Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
September 2025, January 2026, Zwischendeich/Berlin
2026
Indigo dyes, pastel pencil, oil pastel and watercolor on cut and perforated watercolor paper, plexiglass, scorched oak blocks
73 x 55 x 9.5” / 185.4 x 139.7 x 24.1cm
Paper size: 45 x 45” / 114 x 114cm; 11.5 x 45” / 29 x 114cm
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
June 2024, February 2025 Berlin
2026
Indigo dyes, turmeric, wild berries, pastel pencil, oil pastel and watercolor on cut and perforated watercolor paper, plexiglass, scorched oak blocks
68.75 x 61.5 x 9.5” / 174.6 x 156.2 x 24.1cm
Paper size: 51.5 x 48.75” / 131 x 123.8cm
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
A leaf from another tree IX
2026
Graphite pencil and oil pastel on cut and perforated paper
Framed: 23 x 17.75 x 2” / 58.4 x 45.1 x 5.1cm
Paper size: 20 x 14” / 50.8 x 35.6cm
A leaf from another tree V
2026
Graphite pencil and oil pastel on cut and perforated paper
Framed: 23 x 17.75 x 2” / 58.4 x 45.1 x 5.1cm
Paper size: 20 x 14” / 50.8 x 35.6cm
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
A leaf from another tree Xi
2026
Pastel pencil and oil pastel on cut and perforated paper
Framed: 23 x 17.75 x 2” / 58.4 x 45.1 x 5.1cm
Paper size: 20 x 14” / 50.8 x 35.6cm
A leaf from another tree XI (detail)
2026
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
A leaf from another tree
2026
wood, cotton weaving
Dimensions variable to site
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Gardens in Orbit, Casey Kaplan, New York, September 10 - October 24, 2026
Nel pomeriggio non ci serà la luna
2024
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel, acrylic
37.5 x 31.5 x 6" / 95 x 80 x 15cm
Nel pomeriggio non ci serà la luna (detail)
2024
Installation view of Whitney Biennial 2026 (Whitney Museum of American Art, March 8–August 2026). Photograph by Darian DiCanno/BFA.com. © BFA 2026
Johanna Unzueta, Installation view of the exhibition Soft Power, DAS MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam 2024. Casey Kaplan, New York, Photo: Ladislav Zajac
Zwischendeich 2022, Berlin 2023, Resonance
2023
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel, cotton thread
89.75 x 28.75 x 23.75” / 228 x 73 x 60.3cm
Zwischendeich 2022, Berlin 2023, Resonance, 2023 (detail)
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Naturalist, Casey Kaplan, New York, January 12 - February 17, 2024
Berlin 2023, Elica
2023
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel, linen thread
19.69 x 24.8 x 3.9” / 50 x 63 x 10cm
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Naturalist, Casey Kaplan, New York, January 12 - February 17, 2024
Berlin 2021/2023, You were the first after...
2023
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, oil pastel, charcoal, linen thread
36 x 16 x 8.2” / 93 x 40 x 21cm
Berlin 2021/2023, You were the first after..., 2023 (detail)
Installation view: Johanna Unzueta, Naturalist, Casey Kaplan, New York, January 12 - February 17, 2024
March, April 2021 Berlin
2022
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks, needle holes, and cut paper on tinted watercolor paper (Indigo/añil, wild berry/Schneebeere), plexiglass, wood, bronze screws
Drawing: 43 x 43” / 109.22 x 109.22cm
Install dimensions: 60 x 47 x 9.8" / 152.4 x 119.4 x 25cm
March, April 2021 Berlin, 2022 (Detail)
March, April 2021 Berlin, 2022 (Alternate view)
Installation view: Drawing in the Continuous Present, The Drawing Center, New York. March 10 – May 22, 2022. Photo: Daniel Terna
Installation view: Drawing in the Continuous Present, The Drawing Center, New York. March 10 – May 22, 2022. Photo: Daniel Terna
June NY, September Berlin 2018
2018
Pastel pencils, charcoal, watercolor gold, needle holes on indigo, and rustic hand-dyed watercolor paper
44 x 21 x 7.5” / 112 x 54 x 19.05cm
June NY, September Berlin 2018, 2018 (Detail)
June NY, September Berlin 2018, 2018 (Alternate view)
Installation view: Where the threads are worn, Casey Kaplan, New York, March 18 - April 24, 2021
2016 NY
2016
Pastel pencils, charcoal pencils, onion extracts, and needle holes on watercolor paper
Paper size: 12.5 x 12.5” / 32 x 32cm each
Framed: 16 x16” / 40.64 x 40.64cm each
October 2020, February 2021 Berlin
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks and pin holes on wild berries hand- dyed paper
42.9 × 32.7” / 109 × 83cm
October 2020, February 2021 Berlin (Detail)
November 2020, February 2021 Berlin
2021
Watercolor, pastel pencil, oil sticks and pin holes on indigo and fustic hand-dyed paper
59 × 42.9” / 150 × 109cm
November 2020, February 2021 Berlin
Installation view: Pine’s Eye, Talbot Rice Gallery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2020. Photo: Talbot Rice Gallery, The University of Edinburgh
1:1 Resonance
2020
Sticks, oil pastel, twine and copper
511.81 x 354.33 x 5” / 13m x 9m x 15cm
1:1 Resonance, 2020 (Detail)
Installation view: Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Photo: Ben Westoby
Related to Myself
2020
Felt, thread, recycled wooden spools
354.3 x 23.6 x 13.8” / 900 x 60 x 35cm
My Tears Started the Rain / The Darkness of the Sea Opened My Eyes No. 2
2019
Indigo dyed natural felt, thread, burnt wooden beams, and wooden dowels
220 x 60 x 25” / 558.8 x 152.4 x 63.5cm
Installation view: Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Photo: Ben Westoby
Installation view: Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Photo: Ben Westoby
Installation view: Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Photo: Ben Westoby
Installation view: Tools for Life, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Photo: Ben Westoby
Two Of Us I
2019
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, copper watercolor, industrial wheels, nails and linen thread
52 x 36 x 19” / 132.1 x 91.4 x 48.3cm
Two Of Us I, 2019 (Alternate view)
Two Of Us II
2019
Wood, indigo dye, pastel pencil, gold watercolor, industrial wheels, nails, and linen thread
52 × 36 × 19” / 132.1 × 91.4 × 48.3cm
Two Of Us II, 2019 (Detail)
Two Of Us II, 2019 (Alternate view)
Installation view: Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, 2019. Photo: Margo Porres
February NY, March Antigua 2019
2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, copper watercolor, nails and hand-dyed cotton thread
21.85 x 9.84 x 0.98” / 55.5 x 25 x 2.5cm
February NY, March Antigua 2019, 2019 (Alternate view)
March NY, Antigua 2019
2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold watercolor, nails and 100% linen thread
11.81 x 11.81 x 1.57” / 30 x 30 x 4cm
March NY, Antigua 2019
April, May 2018
2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold watercolor, nails and cotton thread
7.87 x 7.87 x 0.98” / 20 x 20 x 2.5cm
April, May 2018, 2019 (Alternate view)
May NY 2018, March Antigua 2019
2019
Hand-dyed indigo wooden panel, pastel pencil, gold watercolor, nails and cotton thread
16 x 12 x 1” / 40.64 x 30.58 x 2.54cm
May NY 2018, March Antigua 2019 (Alternate view)
Installation view: Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, 2019. Photo: Margo Porres
Installation view: Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, 2019. Photo: Margo Porres
May, June 2016 NY
2016
Watercolor, pastel pencil, and needle holes on indigo hand-dyed watercolor paper
39 x 31” / 99.06 x 78.74cm
Installation view: Of the Color of the Forest, at the Bottom of the Sea, Proyectos Ultravioleta, Guatemala City, 2019. Photo: Margo Porres
September Berlin, November NY
2018
Watercolor, pastel pencils, needle holes, watercolor paper dyed by hand with indigo and fustic, die-cut by hand
46.6 x 25.19” / 118.5 x 64 cm.
September Berlin, November NY, 2018 (Alternate view)
Installation view: From my Head to my Toes, to my Teeth to my Nose, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, 2019. Photo: Eat Pomegranate Photography
Installation view: From my Head to my Toes, to my Teeth to my Nose, Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University, 2019. Photo: Eat Pomegranate Photography
Hug
2013
Felt, thread, and recycled wooden pole
Dimensions variable
Related to Myself
2018
Felt, recycled wooden spools, and recycled beams
Dimensions variable
Installation view: Searching the Sky for Rain, Sculpture Center, New York, 2019. Photo: Kyle Knodell
Gravity & Grace
2019
Oil stick pastel, charcoal, upcycled cotton rope (courtesy The New Denim Project), beetroot–dyed rope, iron, nails
Dimensions variable
Gravity & Grace, 2019 (Detail)
Installation view: When The Wind Goes Wrong, 57W57Arts, New York, 2018
Installation view: 10th Berlin Biennale, Akademie der Künste / ZK/U Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (Center for Art and Urbanism), Berlin, Germany, 2018
Installation view: Nodes, Encounter… Out of The Fields, Pastel pencil, Felt and wood sculptures, Jewett Art Gallery, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 2017. Mural drawing made in collaboration with students at Wellesley College, MA
Installation view: Nictinastia, Sala de Arte Público, Siqueiros, Mexico City, 2017
Nictinastia, 2017 (Detail)
Installation view: Nictinastia, Sala de Arte Público, Siqueiros, Mexico City, Mexico, 2017
Installation view: La liberte sans nom. 3, CRAC, Alsace, France, 2016
Hula Hoop
2015
Super 8mm transferred to digital video
4:42 min
Whispers
2012
8 mm transferred to video
5:03 min
Faucets and Yellow Hose
2011
Felt and thread
3.5 x 22 x 3” / 8.89 x 55.88 x 7.62 (each faucet)
