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 (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 (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 (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 (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 (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
Mother Stream
By Danielle Winger
Located in Bozeman, MT
"In my paintings I take on the role of poet-painter, creating sentimental and idealized landscapes that are devoid of any figures or formal devices traditionally used to tell a story...
Canvas, Oil
$8,756
H 35.44 in W 70.87 in D 1.58 in
Contemporary Jungle Landscape Diptych, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The total size of the two works is 90x180 cm. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork i...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$5,577
H 63 in W 63 in
The Road by Valérie de Sarrieu - Oil on canvas painting, landscape
Located in Paris, FR
The Road is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Valérie de Sarrieu, dimensions are 160 × 160 cm (63 × 63 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a...
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tempera
$30,000
H 55.12 in W 51.19 in D 1.19 in
Large Colourful Exotic Impressionistic Figurative Painting "Feu de Paille"
By Claire Denarie-Soffietti
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale figurative painting with a vivid, exotic, leafy background. The painting style shows influences from the post-impressionists, yet is undeniably contemporary, wi...
Canvas, Varnish, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
Moonlit Valley
Located in San Francisco, CA
Alejandro Rubio Moonlit Valley, 2022 Acrylic on canvas 60 x 48 inches This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Canvas, Oil
$11,515
H 47.25 in W 68.9 in
Canfranc by C. Carratalá - Large scale painting, mountain landscape, snow
By Calo Carratalá
Located in Paris, FR
Canfranc from the Snow collection is a painting by contemporary Spanish artist Calo Carratalá. Dimensions are 120 × 175 cm (47.2 × 68.9) This artwork depicts a winter mountain lands...
Canvas, Oil
October, Night Scene with Castle and Soldiers Oil Painting
By John Bowman
Located in Surfside, FL
Interesting Night Scene, signed and dated verso with various gallery exhibition labels. I have seen other of his works variously titled Gulag and Bastille not sure what the series re...
Canvas, Oil
$265
H 5.91 in W 5.91 in
Eleanor Woolley, Winter Shadows 17, Figurative Art, Affordable Art, Art Online
By Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
Eleanor Woolley Winter Shadows 17 Original Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how ...
Canvas, Oil
$11,995
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.99 in
Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Marc Tanguy – Around Dieulefit (II) Oil on canvas, 2017, 31½ × 39⅜ in. (80 × 100 cm) Around Dieulefit II is a contemporary landscape painting by Marc Tanguy, executed in 2017. The w...
Canvas, Oil
$11,995
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.99 in
Marc Tanguy - "Les Ecrins" (French Alps) Oil on canvas, Contemporary landscape
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Marc Tanguy – *Les Écrins* (French Alps) Oil on canvas, 2017, 31½ × 39⅜ in. (80 × 100 cm) *Les Écrins* is a contemporary landscape painting by Marc Tanguy, executed in 2017. The wor...
Canvas, Oil
$4,198
H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Two Days Later - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Blonde, Beige, Blue
By Radu Rodideal
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Two Days Later, 2019 Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 47 1/4 H x 31 1/2 W in. 120 H x 80 W cm In his paintings, Radu Rodideal speaks about the concept...
Canvas, Oil
$2,219
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in
English roses by Christophe Dupety - Floral painting, abstract, purple
By Christophe Dupety
Located in Paris, FR
English roses is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 50 cm (19.7× 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...
Canvas, Oil