Paola Oxoa
Born 1979, Medellín, Colombia
Lives and works in Hudson Valley, NY
Contact paoxoa@gmail.com
Education
2004 BFA, Animation, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design (RMCAD), Denver, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2018 What the Thunder Said, Matteawan Gallery, Beacon, NY
2006 Round Tripper, Stay Gallery, Denver, CO
2005 The Mirror of Reason, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
2004 True Love, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024
Transcendence, JDJ, New York, NY
2023
Multipolar, curated by Itzel Vargas Plata, NADA Curated
I AM THE PASSENGER, Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY
2021
Chromatic Vigils/Low Tides, curated by The Sphinx, Hudson Hall, Hudson, NY
2020
More Dusk than Moth, curated by The Sphinx, Spring Break Art Show, New York, NY
2019
Fractal Labyrinth, curated by The Sphinx, NYU, 34 Stuyvesant St, New York, NY
2018
In The Rabbit Hole, Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY
Gungywamp, curated by The Sphinx, 42 Social Club, Lyme, CT
The Cruellest Month, Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY
2016
Appetite for Destruction, Wassaic Project, Wassaic, NY
2013
Selections of Latin American Art Featuring the Recent Drawings of Paola Oxoa, Celery Space, Berkeley, CA
2012
FRACK OFF, RH Gallery, New York, NY
THE SEXUALITY SPECTRUM, Hebrew Union College Museum, New York, NY
Righteous Perpetrators: “Action Brings Good Fortune”, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
Accumulations, J. Cacciola Gallery, New York, NY
2011
WALLmART, White Box, New York, NY
The 99% Art, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY
(re:) FORM ART, 195 Maujer, Brooklyn, NY
Don’t Throw Away That Art!, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
2008
The Simple Truth, Rule Gallery, Denver, CO
2007
The Dominant Planets Of, curated by Michael Smoler, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles, CA
2006
Extended Remix, curated by Cydney Payton, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Decades of Influence: 1985–Present, curated by Cydney Payton, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Employment
2005–2009 Creative (Film & Animation), Apple Inc., New York, NY
2007–2011 IT, Works of Art for Public Spaces (Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz), New York, NY
2010–2013 Technical Director, B2Pro, New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA
2018– Founder, Owner, and Director, Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY and New York, NY.
Curatorial Work
Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY & New York, NY
Professional Affiliations
Former Board Member, Children’s Museum of the Arts, New York, NY
Residencies
2012 Summer Resident, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2004–2005 NEW PICK #1 Residency, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
Artist Registries
2012 The Drawing Center Viewing Program, New York, NY
Public Collections
Bass Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami Beach, FL
Selected Bibliography
2023 Butler, Sharon. “Seductive Non-Objectives at Mother,” Two Coats of Paint, July
2019 Heinrich, Will. “Summer Art Trek: Gallery Hopping in the Hudson Valley,” The New York Times, August
2019 Van Brunt, Carl. “6 Women Gallerists & Curators Defining the Hudson Valley Art Scene,” Chronogram, December
2019 Adelaide, Kari. “10 Contemporary Artists to Get to Know,” NYLON, October
2010 Earle, David P. Open Day Book, Mark Batty Publisher, November
2009 Luse, Mimi. “Artist Profile: Paola Ochoa,” Bushwickbk.com, April 13
2007 Cash, Stephanie. “The Hills Are Alive,” Art in America, February
2007 Russell, Christopher. “The Dominant Planets Of,” Artillery Magazine, April
2006 Decades of Influence / Extended Remix, Museum of Contemporary Art – Denver
2006 Voelz Chandler, Mary. “Important ‘Decades’ Exhibit Tracks Arts,” Rocky Mountain News, June 24
2005 Paglia, Michael. “Weather Changes,” The Westword, June 2
2005 MacMillan, Kyle. “White on White,” Denver Post, May 13
2005 Voelz Chandler, Mary. “Two Galleries Create Big Chill,” Rocky Mountain News, May 20
2004 MacMillan, Kyle. “Standout Artists Rise Above Otherwise Blurry Collection of Drug-Themed Works,” Denver Post