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Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Solo Exhibitions
2025 – “Harlem: East Meets West,” Solo Exhibition at Manhattan News Network, New York, NY. April 2025.
2025 – Winner of the Billboard Creative Competition, Los Angeles, CA. Image: “End of Day is a Drag” (Halal Food) Featuring Mind of Mendoza, 2019. Manhattan, NYC.
2025 – “Puerto Rico: Paradise Ruined,” Climate Change Solo Exhibition at New York University, New York, NY. April 2025.
2024 – “Nature Finds A Way,” Solo Exhibition at Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, Riverdale, The Bronx, NYC. April 20 – August 4, 2024.
2024 – “Apollo Decathalon,” Selected Photograph Representing Puerto Rico at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France; Balcony In La Perla, The Château de Montsoreau - Museum of Contemporary Art.
2023 – “Women R Beautiful,” Solo Exhibition sponsored by The Griffin Museum of Photography and The Downtown Boston Business Association.
2022 – “Women R Beautiful,” Solo Exhibition at The Loeb – Frances Lehman Loeb Museum Art Center at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.
2022 – “Women R Beautiful,” Solo exhibition at Palmer Gallery, Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY.
2022 – “The Rights of Summer,” Solo Exhibition at Gary Marotta Fine Art, Provincetown, MA.
2021 – “American Beauty,” Solo exhibition at Gary Marotta Fine Art, Provincetown MA.
2020 – “Expanding The Pantheon: Women R Beautiful,” Solo exhibition at Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
2020 – “Women R Beautiful,” Solo exhibition at Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY.
2019 – “Making the Invisible: Visible,” Solo exhibition, Center For Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY.
2018 – Solo exhibition at Newark NJ National Airport, Curated by Henone Girma of the Newark Museum, NJ.
2017 – “Made In NYC,” Solo exhibition at Independent Projects, New York, NY.
2017 – Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection exhibition, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
2017 – “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” WhiteBox NYC. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel and Lara Pan.
2016 – “We Americans,” Station Independent Projects Gallery, New York, NYC.
2016 – “Pushing Buttons,” Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY.
2015 – “The Rights Of Summer,” Ripe Art Gallery, Huntington, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2015 – “Street Life: A New York City Vanishing Act,” SoHo Photo Gallery, New York, NY.
Group Exhibitions
2025 – “The Body Language 2025,” at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello, Venice, Italy. February 14 – 28, 2025.
2024 – “Candesence,” Group exhibition at Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY.
2023 – “Tender Loving Care: Contemporary Art From The Collection,” Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA. July 22, 2023 – July 28, 2025.
2023 – “Something Beautiful: Reframing La Colección,” El Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY.
2023 – “UPTOWN Triennial of Contemporary Art,” Wallach Art Gallery at Columbia University, New York. June 22-September 10, 2023.
2023 – “Portraits of LatinX & LBGTQ+ POC,” one of three selected artists, Art Crawl Harlem, Governors Island, NY, June 2023. Curated by Erica Morales.
2023 – “5 Years,” Part II Group Exhibition, Craven Contemporary, Kent, CT. July 8- August 22, 2023.
2023 – “Portraits X,” Group exhibition including Richard Avedon, Jimmy DeSana & Annie Leibovitz, Gallery 52, Jeffersonsville, NY. Curated by Trey Speegle.
2022-2023 – “Spectrum,” 3-person solo show exhibition at Studio Bizio Gallery, sponsored by Condé Nast, Edinburg, Scotland. Curated by Joanna Black.
2022 – “Recent Gifts,” 8 photographs on display from the PAAM’s Permanent Collection, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA.
2022 – “Off The Clock,” American Photographic Artists LA Chapter. Curated by Paul Martineau, curator of photographs at The Getty Museum – Winner. Exhibition and printed catalog.
2022 – “125th Street: Photography in Harlem,” Hunter College East Harlem Gallery, New York, NY.
2022 – “Flora Photographica,” Flowers Gallery London, UK & Photo London Art Fair. Published book with Lady Money Sings The Blues photo included.
2022 – The Flag Project at Rockefeller Center sponsored by The United Nations and The Climate Museum, New York, NY. Exhibition and printed catalog.
2021 – “All That Glitters Is Not Gold,” 2-person Show with Scooter La Forge, Domingos En La Playa Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
2021 – “Transfiguration: Leaving The Body Behind,” Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY.
2021 – “Love Letters To Harlem,” Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY.
2021 – Contemporary Art Collection at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
2021 – Group exhibition at Musée de la civilisation, Québec, Canada.
2020 – “Harlem Postcards,” Studio Museum of Harlem, New York, NY.
2020 – “NY Responds,” Museum of The City of New York, New York, NY.
2020 – “New York Stories,” Museum Of The City of New York, New York, NY.
2020 – “The Big Picture: Giant Photographs And Powerful Portfolios,” Fitchburg Museum of Art, Fitchburg, MA.
2020 – “Styling: Black Expression, Rebellion, and Joy Through Fashion,” Presented by Long Gallery, Harlem and Nordstrom, New York, NY.
2020 – “Postmasters Roma Selections,” from the Collection, Rome, Italy.
2020 – “The Confidence Game,” on Artsy, Curated by Savannah Spirit.
2020 – “Spring Affair,” Center For Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2020 – “A Light Exists in Spring,” Gallery 52, Jeffersonville, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2020 – “Members Show,” Center For Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2020 – “THE ARCHIVE TO COME,” Telematic Media Arts Gallery San Francisco, CA. Curated by Carla Giannis.
2020 – “Racism: The Other American Pandemic,” Eastern Connecticut University Gallery.
2019 – “IN/FLUX,” Pelham Art Center, Pelham NY.
2019 – “Summer Stock,’’ Craven Contemporary, Kent, CT.
2019 – “NY Summer Longing Never Fade,” LMAK Gallery, New York, NY.
2019 – “Summertime Salon,” Robin Rice Gallery, New York, NY.
2019 – “Members Show,” Center For Photography At Woodstock, Woodstock, NY.
2019 – “Queer As I,” HERE Art Center, New York, NY.
2019 – “69/19: Woodstock, Stonewall & the Moon Landing,” Gallery 52, Jeffersonville, NY.
2019 – “Pride,” Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2019 – “ROLE PLAY,” Postmasters Gallery, Rome, Italy.
2011 – “The Naked Truth: West,” Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2010 – “First Class: Second Class,” Asya Geisberg Gallery, New York, NY.
2010 – “The Naked Truth,” Haus Projects Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2010 – “Versus,” Haus Projects Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2007 – “Ruben Natal-San Miguel,” 2-person Solo Show with Greg Miller at Kris Graves Projects, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY.
Awards
2024 – Award Winner: “On Both Sides of The Lens: Documenting Both Sides of The Diaspora,” Center For Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, New York, NY.
Residencies
2024 – Art Crawl Harlem, Artist in Residence at Governors Island, New York, NY. May 1–November 1, 2024.
Special Projects
2024 – Museum Portrait Session at Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, Riverdale, The Bronx, NYC.
2023 – Museum of The City of New York Link NYC kiosks; Photographic image selected from the MCNY permanent collection. May 19-March 10, 2023.
2023 – Nordstrom Inc. Selected artist for a 2-person solo show during PRIDE 2023, Nordstrom at 57th Street, New York, NY. June 1-July 7, 2023.
2022 – Studio Museum of Harlem & Visual AIDS Tribute Walk, New York, NY.
2022 – Museum Portrait Session at Palmer Museum Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.
2021 – Museum Portrait Session at Fitchburg Museum of Art Fitchburg, MA.
2021 – Museum Portrait Session at Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
2021 – Summer Photography Teaching Seminar at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY.
2021 – The Flag Project, Aperture Foundation at Rockefeller Center, New York, NY.
2021 – MTA NYC Subway Commission. 8 light boxes, 70x40 inches at Barclay’s Center/Atlantic Yards Subway. From the series Last Stop: Coney Island.
2021 – Reopening of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY.
2018 – “Greetings From Coney Island,” Group exhibition. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
2017 – “UPTOWN Triennial Of Contemporary Art,” Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY.
2015 – Aperture Foundation Benefit & Auction Gala, New York, NY.
2010 – Photo LA Art Fair, Haus Projects, Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
2024 – Museum Portrait Session at Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, Riverdale, The Bronx, NYC.
2023 – Museum of The City of New York Link NYC kiosks; Photographic image selected from the MCNY permanent collection. May 19-March 10, 2023.
2023 – Nordstrom Inc. Selected artist for a 2-person solo show during PRIDE 2023, Nordstrom at 57th Street, New York, NY. June 1-July 7, 2023.
2022 – Studio Museum of Harlem & Visual AIDS Tribute Walk, New York, NY.
2022 – Museum Portrait Session at Palmer Museum Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY.
2021 – Museum Portrait Session at Fitchburg Museum of Art Fitchburg, MA.
2021 – Museum Portrait Session at Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC.
2021 – Summer Photography Teaching Seminar at Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY.
2021 – The Flag Project, Aperture Foundation at Rockefeller Center, New York, NY.
2021 – MTA NYC Subway Commission. 8 light boxes, 70x40 inches at Barclay’s Center/Atlantic Yards Subway. From the series Last Stop: Coney Island.
2021 – Reopening of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York, NY.
2018 – “Greetings From Coney Island,” Group exhibition. United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
2017 – “UPTOWN Triennial Of Contemporary Art,” Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY.
2015 – Aperture Foundation Benefit & Auction Gala, New York, NY.
2010 – Photo LA Art Fair, Haus Projects, Curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel.
Publications
Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, Three Ceiba pentandra: Axis of the Mesoamerican World / Mirror of Climate Change in the Caribbean (Oxford University Press, 2024), pages 63–88.
Expanding the Pantheon: Women R Beautiful (Winchester, MA: The Griffin Museum of Photography, 2023). Exhibition catalog.
Antonella Pelizzari, Arden Sherman, ed. 125th Street: Photography in Harlem (Munich, Germany: Hirmer, 2022) pages 46–49.
William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud, Flora Photographica: The Flower in Contemporary Photography, (New York, NY: Thames & Hudson, 2022) page 183.
Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Harlem (Long Island City, NY: KGP, 2019). Introduction by Sean Corcoran, Curator of Photography and Prints, Museum of The City of New York.
Armand Agresti and Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Excesiva Fotofobia, Vol. II (Brooklyn, NY: Pickled Press, 2015).
Public Collections
Bronx Museum of the Arts, NYC
Colby Museum of Art, Colby College, ME
El Centro for Puerto Rican Studies at CUNY Hunter College, NYC
El Museo del Barrio, NYC
Fitchburg Museum of Art, MA
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College, NY
Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
Kruizenga Art Museum at Hope College, MI
Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, NYC
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MI
Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
Museum of the City of New York
Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, NC
Newark Museum of Art, NJ
North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC
Provincetown Art Museum, MA
School of Visual Arts, NYC
Studio Museum in Harlem, NYC
The Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY
The Contemporary Collection of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, NC
The Des Moines Art Center Museum, IA
Wave Hill Art & Cultural Center, Riverdale, NYC