Bissy Riva

Introducing Bissy Riva (b.1995) @bissyriva , an American artist of Peruvian and Italian background. Bissy received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Textiles in 2018. Bissy’s work is rooted in a fascination with the natural world, exploring the unseen structures that govern life in the wild. Bissy aims to paint what lies beyond the visible, uncovering hidden structures that shape our environment. Through her exploration of natural phenomena, Bissy draws parallels between these structures and the human experience, revealing rhythms and patterns that mirror our own complexities. Her paintings translate these forces into visual language, helping untangle and make sense of the world around us. Her layered compositions reflect the organic pulses and vibrant energies of nature, using bold colors and shifts in scale to express the flow of life, growth, and the vibrations connecting all living things. Ultimately, her work serves as both a visual puzzle and a meditation on ecological systems. Through her practice, Bissy explores how these forces shape, connect, and unite all life, highlighting the interconnectedness of all living beings within the larger environmental network. Artworks: 1. Facing The Crashing Wave, 2025. Oil on Canvas, 104 x 228 cm 2. Whistling Thorns, 2025. Oil on Canvas. Oil on Canvas, 161 x 142 cm 3. Space For The Sacred, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 120 x 238 cm 4. Living Landscape, 2024. Oil on Canvas, 272 x 250 cm

UN EARTHING THE HUB, 42 BONAR ROAD SE15 5FB @ual_thehub Blue Patch @blue_patch is a sustainability-minded business community supporting the UK’s transition toward clean energy and meeting net zero targets. A social enterprise, 100% of Blue Patch’s surplus income is invested into community-energy and biodiversity initiatives. Participate by becoming a business member, patron or volunteer. Un-Earthing engages with decolonial perspectives on the legacies of extraction across land, people, and labour—revealing how these histories continue to shape our present. The exhibition invites a reconsideration of sustainability through a necessary and critical lens. Curator: Douceline van Caloen @doucelinevc ARTISTS Bissy Riva @bissyriva Nasrah Omar @nasrah__omar Chiedu Okonta @chieduokonta Jonah Hoffman @jonah.hoff Magali. A Cult @magaliacult Mati Araoz mati_araoz_ #dulwichfestivalartistsopenhouse #artistsopenhse #dulwichfestival #bluepatch #ualthehub

Jan - March 🌱🪾plein air WIPs & set ups

BISSY RIVA @bissyriva Bissy Riva is a painter whose process-led practice responds to ecological systems and landscapes in flux. Her work evolves through layered mark-making, mirroring the rhythms and shifts found in the natural world, with surfaces that are both vibrant and textured. She often incorporates reclaimed and handmade materials, grounding the work in a material connection to the environments it reflects. In the run-up to the exhibition, Bissy has been developing a body of work in conversation with curator Douceline van Caloen for Blue Patch’s “Un-Earthing” group show. Together they have been selecting pieces that explore how histories of extraction have shaped relationships between land, labour and natural resources across different contexts. BISSY RIVA IS SHOWING AS PART OF UN-EARTHING IN COLLABORATING WITH BLUE PATCH @blue_patch THE HUB, 42 BONAR RD, SE15 5FB @ual_thehub MAY 16/17 Curated By Douceline van Caloen @doucelinevc Other Artists showing Nasrah Omar @nasrah__oma Chiedu Okonta @chieduokonta Jonah Hoffman @jonah.hoff Magali, A Cult @magaliacult Mati Araoz mati_araoz_ #artistsopenhse #dulwichfestival #dulwichfestivalartistsopenhouse #ualhub #bissyriva

Warm Springs Overflow 58 x 40 cm Oil stick, oil paint, acrylic paint on canvas

Wonky Tree Spine oil stick, oil, acrylic on canvas 40 x 55 cm

Coils in the Current, 2025 Oil paint and oil stick on canvas 102 x 166 cm . . . Commissioned piece for the loveliest @atmackie 🧚

A throwback to Bissy Riva's colourful abstracts at Rituals of Perception Group exhibition. @bissyriva #dcontemporary #emergingart Bissy Riva Facing the Breaking Wave, 2025 Oil on Canvas 104 x 228 cm Bissy Riva Whistling Thorns, 2025 Oil on Canvas 142 x 162 cm

Twin Ridge Oil stick and oil paint on canvas 65 x 85 cm / 25 x 34 in Mount Suswa, Kenya - a double crater ridge line formed by the dormant volcano & one of my favorite camping spots from over the years ⛺️

Midnight Lilies - on show now @terrace_gallery Let The Dust Settle 40 x 30 cm Oil Stick, acrylic, oil paint on canvas Big thanks to @thomaswevans for curation, @terrace_gallery , & @karl_bielik Terrace Gallery On now until December 7th 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6 of by appointment

Thank you to everyone who came and saw Let the Dust Settle! The Flooded Vlei (Sigiria) Oil Paint, Oil Sticks, and Pigment on Canvas 92 x 122 cm Big thanks to @thomaswevans for curation, @terrace_gallery , & @karl_bielik Terrace Gallery On now until December 7th 4-17 Frederick Terrace, London E8 4EW Open Sat-Sun 12-6 of by appointment

Terraforming wrap up! Huge thank you to @wari_shows , @cele.melgar & @_aksh_r for bringing it all together 💫 Thanks to everyone who came to see the show during the rush of Frieze Week! Loved exhibiting with this group: @mariella_smilas @viktoryiadijk @nelsonhernandez.cl @lauragrnbrg ——— ‘Shining Down Like Water’ Oil Stick, Oil Bar, & Pigment on Canvas 144 x 82 cm ‘Looking Up The Mountain’ Pastel on Cotton Pressed Paper (2x) 30 x 42 cm