Justin Rivera (b. 1997, Sorsogon City) is a multidisciplinary world-building artist based in London. His practice is rooted in Indigenous Futurism and Solarpunk, drawing from Filipino mythology, culture, and ancestral practices to imagine hopeful alternatives for contemporary and future worlds. Through speculative narratives, textiles, ceramics, film and performace, he explores how myth, memory, and resistance can shape more just, interconnected futures.
Education​
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Kingston University, London — BA Fashion, 2021
Including an Erasmus year in Berlin University of Arts studying Fashion Design
Commission ​
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Short Film for Maharlika UK, supported by Art Council England, London, 2025
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Panel speaker on "Care and Creativity: Trans and Queer Modalities" for the "Sincerely Yours, The Philippines Festival" held at Mousonturm, Frankfurt, 2025
Costume Design and Stylist for artist and choreographer Jose Funnel for a series of performances held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 2023
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Costume Design for choreographer Kianne Del Valle’s Tierra Quemada for Berlin Art Week, 2022
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Costume Design for performance artist, Mandhla Ndubiwa, for her stage performances in Austria and Germany, 2021
Exhibition
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Vuhklaan sa Kalawakwhan, Group Exhibition - Quezon City, Philippines (14 June - 12 July 2025)
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MYTO Episode 2: Solarpunk, Group Exhibition - London, United Kingdom (March 2025)
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Gaia's Garden, Group Exhibition - London, United Kingdom (2021)
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Dimension 3001, Group Exhibition - Berlin, Germany (2020)