Hey, I’m Ruben!

My name Ruben Ramires and I am a Portuguese-American illustrator living and working in Houston, Texas.

When I was younger I wanted to be a ballet dancer or a fireman. Now I can’t dance ballet or put out fires, but I can draw it :)

My work is very playful, quirky, bold and minimalist. I am greatly inspired by animals, plants, and our relationship with the world.

For commissions or inquiries: rub.ramires@gmail.com

I am one of the organizers for Zine Fest Houston.

Find my work at:

Solo Exhibitions

September 2022 - October 2022, “Anxious Poems” - Solo show with mural installation, Antenna, New Orleans

November 2021, “Ir Embora” , Águas Furtadas, Oporto, Portugal

Selected Exhibitions:

April 2024, It’s a small world, group show curated by Chasity Porter, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, Texas

February 2023, MASHED 6 Art Show (collaborative pieces made with artist Anastasia Kirages, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, Texas

January 2023, 10x10 Art Show , Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, Texas

July 2022, “Pretty Darn Small”, Hardy and Nance Studios, Houston, Texas

December 2021, “Postcards Perspectives”, Artspace At Untitled, Oklahoma

October 2021 - January 2022, “Copy Culture: Zines Made and Shared” , Houston Center For Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas

July 2021, “Super Colectiva - Playlist II (Roadtrip Edition)” , Águas Furtadas, Oporto, Portugal

February 2021, “Love you to death” , Insomnia Gallery, Houston, Texas.

December 2020, “CARTAZ I” , Águas Furtadas, Oporto, Portugal

July 2020, “Didn’t it rain” , Insomnia Gallery, Houston, Texas

February 2020, “Tiny Art Show” , Texas Art Asylum, Houston,Texas.

June 2019, “Pride Art Show” , Insomnia Gallery, Houston, Texas

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