Based in New York, painter Cobi Moules creates work that engages with queer and transgender identity, relationships, pop culture and the complexities of family. Moules’s self-portraits, both realistic and imagined, express a signature style consisting of multiple copies of himself, often painted over 19th-century American landscapes. Moules chooses these locations intentionally for their connections to “America’s first true artistic fraternity” — the Hudson River School.
Moules was born in 1980 in Oakdale, California, and his early memories include painting on his grandmother’s porch, struggling with the process and his mistakes. Despite his frustration, Moules found himself returning to art again and again.
In 2004, Moules graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and in 2010, he received a Master of Fine Arts from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University. Moules was an artist-in-residence at six different organizations, earning fellowships from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 2008 and the Joan Mitchell MFA Grant in 2010. After graduation, Moules earned the Vermont Studio Center Fellowship and the Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant.
Two of his projects are named after modified lyrics from a famous Cyndi Lauper song: "Bois Just Want To Have Fun" and "That’s All They Really Want." They vibrantly examine the visual renegotiation of personal image.
Moules’s work has been exhibited widely across the United States, including at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the Jepson Center in Georgia, the Ogunquit Museum of American Art in Maine and Smack Mellon in New York. The Leslie Lohman Museum, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the RISD Museum and the 21c Museum have all acquired his work.
Moules’s work, which challenges the conventions of American art and its landscape painting traditions, continues to capture the attention of critics and collectors.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Cobi Moules paintings.
Untitled (Mountain view of Schroon Lake) - Figurative landscape oil painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape oil painting, "(Mountain view of Schroon Lake)," by Cobi Moules - Oil on canvas Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of nature...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Ausable River 2) - Contemporary figurative landscape oil painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative hyperreal landscape oil painting, "(Untitled (Ausable River 2)," by Cobi Moules. Oil on canvas. 8 x 10 inches. Offered unframed. Driven by the desire for adventure and di...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Adirondacks) - Figurative landscape painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape painting by Cobi Moules - Oil on canvas Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of nature all the while shifting its weight throu...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Ausable River 1) - Contemporary figurative landscape oil painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative hyperreal landscape oil painting, "(Untitled (Ausable River 1))," by Cobi Moules. Oil on canvas. 8 x 6 inches. Offered unframed. Driven by the desire for adventure and di...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Island in the Sky) - Figurative landscape oil painting
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape oil painting, "(Island in the Sky)," by Cobi Moules Oil on canvas. 8 x 10 inches Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of natu...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Salt Marsh Herring Cove)
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape painting titled "Untitled (Salt Marsh Herring Cove)" by Cobi Moules - Oil on canvas Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of nature all the while shifting its weight through the exaltation of his own existence within, and as part, of it. This is best exemplified by the way he incorporates multiple self-portraits throughout his compositions. The multiplicity of self takes both precedence over, as well as integration into, the landscape creating a world with a sense of excitement, self-worth and play. The locations of Moules’ compositions are equally important. All of the locations were previously depicted in paintings by the Hudson River School. Through the exploration of the grand American landscape and the reflection on mid-19th century American...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Ship Harbor)
By Cobi Moules
Located in East Quogue, NY
Winter landscape painting by Cobi Moules - Oil on canvas Exhibition History: "New England Now: People," Shelburne Museum, Vermont (June 26 - October 17, 2021) Driven by the desire for adventure and discovery, Cobi Moules embraces the beauty of nature all the while shifting its weight through the exaltation of his own existence within, and as part, of it. This is best exemplified by the way he incorporates multiple self-portraits throughout his compositions. The multiplicity of self takes both precedence over, as well as integration into, the landscape creating a world with a sense of excitement, self-worth and play. The locations of Moules’ compositions are equally important. All of the locations were previously depicted in paintings by the Hudson River School. Through the exploration of the grand American landscape and the reflection on mid-19th century American landscape painting, Moules navigates the parallels between the Hudson River School and the religious ideology that was an integral part of his formative years. Shared throughout both is the elevation of purity, virginity and the honor of sacrificing one’s selfhood for the glory of God. As the Hudson River School artists’ work embodies the overpowering force of God made manifest through nature, so do the religious voices of Moules’ past against the validation of his existence. Moules states, “As a queer and trans person, I seek to renegotiate my relationship with this upbringing and the act of being told I am ‘unnatural’ through such a Christian lens. I utilize traditional representation as a way of seeking inclusion while disrupting the original narrative. Creating a space for personal significance and a queer and trans presence, the importance becomes the experience of my multiple and overall presence. It is a community of me playing, exploring my selves, exploring nature and being part of it.” Landscape, nature, figurative painting, self portrait, portrait, seascape, coastline, seashore, Hudson River School, contemporary art, Ship Harbor...
Canvas, Oil
$8,594
H 39.38 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Beach - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Beach View, People
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$6,673
H 39.38 in W 47.25 in D 1.97 in
Autumn - Contemporary Impressionistic Painting of a Landscape
By Frank Dekkers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Frank Dekkers Autumn 100 x 120 cm (not framed) oil on canvas On the pictures we also show you the artist receiving the flowers on our opening of this exhibition september 3th 2023 in our gallery. On an other picture you see the artist talking with collectors who purchase one of his works and gallery owner René Renders talking with other visitors in front of the painting. We show these pictures to give you an idea of the size and sphere of the paintings. About the artist: Frank Dekkers, an outdoor painter, but not a "square painter" as we know him. His studio is located "everywhere", or at least outside where this artist is inspired by the landscape. A special way of summarizing leads in his paintings to a very strong and simplified image. These works invite you to walk into the landscape and to keep looking. A book has been published about Frank Dekkers, which is included when purchasing a painting...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$3,400
H 36 in W 36 in
Governador Oil Painting on Canvas, Contemporary, 21st Century, 36x36
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Governador is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This red tons expressionist painting is inspired from an island near Panama, with its palm trees, vi...
Canvas, Oil
$3,512
H 21.26 in W 31.89 in
Reflection No.7 Sunset in Iquitos by Calo Carratalá - Waterscape Painting, Peru
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Reflection No.7 Sunset in Iquitos is a painting by the Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Oil on canvas, 21.3 × 31.9 in / 54 x 81 cm. Sold framed (shadow box). Dimensions of the framed w...
Oil, Canvas
$12,500
H 44.89 in W 56.3 in
Sunset Oil Painting on Cotton Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, 2010+
By Victoire Cathalan
Located in Miami, FL
Observing and understanding the world around us are the foundations of her reflections. Her approach to the world of Art has been largely influenced by the diversity of media underwr...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,531
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
Soleil sur le Mas Oil Painting on Canvas Surrealism Sun Bright Colors In Stock
By Laurent Parcelier
Located in Utrecht, NL
Soleil sur le Mas Oil Painting on Canvas Surrealism Sun Bright Colors In Stock Laurent Parcelier (Chamalières, 1962) is a French artist, designer and former comic book author, whos...
Canvas, Oil
$4,566
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 1.97 in
The bird of the island Hélène Duclos Contemporary art painting blue sky dance
By Hélène Duclos
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist “My artistic research has expanded over the years, crossing paths already traveled and taking new directions. ...
Canvas, Oil
Boats - Oil Paint by Pino Romanò - 1998
By Pino Romanò
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Pino Romanò (1934) in 1998. Hand signed. Titled on rear. Very good condition.
Canvas, Oil
$3,904
H 28.75 in W 23.63 in
Devant le Mas Oil Painting on Canvas Impressionism Light Summer Sun In Stock
By Laurent Parcelier
Located in Utrecht, NL
Devant le Mas Oil Painting on Canvas Impressionism Light Summer Sun In Stock LAURENT PARCELIER Laurent Parcelier is a French painter born in Auvergne, France, in 1962. Following h...
Canvas, Oil
$5,700
H 36 in W 28 in
"Feral Forties", Woman in Wolf Mask in a Forest with Felted Embellishment
By Sarah Detweiler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Feral Forties" is an original painting by Sarah Detweiler and is made from oil paint and wool fiber on gallery wrap canvas with acrylic painted edges. This piece m...
Canvas, Oil, Wool, Acrylic
$7,610
H 38.19 in W 51.19 in D 0.4 in
Contemporary Oil Painting: Pierres Bleues des Seychelles on Canvas
By Evelyne Ballestra
Located in Miami, FL
Ballestra expresses a unique movement in each painting with a very subtle sensuality and a juxtaposition of colors to reveal light and shadows, creating a synergy between the piece a...
Canvas, Oil
$9,000
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in
Lotus Line Oil Painting on Cotton Canvas, Contemporary, 2010-Present
By Victoire Cathalan
Located in Miami, FL
Observing and understanding the world around us are the foundations of her reflections. Her approach to the world of Art has been largely influenced by the diversity of media underwr...
Cotton Canvas, Oil