CHRISTOPHER “UNPEZVERDE” NÚÑEZ

Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez (born January 26, 1980) is a Costa Rican/American artist working in the fields of choreography, film, installation, and sound. Núñez is a Mellon Foundation Grant Recipient 23′, a Princeton University Arts Fellow 22’, a Jerome Hill Fellow 22’, a Dance/USA Fellow 22’, and a Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Fellow 18’. His work been presented by Abrons Arts Center, The Joyce Theater, Princeton University, The Brooklyn Museum, The Kitchen, Danspace Project, Movement Research at The Judson Church, The Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, CUE Art Foundation, Performance Mix Festival, and Battery Dance Festival, among others. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Art In America, , and The Dance Enthusiast. He’s been an Artist In Residence at Loghaven Artist Residency, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), The Kitchen, Danspace Project, Abrons Arts Center, Movement Research, and Center for Performance Research. In 2023, Núñez was selected by Art In America as one of 20 New Talent artists on a global scale. The same year, he was nominated for a “Bessie,” The New York Dance and Performance Awards in the Best Performer category.