Education
Columbia University - GSAPP
Masters of Architecture – 2019, New York, NY
Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA in Architecture – 2016, Savannah, GA
Solo
2024, Playtime, Charles Moffett, New York, NY
2023, The Armory Show, Embajada, New York, NY
2022, Fireworks, Hoffmann, Maler and Wallenberg, Nice, FR
2021, Baile Latinoamericano: Museo de Arte y Diseño, San Jose, CR
2021, Divertimento: Donde Hay Una Catastrofe, Hay Un Escape, Embajada, San Juan, PR
Group
2024, Into the Abyss, Embajada, San Juan, PR
2024, Secular Gothic, Eyes Never Sleep, New York, NY
2023, Enlaces de Cambio, Diablo Rosso, Panama, PA
2023, Beach, Nino Mier, New York, NY
2023, Circadian Gardens, Eyes Never Sleep, New York, NY
2022, The Power To Dream, Galerie Hussenot, Paris, FR
2022, NADA Art Fair, Embajada, Miami, FL
2022, Escape From New York, Another Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022, Sobremesa, Yale School of Architecture, New Haven, CT
2021, NADA Art Fair, Charles Moffet, Miami, FL
2018, Apostasy, The Living Gallery, New York, NY
2017, (Not) Another Tower, Chicago Biennial, Chicago, IL
2016, Embodied Evolution, Davenport House Museum, Savannah, GA
2011, Dreaming Awake, De La Cruz Gallery, San Juan, PR
Awards
TPC Art Finance Presents Prize - The Armory Show
Residencies
Silver Art Projects - 4 World Trade Center, New York, NY
Publications
2024, Artnet: 2024’s Rising Stars: 5 Emerging Artists Who Made a Lasting Impression
2024, Art in America: Winter 2024 Cover
2024, Art in America: Bodies Blend with Buildings in Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s Geometric Grotesqueries
2024, Art in America: Jean-Pierre Villafañe Details His Painting on Art in America’s Latest Cover
2024, Family Style: Is Delicacy a Matter of Chance?
2024, Artsy: Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s Riotous Paintings Upend Corporate Drudgery
2024, Artnet, Artist Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s Dynamic Canvases Bring to Life a Corporate Carnival
2024, Elephant Magazine, Shows To See in New York This Summer
2024, Art Basel, Let's get physical! How contemporary artists have embraced athleticism
2024, The New York Times T Mag: In New York, a Show of Paintings That Consider Office Life
2024, The New York Times: 10 New York Destinations for Art Lovers
2023, Vogue: Hecho en Mexico, Talento Global con Impacto Global
2023, Harpers Bazaar: 8 Latinx Artists Reshaping New York City’s Art Scene
2023, Office Magazine: The Performance of Life with Jean-Pierre Villafañe
2023, New York Magazine, Grub Street: Café Loup Will be Reborn As Cecchi’s
2023, Latina: The Riotous Art of Jean-Pierre Villafañe
2023, Coveteur: The Greenwich Village Hotspot Serving Harlequin-Inspired Murals
2023, Eater New York: Manhattan’s Newest Supper Club Serves One of the Best Burgers in Town
2023, Dezeen: "Distinctly New York" interiors for Cecchi's restaurant
2023, Latina: Late Summer is for New York City’s Art Lovers
2023, Artnet, What I Buy and Why
2023, Latinness: Jean-Pierre Villafañe
2022, Surface Magazine, Jean-Pierre Villafañe’s Paintings Piece Together Eternal Nights
2022, Hoffmann + Maler + Wallenberg, Jean-Pierre Villafane: Fireworks.
2022, Bucknell University: West Branch 100, Fall 2022
2022, New American Paintings, Juried by Bill Powers: Northeast #158.
2021, Columbia University: Patio Magazine, Latin Qsapp.
2021, Terremoto: Triple show by Jean-Pierre Villafañe at Embajada, Puerto Rico
2018, Experiments in (Radical) Functionalism: Latin America.
2017, 2018, 2019, Columbia GSAPP: Abstract.
2018, Huck’s News & Politics: Activism.
2015, Atlanta Magazine: Ford F. Teams with Shake Shack.
2014, eVolo Magazine: Exuberant Bridge Breaks Linearity.
2014, Do Savannah Journal: Art Rise.
2014, Glamour Magazine: Fashion Designers of the Future.
2013, Adidas Originals: Twelve Days in Paradise.
2012, Ambiente y Color Magazine: Arte, Una Opcion de Color.
2011, Modo de Vida Magazine: DesignersLab 2011; Wellness Center
2010, Graffiti sobre Lienzo 2011, and Arte Urbano 2010, among others.
2010, El Nuevo Día Newspaper: La Arquitectura del Graffiti