Yiyo Tirado- Rivera

Yiyo Tirado-Rivera (b. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1990) lives and works in San Juan. He earned a BA in Design and Graphic Arts from the School of Fine Arts and Design (EAPD). Since 2015, he has co-directed the contemporary art platform KM 0.2 with Karlo Andrei Ibarra in Santurce. A recipient of Beta-Local’s "La Práctica" fellowship, he has exhibited in Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Chile, the US, Spain, and the Dominican Republic. His work has been featured in No existe un mundo poshuracán at the Whitney Museum and Tropical is Political at the Americas Society and MAC-PR. Upcoming Exhibitions: 2024 Solo at Mahara+Co, Miami, and Duo at Andrew Freedman Home, NY. Awards/Residencies: NADA UKS Residency (Oslo), Andrew Freedman Home Residency (2024), Beta-Local Fellowship (2017-18). Individual Shows: Ocaso (2024), Tropical Blizz Ball Sale (2021). Collective Shows: Jameel Arts Centre (Dubai), Tropical is Political (2023-24).