Angelbert Metoyer

Angelbert Metoyer
Born Angelbert Metoyer
(1977-07-07) July 7, 1977
Houston, Texas[1]
Nationality American
Education Atlanta College of Art
Known for Mixed media
Website https://www.angelbertmetoyer.com/

Angelbert Metoyer (born in July 1977 in Houston, Texas) (AN-gel-bər MUH-twy-ər) is an American visual artist.[2][3] Metoyer began his artistic career through Rick Lowe's Project Row Houses in Houston, Texas and held his first solo exhibition there in 1994. He subsequently moved to Atlanta to study drawing and painting at the Atlanta College of Art. Although a bit of a nomad having lived in various parts of the world, Metoyer currently lives with his wife and son in Houston and Rotterdam.[4]

Metoyer's art explores memory and social history through the lenses of science, philosophy, and religion. He works in various media, including drawing, painting, installation, and sound.[5] He appropriates unusual art materials, which he calls "excrements of industry," that include coal, glass, debris, oil, tar, mirrors, and gold dust.[6][7]

Metoyer's work is in the permanent collections of the US Department of State, Houston Museum of Fine Art, The Charles, H. Wright Museum, African American Museum of Contemporary Art, the ACE Collection, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Leipzig, Germany. He has shown at the Venice Biennale, Art Basel Miami, and a renegade show Art Basel Switzerland.

In addition, his artwork has been used in many album and book covers, including Mike Ladd's Negrophilia, Saul Williams' US (a), Niggy Tardust, Bilal's In Another Life, and Marcus Guillery's Red Now and Laters.

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibits

Selected group exhibits

Art fairs

Sound installations

Album and book cover collaborations

References

  1. Joy Sewing (March 29, 2013). "The science of style at still-new, under-the-radar Laboratoria boutique". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  2. Caitlin Greenwood (November 27, 2015). ""Angelbert Metoyer: Life Machine" at the Canopy". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  3. Douglas Britt (October 11, 2008). "For artist Angelbert Metoyer, paintings are family". Chron.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  4. Joseph Campana (September 25, 2015). "A look behind the scenes as an artist prepares for an exhibit". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  5. "Angelbert Metoyer". Art in Embassies Program. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  6. "My Work: Angelbert Metoyer". Houston Chronicle. January 21, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  7. Kristie Ramirez. "Angelbert Metoyer's_Desk". TexasMonthly. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  8. Jeanne Claire van Ryzin (November 19, 2015). "The East Austin Studio Tour continues". Mystatesman.com. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  9. Steven Zevitas (November 21, 2014). "Must See Painting Shows: November/December 2014". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  10. "Angelbert Metoyer". Artnet. Retrieved October 29, 2016.
  11. "Angelbert Metoyer" (PDF). Retrieved October 29, 2016.
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