CV + Biography | Indira Cesarine

INDIRA CESARINE ARTWORK CV

EDUCATION
Choate Rosemary Hall Cum Laude with honors in Photographic Art and History
Columbia College, Columbia University Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Women’s Studies, French
Reid Hall, Paris, France (Study Abroad Program via Columbia College, Columbia University)
New York Film Academy Certificate in Film Directing
Raindance Academy (UK) Certificate in Film Production
Postgraduate / Continuing Education New York Academy of Art, School of Visual Arts, Parsons School of Design, International Center of Photography, Art Students League, Brooklyn Glass, Urban Glass

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• “Indira Cesarine” The Parlor NYC, Solo Exhibition, 160 Madison Ave, NYC, October 2020 – ONGOING
• “LUMIÈRE” Solo Exhibition curated by Jessica Marinaro, The Untitled Space, New York, February – March 2024
• “LUMIÈRE” The Canvas 3.0 gallery x MakersPlace, Solo Exhibition, Oculus World Trade Center, January 31, 2024
• “THE LABYRINTH” The Untitled Space, Solo Exhibition, New York, June – August 2020
• “INDIRA CESARINE x NEON” Solo Exhibition Curated by Jenny Mushkin Goldman, New York, Feb 14 – April 14, 2019
• “Eyes Open/Eyes Closed” The Untitled Space – Solo Exhibition, 2016
• “Vita et Mors” The Untitled Space – Solo Exhibition, New York, March 2016
• “Carte Blanche” Visionairs Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Paris, January-February 2010
• “Indira Cesarine” Solo Exhibition Curated by Kelley Blevins, The Tunnel, New York 1995
• “Tropic of Cancer” Solo Exhibition Curated by Kelley Blevins, Wooster Street, New York, NY 1993
• “Indira Cesarine” (3) Solo Exhibitions, Paul Mellon Arts Center, Wallingford, Connecticut

RESIDENCIES
2020-2026 “Indira Cesarine Artist In Residence” The Parlor NYC, 160 Madison Ave, New York, NY
2021 “SILVER ART PROJECTS” Artist Residency, New York, Fall 2021
2020 “INGENUITY” Norwood Arts Club, Artist Residency, NY, September 2019 – August 2020

SELECTED INSTITUTIONAL EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC PROJECTS
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Watermill Center, New York
Hudson Valley MOCA, New York
Rockefeller Center, New York (The Egg of Light, Fabergé Big Egg Hunt)
SaveArtSpace Billboard Project (FUTURE VISION 2024, Art4Equality 2020), Public Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Annmarie Sculpture Garden in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution
Agnes Varis Art Center, New York
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, California
French Embassy Cultural Center presented by American Friends of The Louvre, New York

AWARDS & HONORS
Mattatuck Museum, People’s Choice Award, 2018 for I Believe in Free Love (Victoria Woodhull)
HER FLAG, Selected Artist Representing New York State, 2020–2021
Nationwide public art commission commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Albany Institute of History & Art, and William J. Clinton Library and Museum

FOUNDER AND LEADERSHIP ROLES
Founder of The Untitled Magazine, print and online publication, podcast, established 2009
Founder of The Untitled Space, Tribeca, NY art gallery supporting women in art, established 2015
Founder of Art4Equality, non-profit initiative fiscally sponsored by Fractured Atlas, established 2019

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS / PUBLIC ART / ART FAIRS

2026

• “In Full Bloom” Group Exhibition, The Untitled Space, New York, May 2026
• Gabrielle’s Angels Young Angels Gala Benefit Auction, New York, April 2026
• Women-Led Galleries Now, Artsy Online Art Fair, March 2026
• “The Groundbreaker Awards” Benefit Exhibit + Auction, Cipriani New York, April 2026
• “Every Woman Biennial” Pen + Brush Gallery, Group Show, New York, March 2026

2025

• “Take Home A Nude” New York Academy of Art, Benefit Group Show/Auction, Phillips New York, December 2025
• “Heartburn” Group Show, Sotheby’s Institute, New York, November 2025.
• “UPRISE 2025: The Art of Resistance” Group Show, The Untitled Space, New York, February – April 2025 (online through June 2025)
• “The Lost Warhols” Camilla Webster Gallery, West Palm Beach, December 2024 – February 2025

2024

• “FUTURE VISION” Public Art Billboard Exhibit Presented by SaveArtSpace and The Untitled Space, October – November 2024
• Gabrielle’s Angels Foundation For Cancer Research Gala Benefit Exhibit + Auction October 2024
• “ARTWALK NY 2024” – Coalition for The Homeless Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, October 2024
• “Take Home A Nude” New York Academy Of Art, Benefit Group Show + Auction, Sotheby’s New York, October 2024
• “Rhythmic Silhouettes” MakersPlace exhibition curated by Jessica Marinaro, October 2024
• “EVERY WOMEN BIENNIAL” – Group Show / Exhibiting Artist – New York, March 2024
• “WE ARE WOMEN” – The Untitled Space Group Show / Exhibiting Artist – New York, March 2024

2023

• “100 PERCENT” Crystal Waters Cover Story Launch Event, Art Basel Miami, Soho Beach House, December 3, 2023
• “ARTWALK NY 2023” – Coalition for The Homeless Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, November 2023
• “Take Home A Nude” New York Academy Of Art, Benefit Group Show + Auction, New York, October 2023

2022

• “The Liberation Of Beauty” Group Show, The Fearless Artist at Art Basel Miami, December 2022
• “The Lost Warhols” Art Basel Miami, Red Dot Art Fair, December 2022
• “RAPTURE” Benefit Art Auction The Untitled Space x Art4Equality, December 2022
• “Take Home A Nude” New York Academy Of Art, Benefit Group Show + Auction, New York, October 2022
• “The REBEL Exhibition” The Untitled Space x The Untitled Magazine, New York, September – October 2022
• “MY CHOICE” Benefit Art Exhibit + Auction The Untitled Space x Art4Equality, August 2022
• “TRUE STORIES” Group Show, The Untitled Space, New York April – May 2022

2021

• “Artist for Artists” Sotheby’s x New York Academy Of Art, Benefit Group Show + Auction, Sotheby’s New York, December 2021
• “SILVER ART 2021″ – Artist in Residence – Digital Residency, New York, Fall 2021
• “The INNOVATE Exhibition” The Untitled Space x The Untitled Magazine, New York, September – October 2021
• “HER FLAG” The National Museum of Women In The Arts, Washington, DC, artist representing New York State, June 9 – July 12, 2021
• “UNRAVELED: Confronting The Fabric of Fiber Art” The Untitled Space, New York April – May 2021
• “On Paper” Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center in partnership with The Smithsonian, Group Show, Feb 19 – Sept 26, 2021
• “Stirring Glows” Agnes Varis Art Center, Urban Glass New York, Group Show, January 20 – March 5th, 2021
• “UNTITLED” The Untitled Space, Group Show, New York, January 12 – February 28, 2021

2020

• “Autumn Benefit Auction” The Watermill Center x Artsy – November 18 – December 9, 2020
• “Rethink America” – David Benrimon Fine Art, Group Exhibition, New York (41 East 57th St), October 15, 2020 – December 4, 2020
• “Bound Up Together: On The 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment” – Smack Mellon, Group Show, New York, Oct 3 – Dec 13, 2020
• “Artist for Artists” New York Academy Of Art, Benefit Group Show + Artsy Online Auction, New York (111 Franklin St), Oct 1 – Oct 26, 2020
• “Art4Equality, Life, Liberty & The Pursuit Of Happiness” The Untitled Space, Group Show, New York, September 26 – November 3, 2020
• “SaveArtSpace x Art4Equality” – Public Art Billboard Exhibit, New York (44th x 12th Ave), September 21 – October 31, 2020
• Gabrielle’s Angels Foundation For Cancer Research – Charity Buzz, Benefit Art Auction, New York, Sept 12 – 24, 2020
• “SPRING INTO ACTION” – Monica King Contemporary, Benefit Group Show, New York, April – May, 2020
• “HER FLAG” William J. Clinton Library and Museum Public Art Installation, artist representing New York State, August-Sept, 2020
• “ART4EQUALITY” Benefit Group Show – The Untitled Space, New York, January 2020

2019

• “BODY BEAUTIFUL” – Group Show, The Untitled Space, New York, November – December 2019
• “ARTWALK NY 2019” – Coalition for The Homeless Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, November 2019
• “A BODY OF WORK” – Group Show / Exhibiting Artist – Wallplay, New York, November 8-19, 2019
• “INGENUITY” NORWOOD ARTS CLUB Annual Artist Residency – Exhibiting Artist – New York, September 12, 2019 – August 31, 2020
• “TAKE HOME A NUDE” – Sotheby’s NY – Benefit Auction NYAA / Exhibiting Artist – New York, October 2019
• Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art – Group Show, Exhibiting Artist, Peekskill, NY, August 10 – September 8, 2019
• “TABULA RASA” The Watermill Center, Benefit Auction, Exhibiting Artist, Water Mill, New York, July 27, 2019
• “HER FLAG”, Albany Institute of History & Art Museum, artist representing New York State, Ceremonial Event July 17th, 2019
• “IRL: Investigating Reality” The Untitled Space, Group Show, New York, June, 2019
• “The Female Gaze on Love, Lust & Longing” Superfine Art Fair, New York, May, 2019
• “EDEN” SPRING/BREAK ART SHOW Special Project, Group Exhibition, UN Plaza, NY, March, 2019
• “F213” – Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) – Arc Gallery, Exhibiting Artist, San Francisco, April 2019

2018

• SCOPE Miami – ArtHelix Gallery + SHIM in collab w/ The Untitled Space – Exhibiting Artist, Miami, December 2018
• AQUA Art Miami – ArtHelix Gallery + SHIM in collab w/ The Untitled Space – Exhibiting Artist, Miami, December 2018
• “ARTWALK NY 2018” – Coalition for The Homeless Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, November 2018
• “ART ON A POSTCARD” – Hepatitis C Trust Benefit Exhibit + Auction / Exhibiting Artist – London, November 2018
• “TAKE HOME A NUDE” – Sotheby’s NY – Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, October 2018
• “See|Me Takes Soho “ – The Untitled Space – Judge of Group Exhibition presented by SeeMe – New York, September, 2018
• “PRESSING MATTERS” – San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA) – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show, CA, August – October 2018
• “RISE: Empower, Change and Action!” – Whitney Modern Gallery – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show, CA, July 2018
• “DEFINING FORM” – The Untitled Space – Exhibiting Artist, Curator – Group Show – New York, July 2018
• “ONLY YOU” SCOPE Art Basel – ArtHelix Gallery + SHIM Booth A43 – Exhibiting Artist, Basel, Switzerland, June 2018
• “WIDE OPEN” – Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition (BWAC) – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – New York, May – June 2018
• “Of Women” – Rockaway Artist Alliance – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – New York, March – April 2018
• “(Hotel) XX” – SPRING/BREAK Art Show – Curator / Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – New York, March 2018
• “MIXMASTER 2018” – MATTATUCK MUSEUM – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – Connecticut, February – March 2018
• “ONE YEAR OF RESISTANCE” – The Untitled Space – Exhibiting Artist, Curator – Group Show – New York, January 2018
• “Recollections” – Union Street Gallery – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – Chicago, January 2018
• “CURRENTS” – A.I.R. GALLERY – Exhibiting Artist, Group Show – New York, January 2018
• “PORTRAIT 2018” – CICA MUSEUM – Exhibiting Artist – South Korea, January 2018

2017

• “ONLY YOU” – The Untitled Space – Multimedia Exhibition / Exhibiting Artist – New York, November 2017
• “TAKE HOME A NUDE” – Sotheby’s – Benefit Auction / Exhibiting Artist – New York, October 2017
• “SECRET GARDEN” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, June – July 2017
• NOW WOMEN OF POWER AND INFLUENCE AWARDS – Contributing Artist, Benefit Auction, New York, June 2017
• “PEACE DE RESISTANCE” – Superfine Art Show – Judge of Group Exhibition by ArtHouse NYC – New York, May 2017
• “SHE INSPIRES” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, May 2017
• “UPRISE / ANGRY WOMEN” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, January – February 2017

2016

•    GROUNDSWELL Art Auction & Benefit – Exhibiting Artist – Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, October 2016
• “SELF REFLECTION” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, October 2016
•    “IN THE RAW: The Female Gaze On The Nude” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, May 2016
•    International Women’s Day SBWSA Panel Discussion – Panelist, Anthology Film Archives, New York, March 2016

2015

• Feminism & The 4th Wave Panel Discussion – The Untitled Space – Panelist, New York, October 2015
• “The ‘F’ Word: Feminism in Art” – The Untitled Space – Group Show, Artist & Curator – New York, October, 2015
• “Mortem//Papiliones” – The Untitled Space – Duo Show, Exhibiting Artist – New York, June 9 – July 10, 2015
• (un)SCENE Art Show – Armory Arts Week, Group Show (Artist) New York, March 4-8, 2015
• “Human/Nature” – Vohn Gallery – Group Show, Artist & Curator, New York, February 2015

2014

•   “Photography Masters and Shooting Stars” – Artecho Exhibition & Auction, Art Basel Miami, November 28 – December 12, 2014
•   12th Annual International Festival Photo Mode – Exhibiting Artist, Cannes, France, June 15 – August 29, 2014
•   The Big Egg Hunt New York – Exhibiting Artist “The Egg of Light” Sculpture, Rockefeller Center, New York, April 1–26, 2014

2013

•   UNICEF Zero Awards – Video Art Installation in collab with The Untitled Magazine, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, Dec 2013
•   AFPT Benefit Awards Exhibit & Auction – Exhibiting Artist, New York, December 9, 2013
•   “Feeling Good” – Getty Images Gallery + David Lynch Foundation UK – Presented by Out of Context, London, October 2013

2012

•   “Second Circle” Premiere at The La Jolla Film Festival – Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, July 2012
•   “Out of The Box” Art Salon & Auction – Exhibiting Artist, New York, June 2012
•   “The Untitled Fashion Film” Video Installation – Cannes Film Festival – VIP Rooms, Cannes, France, May 2012

2011

•   “Facets of Figuration” – Metropolitan Museum of Art – Benefit Art Exhibit, New York, September 2011
•   “Factory Project” – West London Art Factory & Graffik Gallery – Red Bull Studios, London, July 2011
•   “In Face of Disability” – Cannes Film Festival – Documentary Film Screening – Short Film Corner, France, May 2011
•   “The Voyage Issue” – Big Screen Plaza – Outdoor Cinema, Chelsea, New York, Daily Film Screenings Sept 2011- June 2012
•   “The Voyage Issue” Fashion Film Installation – La Villa, Paris, France – October 1, 2011
•   “Best of XXXX Magazine” – Big Screen Plaza – Outdoor Cinema, Chelsea, New York, Daily Film Screenings July 2010 – Sept 2011

2010

•   “Voyeur” Exhibit – Art Basel Miami with American Friends of the Louvre, Miami Art Museum Contemporaries, & Quintessentially, Miami, 2010
•   “Voyeur” Issue Fashion Film Installation – Matignon, Paris, March 5, 2011
•   “Soiree Au Louvre” – American Friends of The Louvre Benefit – Video Art Installation, French Embassy Cultural Center, New York, June 2010
•   “Motion Deconstructed” – Quintessentially Art – Classic Car Club, New York, June 2010
•   “Distorted Beauty” – Station Digital Gallery – New York, April 2010
•   “London Fashion Shorts” – Machine-A Gallery – London UK, February 2010

2007 – 2009

•   “View Imaging” – 401 Projects – New York, December 2009
•   “New York Fashion Shorts” Film Screening – Tribeca Grand, New York, September 2009
•   “Peep Show” Soffer Collective Benefit Auction – New York, April 2009
•   “City of Love” Short Film Screening – Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, France, May 2007

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Indira Cesarine is a multidisciplinary artist working across photography, video, painting, printmaking, sculpture, neon, and installation. Her practice explores feminist narratives, identity, power, and autobiographical themes informed by her Latinx heritage and women’s history. Blending traditional and new media, Cesarine examines contemporary culture through work that is both intimate and politically resonant.

A graduate of Columbia University with a triple major in Art History, French, and Women’s Studies, she additionally studied at Parsons School of Design, School of Visual Arts (SVA), The New York Film Academy, The New York Academy of Art, Brooklyn Glass, and UrbanGlass. Cesarine began exhibiting at a young age, presenting her first solo exhibition at sixteen at the Paul Mellon Art Center. She later worked internationally as a photographer between New York, London, and Paris for over fifteen years, with commissions from publications including British Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ, Glamour, and Marie Claire.

Her work has been exhibited internationally at museums, galleries, and art fairs including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Hudson Valley MOCA, Mattatuck Museum, Albany Institute of History & Art, The Watermill Center, Annmarie Sculpture Garden in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, Agnes Varis Art Center, CICA Museum, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, the French Embassy Cultural Center with American Friends of The Louvre, Smack Mellon, A.I.R. Gallery, Art Basel Miami Beach, SCOPE Art Show, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Canvas 3.0 at the World Trade Center, and the Every Woman Biennial (2022, 2024, 2026). She has participated in artist residencies including Silver Art Projects (2021), Norwood Club (2020), and The Parlor NYC.

Cesarine’s work has been included in prominent benefit auctions including “Take Home a Nude” at Phillips and Sotheby’s New York, ARTWALK NY supporting the Coalition for the Homeless, and the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation Gala. Her public art projects include the “FUTURE VISION” billboard series presented by SaveArtSpace; “The Egg of Light,” exhibited at Rockefeller Center as part of the Fabergé Big Egg Hunt; and representing New York State for “HER FLAG,” a nationwide initiative commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment, exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum.

Her exhibitions and artwork have been featured in leading international publications including The New York Times, Vogue, Forbes, Newsweek, W Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed, and i-D.

In addition to her artistic practice, Cesarine is the founder of The Untitled Magazine, The Untitled Space, and Art4Equality. Since founding The Untitled Space in 2015, she has curated over 55 exhibitions and presented the work of more than 550 artists. She lives and works in Tribeca, New York.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Empowering feminist themes are a point of departure for my multidisciplinary practice. My work begins in a deeply personal place and expands outward into collective experience. Through my practice, I seek to reclaim visual space historically defined by patriarchal frameworks, constructing narratives rooted in agency rather than objectification.

Drawing from art history, mythology, and philosophy, my work weaves historical reference with contemporary urgency. My Latinx heritage informs my engagement with cultural memory and layered identity, reflecting the intersection of personal experience and collective struggle.

Working across neon, photography, sculpture, painting, and installation, I allow concept to determine form. I am drawn to the tension between fragility and strength—glass neon that feels delicate yet charged with urgency, and materials that embody both vulnerability and resistance. Through light as both material and metaphor, I explore visibility, power, and perception.

My work challenges systems of power and serves as a catalyst for social change. Themes of gender equality, bodily autonomy, and democracy recur throughout my practice, creating work that is both intimate and political while reclaiming space for historically marginalized voices.” – Indira Cesarine

INDIRA CESARINE’S ARTWORK & CURATORIAL HAS BEEN FEATURED IN:
(SELECT PUBLICATIONS)

- - Vogue (US)
  - Vogue Italia
  - New York Times
  - Forbes
  - Newsweek
  - Harper’s Bazaar
  - W Magazine
  - The Guardian
  - The Observer
  - The Huffington Post
  - i-D Magazine
  - New York Magazine
  - Nylon Magazine
  - Teen Vogue
  - AnOther Magazine
  - Dazed
  - Hunger Magazine
  - Artsy
  - Vice Media (Broadly, Creators)
  - Whitewall
  - Art News
  - Artnet

PRESS LINKS

EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY / PUBLICATIONS HAVE INCLUDED

Indira Cesarine’s photography has been commissioned by international publications including:

- - British Vogue
  - French Vogue
  - Vogue China
  - Vogue Italia
  - GQ (UK + Australia)
  - British Esquire
  - InStyle (US & UK)
  - Glamour (France + Germany)
  - Tatler (UK)
  - Elle (USA, UK & Australia)
  - Marie Claire (UK + Australia)
  - L’Officiel (France)
  - Rolling Stone (USA)
  - Grazia Italia
  - Harper’s Bazaar (Italian + International Editions)
  - The Times Magazine (UK)
  - Sunday Times Style (UK)
  - Stylist Magazine (UK)
  - You Magazine (UK)
  - Self Magazine
  - Cosmopolitan (US)
  - Flaunt Magazine
  - Ocean Drive
  - Out Magazine
  - The Untitled Magazine