Daniel Gibson b. 1977
Employing references to the natural world while speaking to hardships, resilience, and freedom, Daniel Gibson's paintings explore a lexicon of symbols that relate to his familial past and his identity as a Mexican-American. Growing up along the California border with Mexico, Gibson was confronted by the harsh realities of migration to America at an early age. In an effort to face the bleak nature of these grueling journeys, he turned to his imagination—often reshaping reality with fantasy. As a painter, Gibson brings to life the surreal narratives that captivated him as a child, presenting memories and family stories from the point of view of his earliest years anew.
Gibson is largely a self-taught artist and has developed his visual language and painting process through intuition and imagination. Shifting between the genres of portraiture, landscape, and still life, Gibson's surrealistic scenes demonstrate an adoration for nature. Desert landscapes are populated with generously painted lush flowers that often take on an anthropomorphized quality. The ocean is prominently featured in many of his family stories and creates a stark contrast with the arid desert landscape of his childhood. Gibson revitalizes the world around him in painting, reverently returning to familiar symbols such as flowers, butterflies, figures, desert mountains, beaches, and seas. For the artist, his works are as much autobiographical as they are collective stories that document moments of struggle and celebration that would otherwise be lost to time.
Daniel Gibson (b. 1977 Yuma, AZ) has had solo and two-person exhibitions at Almine Rech, New York, NY; New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA; Ochi Projects, Los Angeles, CA; LAX Art, Los Angeles, CA; and Mexicali Rose, Baja, Mexico. Recent group exhibitions include Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, CA; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, CA; The Pit, Los Angeles, CA; Bozo Mag, Los Angeles, CA; and BBQLA, Los Angeles, CA. His works have been written about by WideWalls, Juxtapoz, and Brooklyn Rail.
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Daniel GibsonOn the Yaqui Shoreline , 2021Oil on linen64 x 73 in
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Daniel GibsonIt's All Around Us, 2021Oil on linen60 x 56 in
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Daniel GibsonButterfly #14 (In the Valley of the Moon), 2021Oil on linen78 x 90 in
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Daniel GibsonPlaster City East, 2021Oil on linen73 x 64 in
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Daniel GibsonTwo Lovers, 2021Oil on linen72 x 72 in
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Daniel GibsonA four week Alan Watts video loop, 2020Oil on canvas72 x 64 inches
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Daniel GibsonRed Flower Watch, 2020Oil on canvas72 x 64 inches
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Daniel GibsonPainting. Vase No.5., 2020Oil on canvas, oil on artist frame
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Daniel GibsonStay Together, 2020Oil on linen72 x 60 inches
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Daniel GibsonButterfly Keeper #8, 2021Oil on paper30 x 22.5 inches
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Daniel GibsonAngels Trumpet, 2020Oil on canvas56 x 60 inches
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Daniel GibsonButterfly Keeper #6, 2021Oil on paper38 x 24 inches
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Daniel GibsonStrawberry Tomb, 2021Oil on linen60 x 56 in
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Daniel GibsonHolding a Heavy Strawberry Vase, 2021Oil on linen38 x 46 in
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Daniel GibsonStawberry Fields, 2021Oil on linen72 x 72 in
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Daniel GibsonInto the Earth I Go, 2021Oil on linen60 x 56 in
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Daniel GibsonSinaloa Clouds and Flowers, 2021Oil on linen64 x 77 in
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Daniel GibsonVase No. 6, 2021Oil on linen72 x 64 in
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Daniel Gibson. Valley of the Moon. Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2021
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Daniel Gibson. Valley of the Moon. Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2021
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Daniel Gibson. Valley of the Moon. Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2021
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Daniel Gibson. I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within. Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2020
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Daniel Gibson. I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within. Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles, 2020
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Daniel Gibson. Ocotillo Song, Almine Rech, New York, 2021
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Daniel Gibson
Valley of the Moon 13 Nov 2021 - 8 Jan 2022Shulamit Nazarian is pleased to present Valley of the Moon, a solo exhibition of paintings by Los Angeles-based Daniel Gibson. This will be the artist’s first solo exhibition at the gallery. Gibson's paintings explore a lexicon of symbols that relate to his familial past and his identity as a Mexican-American....Read more -
I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within
Daniel Gibson, Todd Gray, Amanda Ross-Ho, and Francis Upritchard. Curated by Amir H. Fallah 12 Sep - 31 Oct 2020Gallery hours by appointment: Tuesday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm *Please note, the gallery will be open Saturday and Sunday, September 12 & 13 to mark the opening of this exhibition. Visitation is by appointment, scheduled in 30 minute increments for up to 4 people in the same...Read more
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Brooklyn Rail: Daniel Gibson Ocotillo Song
Nicholas Heskes, The Brooklyn Rail, July 14, 2021 -
Juxtapoz: The California Artist: Daniel Gibson "Ocotillo Song" @ Almine Rech, New York
Evan Pricco, Juxtapoz, June 16, 2021 -
WideWalls: The Borderscapes, Plants and Desert After Daniel Gibson
Balasz Takac , WideWalls, June 10, 2021 -
Juxtapoz: Daniel Gibson Desert Trails
Austin McManus, Juxtapoz, June 20, 2016