Jeff Soto

Jeff Soto was born in 1975 in southern California, where he currently resides with his wife Jennifer and two daughters. In 2002, he graduated with Distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 2008, his work was the subject of an exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum. Through his work, Soto communicates profound visions and fears, nostalgia of his youth, as well as themes of love, lust, and hope. His distinct color palette, subject matter, technique and bold themes resonate with a growing audience. Inspired by childhood toys, the colorful lifestyle of skateboarding and graffiti, hip-hop and popular culture, his representational work is simultaneously accessible and stimulating. Soto creates visual mythologies with ominous, quasi-divine apparitions, whose organic tendrils writhe from the cavities of their smoking, robotic shells and whose lumbering frames preside over sprawling urban landscapes. Dramatic lighting, textural richness and a sophisticated palette are his hallmarks. Soto’s sculptural sensibility and improvisational, grafitti-informed method of working is often reflected through his rich wall-cluster installations, which are an amalgam of disjointed storytelling and playful formalism.

	Jeff Soto Decay and Overgrowth Gallery II Solo Exhibition Sep 8 thru Oct 6, 2012
	The Emergence of the Pop Imagist Group Exhibition Campo de la Madonna de L’Orto Cannaregio, Venice, Italy Jun 2 thru Sep 15, 2011
	Arte Fiera Bologna, Italy International Contemporary Art Fair Jan 28 thru Jan 31, 2011
	URBAN ALCHEMISTS Group Exhibition + public mural project WYNWOOD WALLS 2516 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami FL Dec 1 thru Dec 5, 2010
	Jeff Soto Lifecycle Gallery I Solo Exhibition Jun 26 thru Jul 24, 2010
	Jonathan LeVine Gallery Five Year Anniversary Group exhibition Feb 27 thru Mar 27, 2010
	Scope-Miami 2009 Scope Contemporary Art Fair Dec 2 thru Dec 6, 2009
	Jeff Soto Storm Clouds Gallery I Solo Exhibition Sep 8 thru Oct 6, 2007
	RUAS DE SÃO PAULO: A BENEFIT ART AUCTION Sponsored by Brazil Foundation and Jonathan LeVine Gallery Jan 31 thru Jan 31, 2007 The Newspace 530 W 21st Street, NYC
	We'll Make a Lover Of You Group show Curated by Francesco LoCastro at Art Center/South Florida Nov 25 thru Jan 21, 2007 Opening reception - Friday, December 8th, 7pm-11pm 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
	Jeff Soto: Book Signing February 19th, 2006 from 4-7pm at Jonathan LeVine Gallery Feb 19 thru Feb 19, 2006
	Jeff Soto: Supernova Solo Exhibit Feb 18 thru Mar 18, 2006 Opening reception - Saturday, February 18th, 6pm-9pm
	Pop Pluralism Grand Opening for NYC debut of Jonathan LeVine Gallery Feb 5 thru Mar 5, 2005 Opening reception - Saturday, February 5th, 6pm-9pm