Riven Ratanavanh

Riven Ratanavanh (b. 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a New York-based artist. Reaching into the body to materialize trans diasporic futures, their work has been shown at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) London, Seattle Trans Film Festival, and the London Short Film Festival. They have performed at Performance Space, the Poetry Project, Amant, Center for Performance Research, and have danced for Young Boy Dancing Group, Cassils, Kinlaw, and Raven Chacon, among others. They have been featured by Dazed Magazine, NYCxDESIGN, and CIRCA, and on the Piccadilly Lights in London.

  • Spring 2024 MR@Judson Artist
Portrait of Riven Ratanavanh in two overlapping beams of pale blue and pink light. The artist is shirtless, wearing a heart monitor attached to their chest, and looks into the camera with a defiant and pensive expression. Photo courtesy of the artist.
ID: Portrait of Riven Ratanavanh in two overlapping beams of pale blue and pink light. The artist is shirtless, wearing a heart monitor attached to their chest, and looks into the camera with a defiant and pensive expression. Photo courtesy of the artist.