VICTOR REYES
b. 1978
Victor Reyes arrived in San Francisco by way of Los Angeles during the summer of 1998. He established himself as an early member of the Mission mural art community through an expansive public art project that has since expanded to cities around the world. In the studio his own language of mark making developed, forming recognition through many different styles and mediums.
Victor Reyes has a unique approach to visual art, often drawing free hand while using molds or stencils to fill a region with a transparencies that create a multiplicity of values, obscuring layers over and under, creating a kaleidoscope of imagery. The final effect is a conversation within the work revealing a dialogue between the past present and future. It resonates with the belief of 'fear no art,' making space for taking risks and pushing boundaries. Without the acceptance of failure, art would remain stagnant, and the creative spirit would be wasted on our own fears. Reyes redefines the traditional boundaries of art, inviting viewers to engage with the spontaneous beauty that emerges from the interplay of color, form, and happenstance.
He lives with his wife and child, and works in San Francisco.
CV
Memory Only Modernism West (2024) San Francisco
100 Errors Curated by Elysia Bowery, Prince Concepts (2024) Detroit
Humbaba Foreign Objects (2024) San Francisco
Poetics of Form + Color + Space Curated by Elysia Bowery, Caterpillar (2024) Detroit
Mother Tongue Curated by Jason Revok, Mini Galerie (2020) Amsterdam
Weight (2019) Sonoma CA
Beyond the Streets NYC Exhibition curated by Roger Gastman (2019)
Beyond the Streets LA Exhibition curated by Roger Gastman (2018)
Out of Body Curated by Rema Ghuloum, Launch Gallery (2017) Los Angeles
Bold Notion Curated by Roger Gastman, Core Club (2015) New York City
Painters Painting Golden Hands Gallery (2015) Hamburg Germany
Cruel Summer Jonathan Levine Projects (2014) New York City
At Home With Guerrero Gallery (2014) San Francisco
Out with The Old Library Street Collective (2013) Detroit
Down for You Known Gallery (2013) Los Angeles
Nudes Guerrero Gallery (2013) San Francisco
The Jungle Known Gallery (2012) Los Angeles
Misspelled Robert Berman Gallery (2010) San Francsico
Fresh Produce Primary Projects (2010) Miami
War Paint Known Gallery (2010) Los Angeles
Public Provocation Carhartt Gallery (2008) Germany
Will Rise Robert Berman Gallery (2008) Los Angeles
Letters First Known Gallery (2006) Tokyo and Taipei
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