EDUCATION
| 2006 | New York University, Master of Fine Arts, New York, NY |
| 2004 | Brown University, BA in The Visual Arts + Program in Liberal Medical Education, Providence, RI |
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS selected
| 2025 | permanent public artwork, Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center, Staten Island, NY (upcoming) |
| 2024 | Group Hug, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2023 | Unresolved Rage Game (in collaboration with Ran Xia), Soho Repertory Theater, NYC |
| 2022 | Come By, Famous Hardware Store, CACHE, Springdale, AR |
| Open Invitation, Maker's Mark, NYC | |
| 2021 | In the Balance, New Children's Museum, San Diego, CA |
| 2020 | The Quiet (in collaboration with Avi Dobkin), Onassis Foundation, NYC |
| 2019 | The Privilege of Escape, Creative Time, NYC |
| Risk Management, Arts Brookfield, NYC | |
| 2018 | Year of the Dog, Chinatown Park, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston, MA |
| 2017 | Common Ground, Rufus King Park, Jamaica, Queens, NY |
| 2015 | Exhaust, SPACES, Cleveland, OH |
| 2013 & 2014 | The Course of Emotions: a mini-golf experience, Summer Streets, Urban Arts Program, NYC Department of Transportation, NYC |
| 2010 | Look Here, Cumberland Diagnostic & Treatment Center, Brooklyn, NY |
| 2008 | The Course of Emotions: a mini-golf experience, Rotary Ice House Gallery, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ |
| 2005 | star, Rosenberg Gallery, New York University, NYC |
| 2004 | Not Intended for Use, Brown University, Providence, RI |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS selected
| 2022 | For the Time Being, Superblue + Arts Brookfield, NYC |
| 2021 | BIAS: BUILT THIS WAY, Science Gallery Dublin, Ireland |
| Social Spaces, Golden Triangle BID, Washington D.C. | |
| 2020 | ENTER, Onassis USA |
| 2019 | Waiting for the Garden of Eden, WhiteBox, NYC |
| 2016 | Arts & Culture Hub, Summer Streets 2016, Urban Arts Program, NYC Department of Transportation, NYC |
| 2015 | Summer Long Sculpture Program, FIGMENT NYC, Governor's Island, NYC |
| 2014 | Barter Town (Trading Post XII: The People’s Economy), Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY |
| Barter Town (Trading Post XVI: Mesh & Lace), DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 18th Annual Sculpture Exhibition, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN | |
| Make Things (Happen), Nathan Cummings Foundation, NYC | |
| 2013 | Doing and Undergoing, Teachers College Building at Columbia University, NYC |
| La Bienal 2013: Here is Where We Jump, El Museo del Barrio, NYC | |
| CARNE VALE!, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY | |
| 2012 | united states, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT |
| PULSE Projects, PULSE Art Fair (with Galerie Stefan Röepke), NYC | |
| Systemic Risk, NURTUREart, Brooklyn, NY | |
| 2011 | Notice of Public Hearing Art & Law Residency Exhibition, SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY |
| Call and Response, Newark Arts Council Open Doors, Newark, NJ | |
| Chain Letter, Samsøn, Boston, MA | |
| 2010 | FRAMING AIDS, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY |
| Show VII, MMX Open Art Venue, Berlin, Germany | |
| The Case of the Curious Pedestrian, Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership, Brooklyn, NY | |
| The Golden Door, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ | |
| Both Sides of the Pulaski, Fine Art Framing, Long Island City, NY | |
| Brand X, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany | |
| Rompe Puesto, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY | |
| 2009 | STATE FAIR, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY |
| I can’t get no satisfaction: Contemporary views on the everyday, apexart, NYC | |
| Movie Nite (in collaboration with Drew Gardner), Dixon Place, NYC | |
| Kentucky Girlhood Project, Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY | |
| 2008 | How Soon Is Now? AIM 28 Exhibition, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY |
| 2006 | This one time…, Kiana Malekzadeh Gallery, NYC |
| Normal Space, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY | |
| curatorclusterfuckcompetition: Curator’s Choice, SCOPE NewYork, NYC | |
| 2005 | Deck the Walls, Exit Art, NYC |
| Storefront/Forefront, Tower Records Building, NYC | |
| I’m not a dictator, I just have a grumpy face, Weisspollack Galleries, NYC | |
| 2004 | Subterranea, New York University, NYC |
PRESS / INTERVIEWS selected
- Laura Swartz, "This New Art Exhibit Is Low-Key the Best Free Self-Care in Philly Right Now", Philadelphia Magazine, March 14, 2024.
- Noah Nelson, "Of Group Hugs And Unresolved Rage w/ Risa Puno", The No Proscenium Podcast, February 23, 2024.
- Brian Droitcour, "Conversations: Calum Bowden & Risa Puno", Outland, February 13, 2024.
- April Wallace, "Famous Hardware building tells stories of NWA people", Arkansas Democrat Gazette, January 12, 2023.
- Lori Goldstein, "The Power of Play: A Conversational Dialogue with Risa Puno", Public Art Dialogue, May 17, 2022.
- ”Reimagining Emotion with Risa Puno” artist talk, New Children's Museum, June 16, 2021.
- ”Freedom and Choice in Art and Literature” panel, Wolf Humanities Center, University of Pennsylvania, January 27, 2021.
- Maxwell L. Anderson, "Risa Puno," podcast interview on Art Scoping, March 29, 2020.
- Nathaniel Sky, "Privilege, Play, and Starting conversations with Risa Puno of The Privilege of Escape," podcast interview on Immersion Nation, October 11, 2019.
- Tony Huffman, "Pause > System > Settings: Reconfiguring the Rules in Risa Puno’s Escape Room," Arcade Project, August 14, 2019.
- Jan Garden Castro, "Analogies For Life: A Conversation with Risa Puno," Sculpture Magazine, August 2, 2019.
- Jillian Steinhauer, "An Escape Room Where You Can’t Escape Your Privilege," The New York Times, July 23, 2019.
- Kathryn Yu, "‘The Privilege of Escape’ Subverts the Escape Room Form," No Proscenium, July 22, 2019.
- Sarah Cascone, "Creative Time’s Latest Public Art Project Is an Escape Room Designed to Teach You About White Privilege," artnet News, July 18, 2019.
- Scott Lynch, "Artist Risa Puno's Escape Room In Midtown Focuses On Privilege & Inequity," Gothamist, July 18, 2019.
- Lisa Spira, "The Privilege of Escape: Interview with Artist & Game Designer Risa Puno," Room Escape Artist, May 24, 2019.
- Taylor Dafoe, "600 Artists Submitted Ideas for Creative Time’s Latest Commission. The Winner? A High-Concept ‘Escape Room’," artnet News, March 14, 2019.
- Glenn Adamson, "Literally a melting pot," Letter from America, Crafts Magazine, November/December 2018.
- Mark Feeney, "‘Year of the Dog’ installation comes to Chinatown Park," Boston Globe, February 20, 2018.
- Diane Daniel, "Game Theory," American Craft Magazine, June/July 2017.
- Christina Wallace and Cate Scott Campbell, "Risa Puno And The Art Of Play," podcast interview on The Limit Does Not Exist, Forbes, August 2, 2016.
- Dee Perry, radio interview on The Sound of Applause, 90.3 WCPN, August 19, 2015.
- Andrea Denhoed, “Give Yourself Away,” The New Yorker, October 15, 2014.
- Conor Gillies, “Risa Puno: Please Enable Cookies,” Radio Open Source, October 9, 2014.
- Lois Beckett, “How Much of Your Data Would You Trade for a Free Cookie?,” ProPublica, October 1, 2014.
- AM DeBrincat, “fair game: Risa Puno in conversion with AM DeBrincat,” ArtFile Magazine, September 22, 2014.
- Tina Ramnarine, “The Course of Emotions: Installation Artist Risa Puno on Her Mini Golf Course at Summer Streets,” StageBuddy, August 06, 2014.
- Betsy Armour, “The Art of Collaboration,” Fine Art America blog, August 05, 2014.
- Jennifer M. Wood, “Park Avenue goes car-free for Summer Streets 2013,” Time Out New York, July 31, 2013.
- Jan G. Castro, “Innovative Low Cost Museum-Quality Art by Risa Puno and Soo Sunny Park,” International Sculpture Center blog, June 19, 2013.
- Roz Baron, “Preview: Three Emerging Artists Featured in El Museo del Barrio’s 7th Biennial Exhibition,” Remezcla, April 2, 2013.
- Jordan Galloway, “Culture and Cocktails at Brooklyn Art Night,” Brooklyn Based, March 16, 2012.
- Brendan S. Carroll, “Risky Business,” Hyperallergic, February 24, 2012.
- Michael Wilson, “Brooklyn Bridge,” artforum.com, February 21, 2012.
- La Shawn Pagan, “Absence -- Framing AIDS 2011,” The Queens Courier, December 8, 2010.
- Briana Vannozzi, “The Art Of Mini-Golf,” NJN News, aired July 9, 2010.
- Tammy La Gorce, “Come for Art, Stay for the Golf,” The New York Times, July 2, 2010.
- Dylan Schenker, “The Jersey City Mini-Golf Experiment: The Golden Door Is Now Open,” Hyperallergic, July 1, 2010.
- Don Ciandella, “A Mini-Golf Tribute to Jersey City’s Immigrants,” The Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2010.
- Nicole Caruth, “Gastro-Vision: Whack! Contemporary Artists and Piñatas,” Art21 blog, May 21, 2010.
- Simone Davis, “Pinata Party!!!” TheBronxRocks.com, January 10, 2010.
- Gordon Fitch, “A State Fair In Queens,” ARTEZINE, Volume 17.5, June 17, 2009.
- Jenine Clancy, radio interview, WMCX News, 88.9FM, September 2008
- “Goings On About Town,” The New Yorker, July 21, 2008.
- Walter Robinson, “Weekend Update,” artnet Magazine, March 20, 2006.
AWARDS/HONORS selected
| 2024 | Brookfield Place New York Annual Arts Commission, Arts Brookfield, NYC (upcoming) |
| 2023 | Golden Lock Award, Room Escape Artist |
| 2022 | Artist-in-Residence, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA |
| Writer/Director Lab, Soho Repertory Theater, NYC | |
| 2019 | Most Innovative Immersive Experience, 2019 Immersion Awards |
| Interactive Artist of the Year Award, FIGMENT, NYC | |
| Open Call Award, Creative Time, NYC | |
| Artist-in-Residence, Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Enosburg, VT | |
| 2018 | Arts/Industry Residency, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI |
| 2017 | Art in the Parks: UNIQLO Park Expressions Grant, NYC Parks |
| workshop with Carsten Höller, Fundación Botín, Spain | |
| 2016 | member of NYC Dept. of Transportation Art Advisory Committee |
| 2015 | project grant, FIGMENT NYC, Governor's Island, NYC |
| 2014 | Open Studio Fellowship, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN |
| 2012 | artist lecture, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT |
| proposal finalist, New Children’s Museum, San Diego, CA | |
| 2011 | teaching artist, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY |
| Art & Law Residency Program, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, NYC | |
| 2010 | artist panel, A-Lab Artist Forum: FRACTURE, Queens, NY |
| project grant, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ | |
| 2009 | visiting artist, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY |
| proposal finalist, Public Art Fund, NYC | |
| project grant, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY | |
| visiting artist, Satellite Academy, NYC | |
| 2008 | visiting artist, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ |
| 2007 | Artist in the Marketplace (AIM) Program, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY |
| 2006 | Emerging Artist Grant, Scope New York, NYC |