INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER & ARTIST
JESS ADRIANA RIVERA
INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER & ARTIST
JESS ADRIANA RIVERA
Jess Adriana Rivera is a Los Angeles–born interdisciplinary designer and artist whose work navigates the intersections of ecological consciousness, sociocultural critique, and embodied resistance. Grounded in personal experience and collective memory, Rivera’s practice investigates the structures that govern environmental injustice, gendered violence, and systemic oppression—while probing the anomalies, ruptures, and connections that emerge at the edges of cultural, scientific, and technological paradigms.
Through multimedia installations, generative systems, speculative design, and performance-based research, Rivera challenges dominant narratives of desire, beauty, and utility. Her work explores what it means to survive and reimagine in the margins—particularly as a gender-variant artist shaped by ancestral ties, Indigenous lineages, and histories of displacement, silence, and resilience. Drawing from feminist theory, decolonial thought, and diasporic experience, Rivera confronts the layered effects of racial and gender inequality, intergenerational trauma, and sexual violence—revealing their psychological, somatic, and spatial echoes.
Jess Adriana Rivera is a Los Angeles–born interdisciplinary designer and artist whose work navigates the intersections of ecological consciousness, sociocultural critique, and embodied resistance. Grounded in personal experience and collective memory, Rivera’s practice investigates the structures that govern environmental injustice, gendered violence, and systemic oppression—while probing the anomalies, ruptures, and connections that emerge at the edges of cultural, scientific, and technological paradigms.
Through multimedia installations, generative systems, speculative design, and performance-based research, Rivera challenges dominant narratives of desire, beauty, and utility. Her work explores what it means to survive and reimagine in the margins—particularly as a gender-variant artist shaped by ancestral ties, Indigenous lineages, and histories of displacement, silence, and resilience. Drawing from feminist theory, decolonial thought, and diasporic experience, Rivera confronts the layered effects of racial and gender inequality, intergenerational trauma, and sexual violence—revealing their psychological, somatic, and spatial echoes.
Jess Adriana Rivera is a Los Angeles–born interdisciplinary designer and artist whose work navigates the intersections of ecological consciousness, sociocultural critique, and embodied resistance. Grounded in personal experience and collective memory, Rivera’s practice investigates the structures that govern environmental injustice, gendered violence, and systemic oppression—while probing the anomalies, ruptures, and connections that emerge at the edges of cultural, scientific, and technological paradigms.
Through multimedia installations, generative systems, speculative design, and performance-based research, Rivera challenges dominant narratives of desire, beauty, and utility. Her work explores what it means to survive and reimagine in the margins—particularly as a gender-variant artist shaped by ancestral ties, Indigenous lineages, and histories of displacement, silence, and resilience. Drawing from feminist theory, decolonial thought, and diasporic experience, Rivera confronts the layered effects of racial and gender inequality, intergenerational trauma, and sexual violence—revealing their psychological, somatic, and spatial echoes.
Her work has been showcased in diverse artistic and academic settings, such as the Experimental Digital Arts Gallery at the Broad Art Center, The New Wight Gallery, and the Art | Sci Center at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Internationally, she has exhibited at venues including CREA: Contemporary Art Gallery, The Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, and the CICA Museum in South Korea—spaces where she actively engages in cross-cultural dialogues around new media, public memory, and speculative futures.
Currently, Rivera is a Master in Design Studies (MDes) candidate at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and a cross-registered student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She holds degrees in Communication Arts, Humanities, and Studio Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts from the School of Arts & Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Her work has been showcased in diverse artistic and academic settings, such as the Experimental Digital Arts Gallery at the Broad Art Center, The New Wight Gallery, and the Art | Sci Center at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Internationally, she has exhibited at venues including CREA: Contemporary Art Gallery, The Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, and the CICA Museum in South Korea—spaces where she actively engages in cross-cultural dialogues around new media, public memory, and speculative futures.
Currently, Rivera is a Master in Design Studies (MDes) candidate at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and a cross-registered student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She holds degrees in Communication Arts, Humanities, and Studio Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts from the School of Arts & Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Her work has been showcased in diverse artistic and academic settings, such as the Experimental Digital Arts Gallery at the Broad Art Center, The New Wight Gallery, and the Art | Sci Center at the California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI). Internationally, she has exhibited at venues including CREA: Contemporary Art Gallery, The Basilica di San Marco in Venice, Italy, and the CICA Museum in South Korea—spaces where she actively engages in cross-cultural dialogues around new media, public memory, and speculative futures.
Currently, Rivera is a Master in Design Studies (MDes) candidate at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design and a cross-registered student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
She holds degrees in Communication Arts, Humanities, and Studio Arts, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Design | Media Arts from the School of Arts & Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
INTERDISCIPLINARY DESIGNER & ARTIST
JESS ADRIANA RIVERA
SELECTED works
SELECTED works
SELECTED works
Services
Services
Services
As an interdisciplinary designer who bridges art, technology, design, and social impact, I specialize in creative technology and art direction, developing immersive audiovisual experiences using generative systems, AI, AR/VR environments, and real-time data inputs to create responsive installations and performances. I provide visual and graphic design services across brand identity, motion design, print, and environmental storytelling for exhibitions, architecture, spatial design, live sets, and product campaigns. I also design interactive web-based media and creative coding experiences, often integrated with biometric or environmental data.
My design research focuses on ecological justice, bio-based materials, and speculative systems that challenge conventional modes of production. I consult on sustainable product and packaging development for wellness and beauty brands, blending ethical sourcing with compelling design narratives. Additionally, I offer creative production, curatorial, and marketing support for campaigns, exhibitions, and social media, and contribution to academic, artistic, design, and cultural discourse.
As an artist and educator, I lead workshops in immersive art direction, eco-branding, and interdisciplinary design that center inclusive participation, healing, and community resilience. My humanitarian support extends to visual storytelling, documentation, and on-the-ground aid work with refugee groups, ecological farms, and animal sanctuaries. Across all services, I am committed to collaboration, experimentation, and designing with care for people, places, and the futures we imagine together.
As an interdisciplinary designer who bridges art, technology, design, and social impact, I specialize in creative technology and art direction, developing immersive audiovisual experiences using generative systems, AI, AR/VR environments, and real-time data inputs to create responsive installations and performances. I provide visual and graphic design services across brand identity, motion design, print, and environmental storytelling for exhibitions, architecture, spatial design, live sets, and product campaigns. I also design interactive web-based media and creative coding experiences, often integrated with biometric or environmental data.
My design research focuses on ecological justice, bio-based materials, and speculative systems that challenge conventional modes of production. I consult on sustainable product and packaging development for wellness and beauty brands, blending ethical sourcing with compelling design narratives. Additionally, I offer creative production, curatorial, and marketing support for campaigns, exhibitions, and social media, and contribution to academic, artistic, design, and cultural discourse.
As an artist and educator, I lead workshops in immersive art direction, eco-branding, and interdisciplinary design that center inclusive participation, healing, and community resilience. My humanitarian support extends to visual storytelling, documentation, and on-the-ground aid work with refugee groups, ecological farms, and animal sanctuaries. Across all services, I am committed to collaboration, experimentation, and designing with care for people, places, and the futures we imagine together.
As an interdisciplinary designer who bridges art, technology, design, and social impact, I specialize in creative technology and art direction, developing immersive audiovisual experiences using generative systems, AI, AR/VR environments, and real-time data inputs to create responsive installations and performances. I provide visual and graphic design services across brand identity, motion design, print, and environmental storytelling for exhibitions, architecture, spatial design, live sets, and product campaigns. I also design interactive web-based media and creative coding experiences, often integrated with biometric or environmental data.
My design research focuses on ecological justice, bio-based materials, and speculative systems that challenge conventional modes of production. I consult on sustainable product and packaging development for wellness and beauty brands, blending ethical sourcing with compelling design narratives. Additionally, I offer creative production, curatorial, and marketing support for campaigns, exhibitions, and social media, and contribution to academic, artistic, design, and cultural discourse.
As an artist and educator, I lead workshops in immersive art direction, eco-branding, and interdisciplinary design that center inclusive participation, healing, and community resilience. My humanitarian support extends to visual storytelling, documentation, and on-the-ground aid work with refugee groups, ecological farms, and animal sanctuaries. Across all services, I am committed to collaboration, experimentation, and designing with care for people, places, and the futures we imagine together.
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
ART & FILM DIRECTION
ART & FILM DIRECTION
ART & FILM DIRECTION
GRAPHIC, INDUSTRIAL & Product DESIGN
GRAPHIC, INDUSTRIAL & Product DESIGN
GRAPHIC, INDUSTRIAL & Product DESIGN
Sound ENGINEERING & AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN
Sound ENGINEERING & AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN
Sound ENGINEERING & AUDIO VISUAL DESIGN
AI & generative art
AI & generative art
AI & generative art
DESIGN RESEARCH & STRATEGY
DESIGN RESEARCH & STRATEGY
DESIGN RESEARCH & STRATEGY
WEB & INTERACTIVE MEDIA
WEB & INTERACTIVE MEDIA
WEB & INTERACTIVE MEDIA
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT & BRAND DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT & BRAND DEVELOPMENT
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT & BRAND DEVELOPMENT
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions ———
THE AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED
World Arts & Cultures/Dance
April 2023
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions ———
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Voices
November 20th - December 8th, 2024
CICA Museum. Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Arte Laguna Prize 19th Edition
November 16th - December 8th, 2024
Arsenale Nord
Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
November 30th - December 30th, 2023
CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
July 17th - November 2nd, 2023
Solo Exhibitions ———
THE AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED
World Arts & Cultures/Dance
April 2023
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions ———
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Voices
November 20th - December 8th, 2024
CICA Museum. Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Arte Laguna Prize 19th Edition
November 16th - December 8th, 2024
Arsenale Nord
Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
November 30th - December 30th, 2023
CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
July 17th - November 2nd, 2023
Public Art & Metaverse Exhibition
ECHOES FROM THE OCEAN
Ecological Arts + Justice
June 2023
Counterforce Lab
Los Angeles, CA
California Nanosystems Institute
Hey, Can you pick me up? I’m scared.
I’m at the Intersection of Art & Technology.
ELEMENTS + -
Allegories
December 2022
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibitions ———
THE AESTHETICS OF THE OPPRESSED
World Arts & Cultures/Dance
April 2023
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
Group Exhibitions ———
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Voices
November 20th - December 8th, 2024
CICA Museum. Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
Pubblica e Metaverso di Sara Grilli
Arte Laguna Prize 19th Edition
November 16th - December 8th, 2024
Arsenale Nord
Venice, Italy
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
November 30th - December 30th, 2023
CREA Cantieri del Contemporaneo
AESTHETICS OF GENDER OPPRESSION
July 17th - November 2nd, 2023
Public Art & Metaverse Exhibition
ECHOES FROM THE OCEAN
Ecological Arts + Justice
June 2023
Counterforce Lab
Los Angeles, CA
California Nanosystems Institute
Hey, Can you pick me up? I’m scared.
I’m at the Intersection of Art & Technology.
ELEMENTS + -
Allegories
December 2022
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
ECHOES FROM THE OCEAN
Ecological Arts + Justice
June 2023
Counterforce Lab
Los Angeles, CA
California Nanosystems Institute
Hey, can you pick me up? I’m scared.
I’m at the Intersection of
Art & Technology.
ELEMENTS + -
Allegories
December 2022
Experimental Digital Arts
The Broad Art Center
Los Angeles, CA
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