1. Exhibition Overview
Gallery Chang presents Andy Moses: Recent Works
Gallery chang is delighted to announce its upcoming exhibition, andy moses: recent works, showcasing the latest paintings by the acclaimed los angeles-based artist. On view from February 20 through March 25, this highly anticipated exhibition marks Moses’s long-awaited return to New York, offering a rare opportunity to experience his mesmerizing, light-responsive works in an intimate gallery setting.
2. Artist Introduction | Andy Moses
Andy Moses is an American contemporary artist renowned for his innovative approach to painting, particularly his use of curved canvases and fluid, dynamic compositions. His work is deeply influenced by the natural world, incorporating elements of light, movement, and geological formations into his visual language. Born in Los Angeles and trained at the California Institute of the Arts, Moses initially worked in New York during the 1980s, where he engaged with the city’s vibrant art scene. Later, he returned to California, drawing inspiration from the unique atmospheric qualities of the West Coast. Over the years, his works have been showcased in numerous international exhibitions, earning critical acclaim and a place in major institutional and private collections. His artistic evolution continues to push the boundaries of abstraction, making his work both visually and intellectually compelling.
ANDY MOSES
LOS ANGELES, CA, 1962
EDUCATION
1979 - 1982 California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
AWARDS
2018 Artist of the Year, Art of Palm Springs
1987 Premio Michetti, Fondazione Michetti Italy
SELECTED
2026 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA
2025 Gallery Chang, New York, NY
2023 William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
JD Malat Gallery, London, UK
2020 William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2019 Spanierman Modern, Miami Beach, FL
JD Malat Gallery, London, UK
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2017 30 Year Survey, Pete and Susan Barrett Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2016 William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015 Peter Marcelle Project, Southampton, NY
2014
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2010 William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2009 Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2008 Bjorn Ressle Gallery, New York, NY
Sam Freeman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2007 Jacob Karpio Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica
Galleri S.E Bergen, Norway
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2006 McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Patricia Faure Gallery Los Angeles, CA
McClain Gallery, Houston, TX
2004 Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Patricia Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Off Main Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Kantor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1995 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1988 Asher/Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY
2024
2023
Light Matter, PST Art, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Rhythms of Abstraction, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK
Force of Nature, Spanierman Modern, New York, NY
Spanierman Modern, New York, NY
Annual Group Exhibition, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
California State University Northridge Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Art Miami Fair, Sponder Gallery, Miami, FL
Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 I Love the Light in California, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2021
CrossCurrent, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Color Theory, Bentley Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
2020 AllTogetherNow, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Abstraction and The Natural World, JD Malat Gallery, London, UK
2019 Seattle Art Fair, JD Malat, Seattle, WA
Santa Monica, College, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018 ELEMENTAL, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
STRATA, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2015 CONFLUENCE, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Mana Comtemporary Wyn, Miami, FL
2014 Elements, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Skin/Deep, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2012
2011
Luminous, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
Ed’s Party: Spheres of Influence in the LA Art Scene, William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Gleam in the Young Bastard’s Eye, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2010 Nyehaus Gallery, Swell, NY, NY
Peter Blake Gallery, Summer Group Show, Laguna Beach, CA
William Turner Gallery, Material Matters, Santa Monica, CA
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
2009 Bjorn Ressle Gallery, Winder Salon, NY, NY
The Black Cat Gallery, Darkwave, Culver City, CA
Eric Phleger Gallery, In A Different Light, Leucadia, CA
Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Inaugural Exhibition, Palm Desert, CA
Arena 1 Gallery, Weekend, Santa Monica, CA
Phantom Gallery, Surface of Space, Long Beach, CA
2008 Arts Manhattan, DNA Evolution, Manhattan Beach, CA
MODAA, Liquid Light, Culver City, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, 15 Years 15 Artists, Laguna Beach, CA
Nuuanu Gallery, California Dreamin , Honolulu, HI
Modern Masters Fine Art, Finish Fetish @ MMFA, Palm Desert, CA
Pharmaka Gallery, Surface of Space, Los Angeles, CA
2007 dba Gallery 256, Liquid Light, Pomona, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, West Coast Abstraction, Laguna Beach, CA
Anita Shapolsky Gallery, Group Show, New York, NY
Arena 1 Gallery, Pink III, Santa Monica, CA
2006
2005
Beverly Hills Municipal Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
Gallery C, LA Minimalism Today, Hermosa Beach, CA
George Billis Gallery, All in the Family, Los Angeles, CA
Patricia Faure Gallery, Pink, Los Angeles, CA
Berman/Turner Projects, Flow, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Spike Gallery, New York, NY
Cartelle Gallery, Pink, Los Angeles, CA
Patricia Faure Gallery, White on White, Los Angeles, CA Atheneum, La Jolla, CA
2003 Todd Madigan Art Gallery, Bakersfield, CA
Gallery C, The Art of Paint, Hermosa Beach, CA
Double Vision Gallery, Double Vision, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New Concepts, New York, NY SpaceProject, EleMental, Hollywood, CA
Arts Manhattan, Close Proximity, Manhattan Beach, CA
1997 Nabi Gallery, To the End and Beyond, Sag Harbor, NY
1996 Millennium Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1994 Cambell Thiebaud Gallery, Lana International, San Francisco, CA
1993 Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Newspace, Instincts of Intuition, Los Angeles, CA
1991 Hallwalls, Pleasure, Buffalo, NY
1990 Amy Lipton Gallery, New Metaphysical, New York, NY
Marta Cervera Gallery, Matter and Memory, New York, NY
1988 Asher/Faure Gallery, Unstable Universe, Los Angeles, CA
1987 Annina Nosei Gallery, Spacial Effects, New York, NY
1986 Artist’s Space, Selections, New York, NY
2024 Back to Basic, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at Cal State LA,
2022
2019
We are LA: Contemporary Art from the Fredrick Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Art Museum, Black and White: Contemporary Art from the Fredrick Weisman Foundation, Laguna Beach, CA
Pepperdine University, Frederick R. Weismann Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
2018 Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
2017 California Dreaming, Pepperdine University, Frederick R. Weismann Museum of Art Malibu, CA
2016 Carnegie Art Museum, Frederick R. Weismann Art Foundation, Oxnard, CA
2014 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Environmental Impact, Malibu, CA
Laguna Art Museum, Selections from the Permanent Collection, Laguna Beach, CA
Marjorie Barrick Museum, UNLV, Las Vegas, NV
2012 Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
2011 Pepperdine University, Frederick R. Weismann Museum of Art Malibu, CA
Brevard Museum of Art, Melbourne, FL
2010 Contemporary Arts Center, Elements of Nature, New Orleans, LA
Lancaster Art Museum, Lancaster, CA
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
2009 Laguna Art Museum, Collecting California, Laguna Beach, CA
Pepperdine University, Frederick R. Weismann Museum of Art Malibu, CA
2008 Laguna Art Museum, Recent Acquisitions, Laguna Beach, CA
American Jewish University, Bel Air, CA
2007 Frederick R Weisman Foundation, Made In California, Malibu, CA
American Jewish University Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Colorado Springs, CO
2006 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, LA Art Scene , Los Angeles, CA
2005 Riverside Art Museum, Flow, Riverside, CA
2003 Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
1988 Newport Harbor Art Museum, Skeptical Beliefs, Newport Beach, CA
1987 Fondazione Michetti Rome, Italy
3. Artistic Style
Andy Moses’ works are defined by their luminescent surfaces, intricate color transitions, and three-dimensional forms. He employs a distinctive method of pouring and manipulating acrylic paint on curved panels, allowing gravity and viscosity to shape the final composition. This technique results in paintings that seem to shift and change based on the viewer’s angle and lighting conditions. His works often evoke the organic patt erns found in nature—such as ocean waves, sedimentary layers, and cloud formations—creating a sense of depth and motion that extends beyond the confines of the canvas. Through careful layering and meticulous color blending, Moses achieves a radiant effect that enhances the immersive quality of his paintings. The interplay between control and spontaneity in his process underscores the delicate balance between order and chaos, a recurring theme in his work.
4. A Visionary Exploration of Light, Movement, and Energy
Andy Moses’s paintings exist at the intersection of science, nature, and abstraction, creating dynamic compositions that shift and evolve with the viewer’s perspective. His signature technique, driven by chemical reactions, gravity, and viscosity, allows paint to take on fluid, organic forms—capturing the ephemeral beauty of natural forces in motion.
Influenced by California’s Light and Space movement, Moses’s works interact with light in a way that makes them feel almost alive, revealing intricate layers of color and depth that transform depending on the viewer’s position. The result is a body of work that is both visually captivating and deeply meditative, drawing the audience into an immersive experience where paint itself becomes a force of nature.
Andy Moses: Recent Works brings together a curated selection of his most recent paintings from 2024, alongside select pieces from previous years. These works showcase his continued evolution as an artist, expanding the possibilities of paint while exploring themes of motion, fluidity, and energy. Visitors will have the chance to witness firsthand how Moses’s paintings respond to their surroundings, shifting as light moves across their surfaces and offering an ever-changing visual experience. This exhibition provides a rare chance to engage with Moses’s work in New York, as he returns to the city with a striking collection that bridges the gap between the natural and the otherworldly.
Press Coverage I
[ Andy Moses: ‘Recent Works’ ]
ArtNowLA 2020 | A Celestial and Molecular Visual Journey
by Jody Zellen
In Andy Moses‘ recent paintings, contrasting colors flow within circular and hexagon shaped canvases to create a push/pull sensation across the surface. The works draw viewers in and ask them to suspend the known in favor of the unexpected. Moses wants to take his viewers on a visual journey that is simultaneously celestial and molecular. In each painting, he employs a limited palette of intense colors that often emanate from the center and swirl out toward the edges. Integral to the pieces are the alchemical properties of paint and the uncanny ways colors interact on the surface. For example, in Geodynamics-1703 (2020), gold and blue-green swashes of color undulate across the hexagonal canvas alluding to the constant motion of ocean waves that ebb and flow from a central vortex.
Moses’ paintings are complex imbroglios that defy understanding. While his process is additive, it is impossible to reverse engineer the construction of the images. Fascinated by the micro and the macro, the geologic and the galactic, Moses references nature and its dynamic forces, creating abstract works that explore basic color relationships while simultaneously suggesting lava or river flows as well as star trails in the night sky. Moses often starts small, creating studies for his larger works where he determines color relationships and the possible flow of the paint. A wall of seven 20-inch acrylic on lucite hexagon panels serves as an index to the larger pieces where Moses carefully enlarges and perfects his method.
Press Coverage II
[ JD Malat Gallery Celebrates its First Birthday with a Psychedelic Exhibition ]
Los Angeles artist Andy Moses brings his metaphysical, meditative circular canvases of deep colour to Mayfair’s JD Malat Gallery on the occasion of its first birthday
By Thomas Barrie 21 June 2019
A year after its triumphant opening, Mayfair’s JD Malat Gallery is throwing a colourful, month-long birthday party in the form of the first-ever London show of Los Angeles-based artist Andy Moses’ work, entitled Echoes Of Light.
Moses has long been working in pure colour, with only a hint of form running through his canvases. Since 2003, he has produced colourscapes in the vein of Rothko, suggestive of mysterious, foreign worlds – a burning, orange Sahara reflected in the sky above in one, or a marshland of opalescent, oil-spill silver in another. Moses moved from New York back to his native Los Angeles in 2000; the visual transition from a vertical, skyscraper-punctuated city to the horizontal urban sprawl was one that spurred him to paint his pseudo-landscapes, as was his penchant for gazing out of the windows of planes on flights, surveying the unknown below. As an adolescent, Moses watched Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey on the massive, curved screen at LA’s Cinerama Dome, an immersive experience that informed his own concave canvases. “I want them to refer to landscape without becoming landscape,” he says. In 2017, he made the move to working on circular canvases and the coloured, alien landscapes became 2001-esque tunnels of light, simultaneously resembling planets and microscopic forms.
In Andy Moses‘ recent paintings, contrasting colors flow within circular and hexagon shaped canvases to create a push/pull sensation across the surface. The works draw viewers in and ask them to suspend the known in favor of the unexpected. Moses wants to take his viewers on a visual journey that is simultaneously celestial and molecular. In each painting, he employs a limited palette of intense colors that often emanate from the center and swirl out toward the edges. Integral to the pieces are the alchemical properties of paint and the uncanny ways colors interact on the surface. For example, in Geodynamics-1703 (2020), gold and blue-green swashes of color undulate across the hexagonal canvas alluding to the constant motion of ocean waves that ebb and flow from a central vortex.
Press Coverage III
[ Echoes of Light ]
21 Jun — 20 Jul 2019 at the JD Malat Gallery in London, United Kingdom
12 June 2019
Curated by Larry Bell, one of America’s most renowned and influential artists, Echoes of Light will feature a selection of concave paintings, alongside Andy’s newest circle and hexagonal pieces created especially for the London showcase. This exhibition also coincides with JD Malat Gallery’s landmark 1st anniversary; a fitting celebration to mark one year since the Mayfair-based gallery opened to much acclaim in June 2018.
Andy’s distinctive style is simultaneously abstract and representational; the technical fluidity of his work with acrylics in Echoes of Light reflect his experiences of growing up surrounded by incredible landscapes, and serve to mimic nature and its forces. He uses a unique process of preparing layers of floating paint before allowing them to flow across the surface. Andy first began work on concave surfaces in 2003, allowing him to further play with light, as well as creating a greater feeling of depth. The concave paintings sway between pure abstraction and sweeping vistas of various types of landscapes including the ocean, desert, sky, clouds and even tectonic shifts - both real and imaginary. In the circular and hexagonal paintings, it appears as if one has zoomed in on these vistas and compressed and contorted them to suggest a new kind of space, that still alludes to organic forms but from a more microscopic or macroscopic point of view.
Commenting on his work Andy says; “My quest is to create the sensation of light that appears to be emanating from the surface of the painting rather than being reflected off of it. I use a variety of pearlescent pigments that appear to shift in hue and vibrancy as the viewer moves around the painting.”
Andy continues, “When the opportunity to exhibit my work in London came up, Larry, who is an old family friend, immediately volunteered to help me select the pieces. His suggestions were invaluable in creating a well-rounded presentation of my work. I am extremely grateful for his advice, involvement, and continual support and am honoured to be working with JD Malat Gallery for my first solo show in London.”
Speaking of Andy’s work, renowned artist Jeff Koons says “I’ve always loved Andy’s work. It’s interesting how it embraces many dialogues within the history of painting, from nature, landscape and science to abstraction. The paintings embrace everything while at the same time a sense of negation is always present. This polarity allows you to discover your relationship with the work itself. There’s always a sublime beauty within the work. The co-mingling of time and space, both real and abstract, is one of the most relevant aspects of Andy’s work to me. Moses’ work is powerful and extreme, from the beginning to today, in concept and execution.”
“We are honoured to be showcasing Andy’s debut show, carefully curated by Larry Bell, here in London. The echoes of nature are felt as we gaze upon Andy’s paintings. It is a real pleasure to exhibit a show which brings two amazing artists and visionaries together.” Gallery Founder Jean-David Malat speaks on the upcoming exhibition. In June, JD Malat Gallery are celebrating their first year, having hosted 7 successful exhibitions to date with many more exciting shows in the pipeline.
5. Collecting Value
Andy Moses’ works have consistently demonstrated strong value within the contemporary art market. His ability to fuse artistic experimentation with technical mastery has made his paintings highly sought after by collectors, museums, and galleries alike. Over the years, his pieces have been acquired by major institutions such as the Guggenheim Museum, Laguna Art Museum, and MOCA Los Angeles. As interest in dynamic and experiential art grows, his works continue to appreciate in both artistic significance and monetary value. His unique approach to abstraction and his innovative use of materials contribute to the rarity and desirability of his pieces. Given the increasing recognition of his contributions to contemporary painting, investing in an Andy Moses artwork is not only a testament to aesthetic appreciation but also a valuable addition to any serious collection.
