Biography
born in 1978 in Guatemala City
lives and works in Guatemala
Solo Exhibitions
2023
- Cantándole a las plantas. Performance 2001 – 2023, MAMBO - Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Bogotá
2022
- Mimosa tenuiflora, Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, M Museum, Leuven
2021
2020
2019
- He Was, First of All, Water, Mendes Wood, Brussels
2018
- The Sixth State, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico
- The House at Kawinal, New Museum, New York
- The Luminous Grid, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
2017
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa: Shit-Baby and the Crumpled Giraffe, Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon
- Linnaeus in Tenebris, CAPC, Bordeaux
- Viva Arte Viva, 57th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice
- Two Flamingos copulating on a tin roof, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld
2015
- Rendez-vous 13th Lyon Biennale, Lyon
- God’s Reptilian Finger, Gasworks gallery, London
- Con la lengua negra de tanto lamer la noche (With black tongue of lickingthe night so much), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Bogota
- Illusion of Matter, Tate Modern, London
- Ensayo Material 24.09.15 (Material rehearsal 24.09.15), Despacio, San José
2014
- No sé cómo decir no sé (I don ́t know how to say I don ́t know), Sultana, Paris
2013
- Feather Piece, Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli
2012
- Cuerpo geométrico (Geometric body), Despacio, San José
2011
- Bitch on a bent palm tree, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
- Leer y beber el Arco Iris (To read and drink the Rainbow), Casa de América Cultural Center, Madrid
- Action T4 (the asylum is burning), Gachet Gallery, Vancouver
2010
- La Reina ha muerto, el alce la mató (The Queen has died, the moose killed her), Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
- Breve historia de la arquitectura en Guatemala (Brief history ofarchitecture in Guatemala), CCE Centro Cultural de España, Guatemala City
2009
- From Sea to Sea, Visualeyez Festival, Latitude 53 Gallery, Edmonton
2008
- Para tí el banano madura al peso de tu dulce amor (For you, banana ripesto weight of your sweet love), Despacio, San José
- To See The Enormous Night Arise, Pleasure Dome Festival, Toronto
2007
- Children’s Tears Laid Out To Dry, Grunt Gallery, Vancouver
- Muxux: My Navel, My Grandfather: Chicago, South Side Community ArtCenter, Chicago
2006
- Written Sorrows, Neutral Ground Artist-Run Gallery, Regina
2005
- The Sun is Crooked in the Sky; My Father is Thrown Over my Shoulders, FADO Performance Art Center, Toronto
- Colour is Emptiness, performance with Franz West’s Passstüch, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver
2004
- La abortada (The abortion), Blim Space, Vancouver
2003
- Great White Fleet, Gachet Gallery, Vancouver
- At the Base of Her Spine, Open Space, Victoria
2002
- Possession, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San Jose
2001
- Sodomizing Diego Rivera, Live Performance, Vancouver Art Biennial, Vancouver
2000
- White Intra-Venus, Church of Pointless Hysteria, Vancouver
1999
- Flesh Garden, Gachet Gallery, Vancouver
- Chicken Transgressions, Gachet Gallery, Vancouver
Group Exhibitions
2023
2022
- Is it morning for you yet? - 58th Carnegie International, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
- Back to the Roots: Decolonize Nature, WE ARE AIA I Awareness in Art, Zurich
2021
- Más Allá, el Mar Canta (Beyond, the Sea Sings), Times Art Center Berlin, Berlin
- La Nueva Fábrica, New Roots Foundation, Delray Beach
- So close I can see inside of you, ChertLüdde, Berlin
- First Sunrises on Earth, Projectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
- erdidos. En Medio. Juntos, 22a Bienal de Arta Paiz, Guatemala City
2020
- How to Tread Lightly, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
- Garden of Six Seasons, Para Site, Hong Kong
2019
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa At Small Arms, Toronto Biennial of Art
- Haltung & Fall. Die Welt im Taumel, Marta Herford, Herford
2018
- Playground, M Museum, Leuven
- Casa Tomada - Revindication of Tangible Property, SITE.lines2018 - Site Santa Fe Biennial, Santa Fe
- Prémio Paulo Cunha e Silva | The Paulo Cunha e Silva Art Prize, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Porto
- Agora, High Line Art, New York
- Blind Faith: Zeitgenössische Kunst zwischen Institution und Reflexion, Haus der Kunst, Munich
2017
- A Universal History of Infamy, 18th Street Art Center, Los Angeles
- The Conundrum of Imagination - On the paradigm of exploration and discovery, Leopold Museum, Vienna
- Latin American Circle Presents: Breve Historia de la Arquitectura en Guatemala, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- II Coloquio Latinoamericano de Arte No Objetual y Arte Rural, MAMM, Medellín
- First Day of Good Weather, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
2016
- Incerteza Viva, 32nd Bienal de São Paulo
- Sunrise Sunset, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
- Un Atlas Decolonial: Videos de las Américas, 2010-2015, OPC - Oficina de Proyectos Culturales, Puerto Vallarta
2015
- Intersections (after Lautréamont), CIFO - Cisneros Fontanals Foundation, Art Foundation, Miami
- The School of Nature and Principle, EFA Project Space Program, New York
- If I can't dance, I don't want to be a part of your revolution, Royal Tropical Institute, IICD, Amsterdam
- Tocar madera, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City
2014
- Props for Eréndira, 10th Gwangju Biennial, Gwangju
- Zipacna, Creator of Mountains, Sultana Gallery, Paris
- Ce Que Raconte La Solitude, La Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille
- Ras Le Bol (Fed up), SKOL Contemporary Art Center, Montreal
- The Politics and Pleasures of Food, Halle 14 Gallery, Leipzig
- IXX Art Paiz Biennial: Trans-Visible, Guatemala City
2013
- Present Future Prize Exhibition, Castello di Rivoli, Rivoli
- Obscenity of the Jungle, SWAB Contemporary Art Fair, Barcelona
- The Politics and Pleasures of Food, Halle 14 Gallery, Leipzig
2012
- The Weight of Lives I’m Not Living, Artspeak Gallery, Vancouver
- Les mangeurs (eaters), 4th Orange Art Event, Expression Exhibition Center & La Ressourcerie, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
- By hook or by crook, The Hangar Beirut Art Center, Beirut
2011
- Video Arte, Los del Patio Cultural Center, Panama City
- Mayami Son Machín, Diet Gallery, Miami
2010
- The Other Art Biennial of Bogota, Bogota
- Naufus Ramírez Figueroa & Beatriz Santiago, invited by Despacio, San José
- De Guatemala a Guatepeor (From Guatemala to Guateworst), SaunaProjects, Bogota
2008
- AA Bronson’s School for Young Shamans, John Connelly Presents gallery, New York
- Home Works IV: A Forum on Cultural Practices, Masrah Al MadinaTheater, Beirut
- Grotesques, A Space Gallery, Toronto
2007
- Forks, Tables & Napkins, Festival of Maps, Gallery 2, School of the ArtInstitute of Chicago, Chicago
- Sex Work: The Museum as Brothel - Art House as Porn House, 53rdInternational Short Film Festival, Oberhausen
2006
- Slits II, Western Front Gallery, Vancouver
Bibliography
2022
2020
2019
2018
- Naufus Raírez-Figueroa: "The House At Kawinal" at New Museum, BlouinArtinfo, July
- Joana Ortmann: Blind Faith - KünstlerInnen fragen, wem und was wir noch glauben können, BR, March
- Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa @ Galerie im Turm, BPigs, February
- Stará Condeixa, Markéta: Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, ArtForum, January
2017
- Taylor, Linda; Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, ARTREVIEW, December
- Magali Arriola: Oh Mother Nature, Frieze Magazine, December
2016
- Matthew McLean: Don't Go Seeking Answers in the Earth, October
- Regina José Galindo: Naufus Ramírez-Firgueroa, Bomb, March
2015
- Naufus Ramírez- Figueroa: God’s Reptilian Finger, Elephant Magazine, December
- Robert Barry: Rainbow Actions: An Interview with Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa, The Quietus, November
- Witt, Andrew: Naufus Ramírez-Figueroa - Critics’ Picks, ArtForum, November
- Marín, Betty: Naufus Ramirez - Figueroa’s Color and Tone Metaphors, 18th Street Art Review, April