Joni Rivera

Joni Rivera is a self-taught artist with a degree in International Studies. Her true passion is art, 

which is a form of self-expression and meditation; a conduit for her love of the natural world.

Her works advocate for the preservation of all flora and fauna, hence the inspiration for painting mostly botanicals, animals and landscapes.



Her medium of choice is watercolor, as she is a botanical artist, watercolor provides the luminous transparency and versatility that botanical artwork requires.

She occasionally loves working with ink, graphite and colored pencil for the precision and control, a welcome break from the unpredictability of a water medium.

Her influences are Karl Martens, Oliver Pyle and Billy Showell. The masters of ink that inspires her are Moebius, Franklin Booth and Bernie Wrightson.

She studied in Miriam College in the Philippines and has a major in International Studies.

Kalikasan at Sining: Anim na Taon (Nature and Art: 6 Years of Advocacy Through Art) a Philippine Botanical Art Society and Philippine Fauna Art Society joint 6th Anniversary Exhibition
San Beda Museum and Archives, Muntinlupa City Philippines
October 21, 2025-December 10, 2025

ANI "Our Assets, Natural Heritage, and Cultural Identity" Botanical Art Worldwide 2025 National Museum of the Philippines May 19 2025 - ongoing

PhilBAS x PhilFAS Group Art Exhibit September 2024 - October 28 2024 Pugad ni Art Studio Baguio City Philippines

FLORA De La Sol by Sun Life Vietnam and Botanical Art Society Singapore July 6 - July 16 2023 Sun Life Flagship, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Flora of Southeast Asia (first international botanical exhibition of native plants in SE Asia)
November 2022-February 2023
Singapore