Jeff Soto Bio
Through striking visual imagery, Jeff Soto communicates profound visions and fears, nostalgia of his youth, and themes of love, lust, and hope. Soto’s distinct color palette, subject matter, technique and bold themes resonate with a growing audience. Inspired by childhood toys, the colorful lifestyle of skateboarding and graffiti, hip-hop and popular culture, Soto’s representational work is simultaneously accessible and stimulating. |
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Education:
2002 BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA. Graduated with Distinction.
Solo shows:
2007 "Storm Clouds" Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY
2006 "Cold Ice Age" BLK/MRKT Gallery, Culver City, CA
2006 "Supernova" Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York, NY
2004 "Jeff Soto" BLKMRKT Gallery, Culver City, CA
2003 "Complete
Domination" OX-OP Gallery. Minneapolis, MN
2001 "Potato
Stamp Dreams" New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Shows:
2007
"BLK/MRKT at Red Dot". Miami, FL
"Generalized Anxiety Disorder". Curated by Kristine Bowen. Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"GREEN". Curated by Mark Murphy. Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"The Beast Within". Curated by Jamie O'Shea. Showroom, New York, NY
"Those Damn Yanks". Curated by Marsea Goldberg. Leonard Street Gallery, London.
"Scion Installation 4". Travelling exhibit, various cities.
"Fighting 4 Dreams". 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"BMG Artists Annual".
BLK/MRKT Gallery, Culver City, CA
Limited Addiction Gallery, Denver, CO
"One Up". Art Prostitute Gallery,
Dallas, TX
2006
"Natural and Unnatural: Imagining Landscapes" Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
"Electric Wasteland: Urban Art from L.A." Montseratt College of Art, Beverly, MA
"It's All Wood" Renowned Gallery, Portland, OR
2004
"Supercalligraphic” Fuse Gallery, New York, NY
"Unnatural Selection" Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
"Spinning Yarn" Riviera gallery, Brooklyn, NY
"Tall Stories" Wignall Museum, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
"The Russian Doll Show" 65 Hope Street, Brooklyn, NY
“Pop Pluralism" Jonathan Levine Gallery, New York, NY
2003
"Three
for Fall". La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"The
Hello Show" Tree House Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Looking
Up. (California)". Ghetto Gloss, Los Angeles, CA
"Subspecies." Recon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Sexhibition" 1300 Gallery, Cleveland OH
"Feathered
Friends" Motel Gallery. Portland, OR
"Crazy
Bastard" New Image Art, Hollywood, CA
"Robots
have feelings too" Culture Cache Gallery, San Francisco, CA. (curator)
"Assembly" Front Room Gallery. Brooklyn, NY
"Tres
Flores" Compound Gallery. Portland, OR
"Bomb
Pop". C-Pop Gallery, Detroit, MI
"Big
Bang" OX-OP Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
"Electric
Wonderland". Forbidden Gallery, Dallas TX
"Uncommercial
Art by Commercial Artists". La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood, CA
"Sci-Fi/
Western" 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
"The Giant Electric" New Image Art, Hollywood, CA
"The
Uncertainty Principle" Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
"Long
Drive South" Los Angeles, CA
"Namenlosen" Anno Domini Gallery, San Jose, CA
"Gods
and Monsters" Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
"Keep
A Breast" Art auction at Triple Five Soul Gallery. New York, NY
"Curb
Feelers" 1911 Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
"Superhero" New Image Art, Hollywood, CA
"Four
Your Eyes Only" La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood,
CA
"Decipher" Eighth Floor Gallery, New York, NY
New Image
Art at the Stockholm Artfair, Sweden.
"Uncommercial
Art by Commercial Artists". La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood, CA
"Bulls
Eye" Tin Man Alley, Philadelphia, PA
"LA's
Fab Five" Culture Cache, San Francisco, CA
2001
"E=" William Turner Gallery. Venice, CA.
"No
Purchase Necessary" RCAA Gallery. Riverside, CA.
"The
Society of Illustrators" New York, NY.
"Students
and Mentors: An Invitational" Riverside Community College Art Gallery.
Riverside, CA.
"Paintaholics" New Image Art. Hollywood, CA.
"Eye
Candy" 3 Deuces Gallery. Riverside, CA.
"Uncommercial
Art by Commercial Artists". La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Hollywood, CA.
"Illustration
West 39". California State University Northridge, CA.
Lectures
2006 Montserrat College, Beverly, MA
2006 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
2006 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA
2005 California State University Sacramento
CA
2005 Society of illustrators, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Press/Publications/reviews:
Potato Stamp Dreams: The Art of Jeff Soto, ArtWeek, Hi Fructose, Giant Robot, Beasts!, Juxtapoz, American Illustration, Paper, Art Prostitute, Streetwear Today, Print, Communication Arts, Stop Smiling, ID Pure, Lifelounge, Cal Magazine, Romantik, Beautiful Decay, Langages de Rue, XFuns, and Lodown Magazine.
Client list:
Sony Music, Warner Bros., The Broken Wrist Project, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, Esquire, City Pages, Tor Books, Morrow Snowboards, Nickelodeon magazine, Field and Stream, Spin, Toy2R, The Portland Mercury, Disney Adventures, Macskinz, Coors, Visa, F Communications, Wired, The Boston Phoenix, Juxtapoz, Critterbox toys, United Airlines/Fallon, Fast Company, Wired, and Outside Magazine.