Available Works
Biography
Bissy Riva (b. 1995, Boston, MA) lives and works between London, UK and Nairobi, Kenya. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Textiles in 2018. She completed the Graduate Diploma course at the Royal College of Art in Fine Arts with Distinction in 2023. She has continued to study at the Royal College of Art and is currently enrolled in the Painting MA programme.
Education
MA, Royal College of Art, 2025-2026
Diploma, Royal College of Art, 2024
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, 2018-2021
Exhibitions
2025
Rejection: When No Said Yes, RCA Hanger Gallery, London, UK Upcoming
2024
The Tiny Art Show, RCA Painting Building, London, UK
2023
Imprint Graduate Diploma, RCA Garden House, London, England
2022
Small Works Show, One Off Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
NOIR Launch, NOIR Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
2020
Xmas Box, Marula Manor, Nairobi, Kenya
2019
Dollhouse, South Philadelphia Gallery, Philidelphia, PA
2018
RISD Graduate Exhibition, New York Design Center, New York, NY
Textile Thesis Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
RISD x Spéos, Spéos Photographic Institute, Paris, France
2017
A Show About Care, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Printmaking ISA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
The Hugo Ball, ACME Studio, New York, NY 2016 Off The Wall, Expose Gallery, Providence, RI
Me & Dad, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI 2015 Print & Textiles, Central Saint Martins, London, UK
Residencies
2022
Olepangi Farm, Timau, Kenya
