Two artists, two paintings — AnnaV's golden floral piece beside JC Rivera's blue character work at their two-person show Common Ground, Lumina Gallery Chicago 2025

Collaboration
with JC Rivera

My ongoing collaboration with JC Rivera is some of the most exciting work I make. Together we create pieces neither of us would make alone — pushing into new themes, new boundaries, new directions. The page collects work from our two-person show and beyond. Much more to come.

Featured work is from "Common Ground" our two-person exhibition at Lumina Gallery, Chicago, 2025.

Collaboration between AnnaV and JC Rivera — a bright pink flower surrounded by yellow clouds and abstract forms on a black background
Collaboration between AnnaV and JC Rivera — a colorful flower painted with bear graffiti across its petals
Collaboration between AnnaV and JC Rivera — bright flowers climbing skyward through yellow bear clouds and abstract forms on a black background
AnnaV and JC Rivera collaboration paintings — male and female boxers with flower-crowned heads, pink and red gloves, at Common Ground exhibition Lumina Gallery Chicago
Collaboration installation — painted vintage motorcycle and wall painting at AnnaV and JC Rivera's Common Ground show, florals merged with character graffiti, Lumina Gallery Chicago 2025
AnnaV and JC Rivera collaboration — wall display of hand-painted boxing gloves hung by their laces, each one customized with florals and characters, at Common Ground exhibition