Josue Ramirez

Josué Ramírez AKA Rawmirez is a multidisciplinary artist working in installation, craft, video, and performance. Rawmirez lives in the Rio Grande Valley, along the Texas/Mexico border, and his current work investigates relationships between personal identity and locations – particularly ‘la frontera’ – through references to popular culture, flora, traditional Mexican imagery, bilingualism, graffiti culture and patterns. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Mexican American Studies with a focus on public policy. His artwork has been exhibited in the MexicArte Museum, Art League Houston, the Brownsville Museum of Fine Arts, as well in publications like Remezcla and Pitchfork. Ramirez in addition serves as the Director of Raw Creativity for Trucha RGV, a media collective and online platform focused on the region’s arts, culture, and social movements.