BIO
b. Robert Moore (b. 1983, Des Moines, Iowa) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist who is heavily influenced by socio-political events, cultural criticism, and collective identity related to the African American experience. Though he began drawing as a child, Moore fully leaned into a dedicated studio practice as an adult to facilitate healing and rehabilitation.
He is proud to be an independent artist who has cultivated a loyal following around the world. His first solo exhibition Out the Mud debuted at ThinkSpace in Los Angeles in 2023. Recent group exhibitions include Operation Varsity Blues at Allouche Gallery in New York and Masterpiece II at Band of Vices in Los Angeles. His work belongs in esteemed private collections such as Dr. Joy Simmons, CFP Ayesha Selden, Dr. Michael Glassner, Wright Collection, DJ D-Nice, musician Lil Yachty and the permanent collection of the Louisiana Museum of Art and History. He has been featured in press outlets including Ebony Magazine, Design Milk and Complex.
Robert truly believes art should be felt and not just seen. The hope is that we are all felt and seen.
Various notable international collections, both public and private, collections ranging from notable established collections to green collections, including but not limited to MOAH Lancaster (Lancaster Museum of Art History), The Des Moines Art Center (permanent and institutional collections): Butts Family Collection, Selden Collection, Joy Simmons Collection, The Wright Collection, The Glassner Collection, D-Nice, Taye Diggs, Gayle King, Taraji Henson, Edward Little Collection, Ingrid Best, and many more……
AS SEEN IN
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
THINKSPACE
Los Angeles, CA
2023
New York, NY
2023
THINKSPACE
Los Angeles, CA
2023
CIERRA BRITTON GALLERY
New York, NY
2023
CIERRA BRITTON GALLERY
Hong Kong, China
2022
ALLOUCHE GALLERY
New York, NY
2021
BAND OF VICES,
Los Angeles, CA
2021
CLARK PRIFITIS ART ADVIROSRY
Miami, FL
2021
UNKNWN + THE ART HAUS
Miami, FL
2021
PUBLIC MURAL
Chicago, IL
2021
COLLAB
Los Angeles, CA
New York, NY
Paris, France
Tokyo, Japan
2021
PUBLIC MURAL
2020
PUBLIC MURAL
Iowa City, IA
2020
PUBLIC MURAL
Des Moines, IA
2020
OUT THE MUD: A BLACK AMERICAN RITE OF PASSAGE DEBUT SOLO EXHIBITION
Featured in L.A. Times, over 23 original paintings, sculpture and conceptual works carefully composed and curated to activate the entire gallery space. Interactive and performance elements graced the opening night for the hundreds of attendees. The show was open from March 4th, 2023 – March 24, 2023. All works were sold/placed with some works reserved marked NFS as those are held for museum and public showings. One of the works was acquired by the Museum of History and Art Lancaster. The first museum acquisition to date from b. Robert Moore and will remain part of their permanent collection. Also seen in: Ebony.
SOTHEBY'S UNITED STATES MARKETS
F*CK CANCER (GROUP EXHIBIT)
ARTBALL BENEFIT AUCTIN (ARTSY)
SOTHEBY'S ASIAN MARKETS
OPERATION VARSITY BLUES GROUP EXHIBITION
MASTERPIECE II (GROUP EXHIBITION)
ART BASEL MIAMI (SCOPE)
UNKNWN | ART WEEK
SOHO HOUSE
KITH X BHM
HARVESTING HUMANITY: PUBLIC PROTEST
Harvesting for Humanity Projection Protect. Projecting images of past, present and future Black Americans. Some notable figures like Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubrey, George Floyd and even local Black children from the local community of Des Moines, IA.
As Seen in: DSM Magazine 2020, NewsBreak 2020, My Rural America 2020
RECIPROCAL OF HUMANITY
As Seen In: Daily Iowan 2020, Little Village 2020
UPLIFT BLACK GIRLS
Public mural reimaging classic iconic cartoon/comic, Peanuts. Using the Peanuts comic as reference and reimagining the cast to represent a diverse group. The mural includes a pink Snoopy and continues to support the narrative of uplifting and creating images of underrepresented imagery.
PRESS: 50 years / 50 faces of Oakridge Community 2020, Projecting Pride - One Iowa - LGBTQ Public Projection 2020