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The Artnauts is an artist collective that uses the visual arts as a tool for addressing global issues "The Artnauts are well named.

They take off for outer spaces (a.k.a the margins) where angels are in short supply, filling gaps that shouldn't be there, speaking out where few can or will. What an incredible record..." -Art critic, Lucy Lippard

The Artnauts is an artist collective that uses the visual arts as a tool for addressing global issues while connecting with artists from around the world. The name derives from com

bining the words “art” and “astronaut” as a way to describe the process of exploring uncharted territory in the world at large (for example, currently the collective has an exhibition that is traveling down the Amazon River for three years to over 30 remote sites). The name also denotes the practice that is “not” art as usual, going beyond the confines of the traditional or conventional art world and blurring the boundaries between art, activism, and social practice. The Artnauts have worked at the intersection of critical consciousness and contemporary artistic practice to impact change for almost two decades with over 150 exhibitions on four continents.

05/29/2026

Artnauts board member Tina Suszynski has an opening tomorrow in Denver as part of her membership in the group SCULPXR. See second image for opening details!

05/22/2026

New Yorkers! Artnaut Trine Buhmiller is in a group exhibit at the Re Institute in Millerton, NY. Opening is May 30th from 4-6pm. SEVEN WOMEN CHASE ICEBERGS curated by Brenda Zlamany includes seven women who all were residents at Pouch Cove Residency in 2025.

05/17/2026

The work of our founder George Rivera at the European Cultural Center in Venice, Italy!!!

05/15/2026

Congratulations to Martha Russo for debuting nomos (cube Venezia) last weekend at the European Cultural Center in Venice, Italy!

05/12/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Heather Hanson
"This Here (Ovo Ovdje)"
Charcoal on paper
9.5"h x 7.5"w

"Thirty years ago in Sarajevo, the most basic of daily life included dodging the sight of the sniper. Everyday, going to work, to school, or just to retrieve water, required the stress of dodging fatal intent. For the people that live here, the precarity of peace is fresh and ongoing. A battle for remembrance to find commonality, community, to defend from complacency.

“This Here” recalls a citizen of Sarajevo showing his scars from being under fire. Inspired by the incredible modeling of hands in the "Embraces" paintings by Safet Zec, “This Here” is a testament of determined perseverance." ~ Heather Hanson

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

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05/11/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Nancy Lovendahl
"On Edge"
Monotype, watercolor, m/m on Belgian archival paper
9.5"h x 6.5"w

"The normalizing of unbridled misogyny flooding the media zone in my country has filled me with the self doubt that I can resist & be heard. That’s the strategic plan to disempower me & so many others. That same wound of self doubt is also triggered with the subtle, ingrained prejudices & legal structures to prove that I am less powerful, less reasonable & less believable than a white man. Fear overwhelms me. My healing is in rising up with others to destroy these lies." ~ Nancy Lovendahl

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

05/09/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

George Rivera, PhD
"Metastatic Wound"
Amazon Rainforest plant inks
8.5"h x 11"w

"Metastatic Wound references my prostate cancer. The image at the top references the location of cancer spreading beyond my prostate gland. Since my cancer had metastasized, I was diagnosed as having Stage 4 Cancer, which is the most advanced category of cancer. The other image is the scar that remained after my radical prostatectomy. Chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and radiation have kept my Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) numbers at a level that allows me to keep living. Though I am being monitored for elevation in PSA numbers every three months, my oncologist informed me that these numbers will fluctuate from serious to less serious throughout my life. I am fully aware of the ultimate consequences of this illness in my life. However, I am not afraid and heal myself by living a full and meaningful life with whatever days I have left." ~ George Rivera, PhD

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

05/07/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

K Rhynus Cesark
"Sorrow and Resilience"
Archival inkjet print
5 5/8"h x 7 7/8"w

"May 4, 1972. Two days before my 7th birthday, cancer became a household word. It swooped in and gathered my father. This left a wound that never formed a scar. It remains raw with unanswered questions. My mothers’ heart was heavy with grief. She rarely spoke his name until she herself was leaving. My son Owen recently shared with me that 'a person dies twice, once when they die and then again when that person’s name is never spoken again.' I will always speak their names and carry their memories in my bones." ~ K Rhynus Cesark

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

05/06/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Samira Hemmat
"Unloom"
Woodcut print and embossing paper
9.5"h x 7.5"w

"Unloom is made from shredded gauze, a material meant to heal wounds. I tore and unraveled the fabric to symbolize the internal turmoil and chaos I have experienced. I present this work as a self-portrait.

I carry an old wound that remains painfully fresh, rooted in the place I was born and the era in which I grew up—a fear that continues to breathe with me. Even migration has not brought healing; the wound deepens rather than fades." ~ Samira Hemmat

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

05/05/2026

We are pleased to present from our February exhibition "Wounds, Fears, & Healing" recently shown at Novi Hram Gallery in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Suzanne Faris
"1000 Stitches for 1000 Cuts"
Vinyl covered cotton, red velvet, embroidery thread
8"h x 6"w

"I started by making 1000 cuts in a piece fabric with a vinyl surface and a thin layer of cotton underneath. I put a piece of red velvet under that and stitched it together on the sides. The top fabric is naturally wrinkled and stretches like skin. As I repaired the 1000 cuts with 1000 stitches, the repaired surface became rigid and warped and was forever changed. There was no way to return it to the purity of its original surface. It was different - in some ways stronger than before, and in other ways more vulnerable. Wounds change us, and then we heal into the new version of ourselves." ~ Suzanne Faris

"Wounds, Fears & Healing"
Novi Hram Gallery
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
February 7-14, 2026
Curated by Dr. George Rivera with co-curator Pamela Beverly-Quigley "Wounds, Fears, and Healing" invites artists to "reveal and explore the fractures that shape us and to ask what it means to face our wounds and fears openly, with others, to share in the evolution of recovery.

Inspired by Joseph Beuys’ 'Show Your Wound' and his belief that creativity has the potential to heal, the exhibition’s artists explore wounds as sites of pain and truth, often concealed and avoided out of fear. Healing begins when the wound is faced and revealed, allowing art to serve as a form of social revelation and shared reckoning."

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