Raphaele Shirley

Raphaele Shirley is a Franco-American multimedia artist based in New York City and upstate New York. Her work spans technology-based sculptural pieces, public art, place-making social interventions, and performance. She has presented solo and collaborative projects at venues including The Queens Museum, the Museum of Moving Image, the Emily Harvey Foundation in New York, the NCCA, the 2nd Moscow Biennale, and the Hermitage Museum in Russia, The Linz Museum in Austria, and The Kai Art Center in Estonia, among others. Her collaborators range from renowned composers to theater directors, architects, and technology experts. Raphaele, along with Algis Kizys, received the 2023 Wave Farm Grant for their performance piece 20F. She has also been an artist-in-residence at Harvestworks NYC with Rhys Chatham and GH Hovagimyan (2016) and The Arctic Circle (2009/2010). Raphaele has received several grants from the Norwegian Arts Council and awards for her collaborative projects.