Mario Moore

Painter, College for Creative Studies (CCS) alum, earned a Masters of Fine Art at Yale. At least one of his paintings is in the permanent collection of the DIA.

Winner of the Kresge Fellowship in the Visual Arts, 2023.

Detail of a painting by Mario Moore, A Student's Dream, at David Klein Gallery.

Painter Mario Moore (center) at David Klein Gallery with Christine Schefman (left) and David Klein (right) at the opening of his solo show on June 30, 2018. Photo by Alonso del Arte.

Current exhibition

Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit at the Cranbrook Art Museum, 39221 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills. Opened October 28 and slated to run to March 3.

Upcoming exhibitions

Various plans.

Past exhibitions

Midnight and Canaan at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). September 17, 2022 — November 5, 2022.
Enshrined: Presence + Preservation at the California African American Museum, 600 State Drive, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California. March 23, 2022 — October 2, 2022.
New Work / New Year at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). January 16, 2021 — February 27, 2021.
Familiar (curator) at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). September 12, 2020 — October 24, 2020.
Up Next at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). January 9, 2020 — February 8, 2020.
Salon at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). September 14, 2019 — November 2, 2019.
Solo show at David Klein Gallery (Detroit location). June 30, 2018 — August 11, 2018.
Black Lives, with Richard Lewis, Sabrina Nelson and Rashaun Rucker, at the CCS Center Galleries. November 10, 2017 — December 16, 2017.
...quite a few going back to 2015...
The Change We Want To See: Artists Reflect on Detroit, curated by Jeff Cancelosi at Detroit Artists Market. September 11, 2015 — October 17, 2015.
...several more, going back to 2010...

This is a very incomplete list. I remember he has exhibited at 4731. That was long ago. This listing might also be missing more recent national and international exhibits.

External links

News

Charles Moore, interview with Mario Moore, Cultured, November 2, 2022.
Roz Edward, "Recently acquired painting by Mario Moore now on display at DIA", Michigan Chronicle, March 8, 2018.

Reviews

Mary Ann Wilkinson, "106 Mario Moore", Essay'd, August 5, 2018. "A more recent series turns introspective, his personal story expressed through nearly-lost techniques and an interest in earlier periods of art that lend richness and sensitivity to his highly detailed compositions."