• Artworks
    • David Mohr A Curtain #10, 2015 Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      A Curtain #10, 2015
      Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr A Curtain #12, 2015 Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      A Curtain #12, 2015
      Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Array (1), 2016 Acrylic and sand on linen 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
      David Mohr
      Array (1), 2016
      Acrylic and sand on linen
      8 x 10 in.
      20.3 x 25.4 cm.
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    • David Mohr Array (2), 2016 Acrylic and sand on linen 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
      David Mohr
      Array (2), 2016
      Acrylic and sand on linen
      8 x 10 in.
      20.3 x 25.4 cm.
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    • David Mohr Array (3), 2016 Acrylic and sand on linen 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
      David Mohr
      Array (3), 2016
      Acrylic and sand on linen
      8 x 10 in.
      20.3 x 25.4 cm.
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    • David Mohr Array (4), 2016 Acrylic and sand on linen 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm.
      David Mohr
      Array (4), 2016
      Acrylic and sand on linen
      8 x 10 in.
      20.3 x 25.4 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (2), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (2), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (3), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (3), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (4), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (4), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (5), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (5), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (6), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (6), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
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    • David Mohr Source Between (7), 2016 Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas 10 x 8 in. 25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      David Mohr
      Source Between (7), 2016
      Pastel, sand and acrylic gel on canvas
      10 x 8 in.
      25.4 x 20.3 cm.
      Inquire
    • David Mohr Syncline Still (2), 2015 Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas 40 x 30 in. 101.6 x 76.2 cm.
      David Mohr
      Syncline Still (2), 2015
      Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas
      40 x 30 in.
      101.6 x 76.2 cm.
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    • David Mohr Syncline Still (3), 2015 Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas 40 x 30 in. 101.6 x 76.2 cm.
      David Mohr
      Syncline Still (3), 2015
      Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas
      40 x 30 in.
      101.6 x 76.2 cm.
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    • David Mohr Syncline Still (4), 2015 Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas 40 x 30 in. 101.6 x 76.2 cm.
      David Mohr
      Syncline Still (4), 2015
      Ink, paper and acrylic gel on canvas
      40 x 30 in.
      101.6 x 76.2 cm.
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    • David Mohr Iapetus (1), 2016 Paper, ink and acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 in. 127 x 101.6 cm.
      David Mohr
      Iapetus (1), 2016
      Paper, ink and acrylic on canvas
      50 x 40 in.
      127 x 101.6 cm.
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    • David Mohr Iapetus (2), 2016 Paper, ink and acrylic on canvas 50 x 40 in. 127 x 101.6 cm.
      David Mohr
      Iapetus (2), 2016
      Paper, ink and acrylic on canvas
      50 x 40 in.
      127 x 101.6 cm.
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  • Biography
    David Mohr

    David Mohr's stark and evanescent canvases are as alluring as they are magnetic. Central to their composition is a complex spatial quality, at once suggestive of depth and flatness, which highlights both the physical form and nuanced space of each work. The muted yet dynamic aesthetic of these paintings is created through a combination of techniques, tools and elements, including the selective use of charcoal, sand, acrylic gel and ink.

    Both chance and intention are part of Mohr's practice, vestiges of which are readily apparent on the canvas. Each piece purposely reveals aspects of the artist's creative method, evidenced variously by erasures and corrections, gestures and removals, bringing a tactile element to the work. Subtly evocative and malleable in character, the paintings openly invite a continued reflection of their mercurial surface.

    For Mohr, the process of creation is very much an active part of the final work. By leaving evidence of his touch upon the canvas, he brings to the fore questions about the character of artistic and human endeavor. In his own words, "by focusing on the gentle, the subtle and the barely-there, my work is a reminder that the nature of all things is dissolution."

  • CV

    Lives and works in Oakland, CA

    EDUCATION

    MFA, Mills College, Oakland, CA
    BA, California State University, Sacramento, CA

    GROUP EXHIBITIONS

    2024
    Emblem: Kristina Lewis & David Mohr, Pacific Saw Works, Oakland, CA
    2023
    ART MATTERS 7, Galerie Biesenbach, Cologne, Germany2022
    Small Works, Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    2020Salon Style, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Hot Fun, JAYJAY Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA2019
    Fresh Focus, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    2018Paintings, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    2015
    Articulations of Space: New Work from Jane Baker Boyer and David Mohr, Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA
    RH Contemporary Art, RH Chicago: The Gallery at the Three Arts Club, Chicago, IL
    30 Painters to Collect, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA
    Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, CA
    2014
    Constituent, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Mixed Messages, Mills College MFA Exhibition, Oakland, CA
    MFA Now 2014 Juried Exhibition, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
    2013
    And I Guess You Were Right: Paintings by David Mohr, James Angello and Trent Liddicoat, Beatnik Studios, Sacramento, CA
    2012
    ASCENT: Mills College MFA Fundraiser, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Annual Student Awards Show, Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, CA
    Student Purchase Award Show, University Union Gallery, Sacramento, CA
    2011
    CNTRL/Delete: Paintings by Digital Natives, Witt Gallery, Sacramento, CA
    Greatest Hits, Bows and Arrows, Sacramento, CA
    Annual Student Awards Show, Robert Else Gallery, Sacramento, CA

    PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

    2015-16
    Part-time Faculty, California State University, Sacramento, CA
    ART 22 Beginning Painting, ART 20A Beginning Drawing,
    ART 20B Intermediate Drawing
    2015
    Visiting Artist, Mills College, Oakland, CA
    ARTS 005 Basic Composition
    2014
    Substitute Faculty, California State University, Sacramento, CA
    ART 122A Intermediate Painting, ART 120 Advanced Drawing
    2013-14
    Graduate Teaching Assistant, Mills College, Oakland, CA
    TA for Hung Liu in ART 161 Advanced Painting and ART 291
    Graduate Seminar
    TA for Michael Hall in ART 161 Advanced Painting

    AWARDS

    2014
    The Jay Defeo Fellowship Award, Mills College, Oakland, CA
    2013
    Herringer 1st Year Students MFA Prize for Excellence in Art
    2011
    Frederick M. Peyser Prize in Painting, Robert Else Gallery
    1st Place Award for Artistic Achievement, Undergraduate Category, Robert Else Gallery

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