R o b e r t M o y a p a i n t t e x t i l e c o l l a g e
Robert Moya comes from a long line of New Mexican artists and artisans. He moved from Albuquerque to LA, where he teaches and makes art.
His process involves building up thick, dried layers of acrylic paint that is infused in used textiles. Once he has a desired thickness in the layers of cloth and paint, he cuts them into squares and rectangles, which he then collages onto and into substrates made from other found materials.
Moya's works could be seen as two-dimensional readings of three-dimensional abstract landscapes that are rendered with a handmade aesthetic.
His interest is in the variances between neighboring spaces (certain nuanced relations in patterns, space, color, surface, depth, and composition), as well as how these spaces might relate to the differences in the man-made spaces that we, as humans, inhabit and create.
Robert is also interested in taking on the challenge of transforming the found objects and materials he uses into inspiring, colorful, art objects.
EDUCATION
MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
MATESOL, California State University, Los Angeles, LA, CA
BAFA, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
SELECTED SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 THE END, CRNR Gallery, Altadena, CA
2018 T-SHIRTS, Galeria Tres por Cuatro, Madrid, Spain
2016 ROBERT MOYA, Recreative Denver, Denver, CO
2015 ROBERT MOYA, Seattle Recreative, Seattle, WA
2010 VERNISSAGE, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
2009 HERE, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
FACT/SIMILE, Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, IA
2007 HUMPLE PI, Museum of Pocket Art, San Francisco, CA
2004 ROBERT MOYA/PAUL WILKENS, Sprout Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Chai'n Brai Laika Daimon, the Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, Texas
AAF New York, After Nyne Gallery, NY,NY
AAF London, After Nyne Gallery, London, Englend
2021 NIGHT MOVES, High Beams No. 5, Bendix Building, LA, CA
NOMAD, Torrance Art Museum, Del Amo Crossing, Torrance, CA
2021 ESTAMOS BIEN LA TRIENAL with MoPA, El Museo del Barrio, NY, NY
2018 SUMMARY FOR TOURISTS, Galeria Tres por Cuatro, Madrid, Spain
2016 AUTHENTIC, Charles White Gallery, Altadena, CA
NOSHUA WITH JOSHUA, The Rose, San Diego, CA
2015 CONCENTRATE, Diego Rivera Gallery,
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
AN ODYSSEY:TEN YEARS OF THE TORRANCE ART MUSEUM, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
NO BOUNDARIES, Pasadena Educational Foundation/PUSD, Pasadena, CA
2014 RELATIVE GEOMETRIES, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
NEW NEON, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
C-NOTE, Haus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 MASS ATTACK 2, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
RELATIVE GEOMETRIES, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
GEOMETRY OF CHANCE, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 POWERPLAY, Southern Queens Park Association, Queens, NY
AAF, with Conrad Wilde Gallery, NY, NY
2011 ALL THAT REMAINS, FABRIC8, San Francisco, CA PAINT, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA
AAF, with Conrad Wilde Gallery, LA, CA
AQUA ART MIAMI, with Conrad Wilde Gallery, Miami, FL
CREAM, FROM THE TOP, Performing Arts Institute,
San Francisco, CA
2010 THE UNSHOW, Solano College, Fairfield, CA
2009 MUSEUM OF POCKET ART/POSTCARD 13, The Lab,
San Francisco, CA
2008 ALIVE AND KICKING, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
RELATIVE GEOMETRIES II, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
100 DOLLAR SHOW, 643 Project Space, Ventura, CA
AUCTION, Center for Contemporary Art Sacramento, Sacramento, CA
FLOURESCENCES, 642 Project Space, Ventura, CA
LATINO VISIONS, McNish Gallery/Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA
IMMEDIATE FUTURE, SF Arts Commission Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
A MIRROR IN WHICH TO DWELL, Ventura County Arts Council Gallery, Ventura, CA
ENCORE, Conrad/Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
THINGS COME TOGETHER, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
THE TEXTURE OF SPACE, Diego Rivera Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
PAWN SHOP, Raid Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2007 EVERYTHING BUT THE KITSCHEN SINK, La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
THE BACK OF TONY’S TRUCK, a6gallery, Henderson, NV
SEMBLANCE TO WHAT I HAVE IN MIND, Swell Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
RITUALS, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
RELATIVE GEOMETRIES, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
SMALL WONDERS, Pharmaka, Los Angeles, CA
2006 BLIPS, DRIPS, AND STRIPS, Upfront Gallery, Ventura, CA
HOT SHOTS, McNish Gallery/Oxnard College, Oxnard, CA
NO BOUNDARIES, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
2005 LA LIVING, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
CARPOOL, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA
NEXT DOOR, 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica, CA
GROUP SHOW, Sprout, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021
"This is Halloween--High Beams Art Collectives Offer Rooftop Fun," Diversions LA, November
2018
"Meet Robert Moya" VOYAGELA, March 2018
2015
"Robert Moya," FRESHPAINTMAGAZINE, December, 2015
Ayers, Marshall, "Robert Moya Along the Way," ARTZRAY, March
Atelier D'Eveil, "Robert Moya," ATELIERDEVEIL, June, 2015
2013
Graffuturism, "Photo Recap Group Exhibition, Geometry of Chance,"
GRAFFUTURISM, August
2010
Beltran, JD, “Why Not?” SF GATE ART AND CULTURE FIX, Vernissage,
SFAI GRADUATE EXHIBITION CATALOG, May
2009
Molon, Dominic, “Juror’s Comments,” NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS 85, December
Rodriguez, Gladys, “Robert Moya,” BEAUTIFUL DECAY, December
2008
Regen, Margaret, “Pure Beauty,” TUCSON WEEKLY, July
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2010
CAC, WOODSIDE RESIDENCY AWARD, Troy, NY
2008
MURPHY AND CADOGAN FELLOWSHIP, San Francisco Foundation,
San Francisco, CA
2007
PEF GRANT, Pasadena Educational Foundation, Pasadena, CA
2005
POWER OF ART AWARD, Robert Rauschenburg Foundation,
Captiva, FL
ARTIST GRANT, Puffin Foundation, Teaneck, NJ
PUBLIC LECTURES
2011
CREAM, FROM THE TOP, Artists forum with Kenneth Baker,
Performing Arts Institute, San Francisco, CA
2009
HERE/THERE, Exhibition lecture, Diego Rivera Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
PAINTING AS PROCESS, Lecture and slide presentation,
University of Michigan,Ann Arbor, MI
2006
HOT SHOTS, Exhibition lecture, McNish Gallery/Oxnard College,
Oxnard, CA
2005
CREATIVE VISIONS, Lecture, TESOL Conference, San Antonio, TX