Naomi Elena Ramirez

Naomi Elena Ramirez (b. Hermosillo, Mexico) is a mexican-american multidisciplinary conceptual artist and curator whose work encompasses visual art, video art, and contemporary dance, and the process by which the different mediums can inform each other. Naomi has an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a BA in Dramatic Art/Dance from the University of California at Berkeley.  Her work has been exhibited and presented by A.I.R. Gallery, the Institute of (Im)Possible Subjects, Movement Research at the Judson Church, DoublePlus at Gibney Dance, The Bronx Latin American Art Biennial, Nurture Art Gallery, BRIC Contemporary Arts online exhibitions, Wallplay Gallery, Onomatopee Gallery, Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Arts@Renaissance; The Situation Room, Los Angeles; Gallery 107, North Adams, MA; Arte Nuevo InteractivA, Mérida, Mexico; Eugene Lang College; Northwestern University’s Graduate Student Performance Studies Conference In Bodies We Trust; New Voices in Live Performance at The Center for Performance Research; amongst others.  She is a recipient of the A.I.R. Gallery Fellowship for 2016/2017.  She curates Beaver an exhibition, performance, and discussion event that delves into contemporary feminist perspectives on pornography, gender performance, and female sexual self-expression.  She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.  www.naomielenaramirez.com