2. Abstract paintings Virgin Mary
2024-25
Oil, oil stick, acrylic on canvas
90x74cm
My current series of paintings continues an exploration of abstraction as a tool to record emotion, memory and the tension between control and instinct.
About
Andrew Agutos is a multidisciplinary artist taking a poetic approach between abstract and figurative—non-chronologically creating series of paintings that capture the energy and essence of the personal and the universal. Often titled with poems, his works form an introspective visual / written library recording depths of human emotion and snapshots of cool, connecting the dots between dreams, design, desire, cities, love, luxury.
Unbound by a singular style or medium, Andrew’s practice communicates through a distinct language of color with nods to art history, the internet, rap music and fashion. Having an affinity for iconic imagery, he has designed and photographed for several fashion brands and figures—work that directly informs his painting and visual storytelling.
Although enamored with beauty and the allure of consumer culture, his work subtly questions and critiques these very systems. Each canvas resonates within a matrix of symbolism and intentional palettes, whether piercing, melancholy or ethereal.
Photo Le Sommaire
CV Born1989San Jose, California, United States
Living and working in Paris, France
Education 2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting / Drawing
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibitions 2015
2013
2011Andrew Agutos (Mural)
Madrone Art Bar
San Francisco, CA
Dysfunctional
Phantom Galleries
San Jose, CA
Boutique
Bruce Galleries
California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
Group Shows 2022
2019
2016
2015
2014
2013
2010
LIQUIDATION TOTALE
Ateliers Klandestin
Colombes, France
LUNE DE MIEL
Rue Chapon
Paris, France
Already Home 59 Rivoli
Paris, France
Tao Hua Tan Group Exhibition
Hefei-Kurume Friendship Art Museum
Hefei, China
Summer 2019 Group Show
Boccara Art
Brooklyn, NY
Overseas Group Show
The Twelfth House
Manila, Philippines
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series
Building Bridges Art Exchange
Santa Monica, CA
adidas Originals = Pharrell Williams Pink Beach
Nice Kicks
Los Angeles, CA
Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Building Bridges Art Exchange Santa Monica, CA
DIMEPIECE #EMOCOLLECTION PARTY
The Standard Hotel
Los Angeles, CA
#DIMEPIECE8BDAY PARTY
The Underground Museum
Los Angeles, CA
FRANKSOSA
The Seventh Letter
Los Angeles, CA
Budweiser’s Made in America Tour
Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, CA
Artbox Project SJ (Mural)
Anno Domini
San Jose, CA
TRASHed Coachella 2010
POVevolving Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
Residencies 2022
2019
Skopelos Foundation for the Arts
Skopelos, Greece
Tao Hua Tan 5th International Artist Retreat and Residency
Anhui Province, China
Awards 2010
Winner TRASHed Coachella 2010: The Art of Recycling
Bibliography2024
2023
2014Foreword
Parade by Jomad
Museum & Co.
81 Polaroids by Andrew Agutos
Museum & Co.
Chapter 58: FRANKSOSA
Frank151
Experience 2010
2008-2011Education Intern Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay
de Young Museum
San Francisco, CA
Museum Experience Representative
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, CA
Selected Collaborations21 Savage
adidas Originals
Budweiser
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP
Bombay Sapphire
Guess Jeans
kate spade new york
Kendall + Kylie Nas
/Paradox/ Barbershop
Pharrell Williams
The Shakur Estate
Spalding Ball
Tim Atlas
Universal Music Group
Victoria’s Secret PINK