Andrew Munoz was born in London in 1967. He studied in the West Country, at Plymouth College of Art and Falmouth College of Art after living and working in Spain.
His work refers to traditional landscape and figure painting but the landscapes and figures represented in his paintings are contemporary. His various groups of work have dealt with violence (Violare), childhood memory, (The Picture Book Paintings), and social narrative (Cautionary Tales and Devolvers). All works are related through consistent themes of isolation, duality, and a dark seam existing within Human nature.
He is currently based in Bristol and exhibits regularly in the UK and abroad. His work is held in several public collections. He was elected as Royal West of England Academician (RWA) in 2014.
Solo exhibitions:
2015 - Andrew Munoz- Recent Work, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK
2015 - British Contemporary Painters - Marylebone Crypt, London, UK
2012 - A Walk in the Park, Andipa Contemporary, London, UK
2008 - 'Violare', Red Propeller Gallery, Devon, UK
2002 - Flying Colours Gallery, London, UK
2000 - The Lane Gallery, Plymouth, UK
Selected group exhibitions:
2019 - 'Made in Britain' (Priseman Seabrook) - The National Gallery of Poland, Gdansk, Poland
2017 - 'Contemporary Masters from Britain' (Priseman Seabrook): 3 exhibitions across 3 venues in China;
Jiangsu Art Museum, Nanjing,
China Academy of Art, Hangzou, Shanghai
Tianjin Academy of Fine Art, Tianjin
2016 - New Breed, Atkinson Gallery, Street, Somerset, UK
The Strange World of Angela Carter, RWA, Bristol, UK
2015 - 'Drawn' RWA, Bristol, UK
2014 - 'Scape', View Gallery, Bristol, UK
Contemporary British Painters, (Priseman-Seabrook Collection), Huddersfield Art Gallery, UK
@Paintbritain, Ipswich Art School Gallery, UK
2013 - British Contemporary Painters, Marylebone Parish Church Crypt, London, UK
Academician selection exhibition, RWA, Bristol, UK
2012 - Andipa Contemporary, London, UK
'Drawn', RWA, Bristol, UK
2011 - RWA, Bristol, UK
2010 - RWA, Bristol, UK
2009 - Red Propeller Gallery, Devon, UK
2008 - 'Lost and Found', Plymouth College of Art, Plymouth, UK
'Bite', Centrespace, Bristol, UK
'Vinespace', Vyner Street, London
Autumn Open, RWA, Bristol, UK
2007 - 'Homecoming', Southbank Arts - Bristol, UK
2006 - 'Encore' RWA, Bristol, UK
'Hide and Seek', Mivart Studios, Bristol, UK
2005 - SWA Royal Albert Museum, Exeter, UK
Atkinson Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2004 - SWA Pheonix Art Centre, Exeter, UK
2003 - AAF, Commonwealth Centre, London, UK
2002 - ART2002, London, UK
2001 - 20/21 British Art Fair, Royal College of Art, London, UK
Publications:
2008 PROOF Magazine April 2008
2014 Evolver Magazine (February)
2014 Contemporary British Painters (Priseman-Seabrook Collection)
2015 @PaintBritain at Ipswich Art Gallery
2015 Evolver Magazine (Main feature May/June)
2016 Strange Worlds - The Vision of Angels Carter
2017 Contemporary Masters From Britain (Priseman-Seabrook Collection)
2019 Made in Britain - (Priseman-Seabrook Collection)
Prizes/Awards:
The Edwards Painting Prize 2007
Bristol Fine Art Award 2008
Royal West of England Academician 2014
Public Collections:
Lakeland Art Trust, Abbots Hall, Cumbria, UK
Swindon Art Gallery and Museum, UK
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK
Madison Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, USA