · Artsy

Hieros, 2021

US$7,500–US$10,000

Oil on canvas stretched over panel

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Other Museum Acquisitions11

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Cop Car

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art · Evanston, Illinois, United States · Acquired 2026 · Accession 2026.2 · Aquatint on paper

Mary and Meigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, gift of Kenny Rivero and Charles Moffett

Walk Wit Me

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.121 · Oil on canvas stretched over panel

Gift of Charles Moffett, New York

Seafoam with the Choker

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2023 · Accession 2023.139 · Oil on canvas stretched over panel

Purchase, with funds from an anonymous donor

No One, On One

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Graphite and ballpoint pen on reclaimed paper

Anonymous gift; courtesy Veronica Fernandez Fine Art

Hand in Field

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Oil and graphite on paper

Anonymous gift; courtesy Veronica Fernandez Fine Art

Untitled

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Graphite on reclaimed paper

Anonymous gift; courtesy Veronica Fernandez Fine Art

Hussein

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami · Miami, United States · Acquired 2022 · Graphite on paper

Anonymous gift; courtesy Veronica Fernandez Fine Art

Cómo

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.128 · Etching with chine collé

Purchase, with funds from the Drawing and Print Committee

White Fitted

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.125 · Etching with chine collé

Purchase, with funds from the Drawing and Print Committee

Peligro

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.127 · Etching with chine collé

Purchase, with funds from the Drawing and Print Committee

Dream Team Octet, No. 1

Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2020 · Accession 2020.126 · Etching with chine collé

Purchase, with funds from the Drawing and Print Committee

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Galleries2

podcasts

Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 645: Surrealism and Us, Kenny Rivero The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Mar 14, 2024

Episode No. 645 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features curator María Elena Ortiz and artist Kenny Rivero. Ortiz is the curator of “Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940” at the Modern Ar…

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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent News2

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nada miami 2025 strong early sales

NADA Miami 2025 opened at Ice Palace Studios with strong early sales and a buoyant mood, as crowds streamed through the aisles on Tuesday morning. Dea…

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NADA Miami and Untitled Art Test the Temperature of the Mid-Tier and Emerging Markets

NADA Miami and Untitled Art opened on December 2, 2024, in Miami Beach, both targeting the mid-tier and emerging art markets. The fairs saw strong ear…

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