Raúl de Nieves is a multimedia artist, performer, and musician, whose wide-ranging practice investigates notions of beauty and transformation. De Nieves’s visual symbolism draws on both classical Catholic and Mexican vernacular motifs to create his own unique mythology. Through processes of accumulation and adornment, the artist transforms readily available materials into spectacular objects, which he then integrates into immersive narrative environments.

He has presented solo exhibitions at the Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA; Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL; and the Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, GA; among other institutions. Additionally, he has participated in group exhibitions at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY; the High Line, New York, NY; the K11 Art Foundation, Hong Kong; Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; New Orleans Museum of Art, LA; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; and numerous other venues. De Nieves has staged performances at institutions including the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA and MoMA PS1, Queens, NY. He has been an artist in residence at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia and Fountainhead, Miami, as well as a fellow at the Joan Mitchell Foundation. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and the Whitney Museum of American Art.