Ema Ri

Ema Ri is a Miami-based, queer-identified, Cuban-American artist. They earned their BFA from New World School of the Arts in 2017 and have since exhibited extensively across South Florida.

Their solo exhibitions at Spinello Projects—Undercurrent (2021) and In So Deep (2023)—highlight their evolving practice. Their work has appeared in group shows at CIFO Gallery, Locust Projects, Oolite Arts, MOCA Miami, and more. They’ve been featured in major events such as UNTITLED Art Fair and El Espacio23’s You Know Who You Are. Ema Ri has completed residencies at Oolite Arts, Kinosaito Arts, Atlantic Center for the Arts, and NWSA. Their work has been recognized with numerous awards, including a CINTAS Fellowship finalist spot (2017), Wavemaker Grants (2021–22), an Ellies Creators Award (2022), and the South Florida Cultural Consortium prize for Miami-Dade.

Host: Rosie Gordon-Wallace
Recording Location: Barry University Department of Communication, Miami Shores, Florida
Editor: Raymel Casamayor

Photo credit: Facilitated by Frederick Snitzer Gallery
Life Revered 2025 by Ema Ri