Rochele Gomez
(b. Los Angeles, CA)
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2014 MFA University of California, Irvine, CA
2006 BFA California State University, Long Beach, CA
Solo + Two Person (*) Exhibitions
2025 It’s Just Not the Same Without You, As-Is Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Los Angeles Feelings, Art in the Park, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Rochele Gomez and Tran Truong, Before the Moon Falls, Los Angeles, CA*
2021 Rochele Gomez and Nick Lowe, Punto Lairs inc, Los Angeles, CA*
2020 Green Leaves, Pink Light, with Nora Riggs, Left Field Gallery, Los Osos, CA*
2017 Warm Days, Cool Vons, mandujano_cell, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Giacometti In My Head, Monte Vista Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2015 A Fireplace and Its Mirror, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA
2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition: The Headless Woman, Contemporary Art Center, UC Irvine, CA
2012 Out at the Elbows, with Daniel Ingroff, metro pcs, Los Angeles, CA*
2006 Field Trips, with Shanna Waddell, Gatov Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA*
Group Exhibitions
2025 California Dreamin’ and the Brown Commons, curated by Victor Estrada, Los Angeles Valley College Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2024 The 100th Show, Leftfield Gallery, Los Osos, CA
Raffi and Al’s Legendary Garden Party, Suzanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles, CA
Overserved, Miles McEnery, New York, NY
2023 Potpourri, Tyler Park Presents, Los Angeles, CA
2022 Dreams, Artist Curated Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Palindromo, Altura, Los Angeles, CA
Punto Lairs inc. 2060, Punto Lairs inc, Los Angeles, CA
Via Cafe, Tif Sigfrids, Athens, GA
2020 Package Nocturnes, ArtCenter DTLA, Los Angeles, CA
Rabbit Hole, Niche Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 A STORE SHOW, Odd Ark LA, Los Angeles, CA
Children of the Sun, Ladies' Room, Los Angeles, CA
B-LA Connect, National Museum, Berlin, Germany
Daydream Nation, Galería Curro, Guadalajara, Mexico
2018 The Librarians, Spring Valley Branch Library, Spring Valley, CA
Gut Friends, curated by Ry Rocklen, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA
2016 Caza: Rochele Gomez, Margaret Lee, Alejandra Seeber, curated by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
2014 A Soft Almond of a Poetic/Objects on a Shelf, Three Days Awake, curated by Mateo Tannatt, Los Angeles, CA
Ideal Territory, Cirrus, Los Angeles, CA
Spaces that Surround Us, Experimental Sculpture and Painting Studio, UC San Diego, CA
Friends Are Electric: Act I, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Friends Are Electric: Act II, Peggy Phelps and East Galleries, Claremont Graduate University, CA
2013 2nd Year MFA Show, University Art Gallery, UC Irvine, CA
2012 Saucy Leechcraft, JB Jurve, Los Angeles, CA
Curatorial
2017-2020 QUEENS, Co-director, Los Angeles, CA
Distinctions and Awards
2023 Yucca Valley Material Lab Residency
2014 The America Austrian Foundation/Seebacher Prize
2013 University of California, Irvine H.B. and Isabelle Yolen Memorial Scholarship
The University of California Institute of Research for the Arts Mini-grant
UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Research/Travel Grant
2012 UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts Sheila K. & James J. Peterson Community Spirit Scholarship
University of California, Irvine H.B. and Isabelle Yolen Memorial Scholarship
Claire Trevor School of the Arts Research/Travel Grant
Lectures
2023 University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, DECADES Lecture
2018 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, Open Studios Seminar
2015 California State University, Long Beach, CA, Graduate Art Critique
Bibliography
2025 “Rochele Gomez: It’s Just Not the Same Without You at As-Is”, Jody Zellen, Art Rabbit, May 6, 2025.
2024 “Los Angeles’ artist-run spaces offer bold ideas and mutual help in a precarious market”, Hannah Sage Kay, Financial Times, February 3, 2024.
2017 “Artists Raised $100K for the ACLU—Now What?” Alicia Eler, Hyperallergic, 2017.
2016 “Art in Review: ‘Caza’”, Karen Rosenberg, The New York Times, New York, September 9
“Critics’ Pick: Caza”, Nectar Knuckles, Artforum.com, New York, August
“Editors’ Picks: 10 Art Events to See in New York this Week: Caza”, Daniela Rios, New York, Artnet.com, July 11
2015 “LAXART’s Next Phase”, Michael Slenkse, wmagazine.com, Los Angeles, January 14
2014 “Out at the Elbows at metro pcs”, Julie Neimi, temporaryartreview.com, Los Angeles, March 27
Teaching
2014 University of California, Irvine|Irvine, CA | Lecturer | Art 20A, Basic Drawing, Summer Session
University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | Teaching Associate | Art 40, Basic Sculpture, Winter Quarter
2013 University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | Teaching Associate | Art 20A, Basic Drawing, Fall Quarter
University of California, Irvine: Summer Arts Academy | Irvine, CA | Instructor | Ceramics and Sculpture Intensive, Summer
University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | Teaching Assistant | Art Studio 40, Basic Sculpture, Summer Session
University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA | Teaching Assistant |Art Studio100, Issues in Sculpture, Spring Quarter
2012 University of California, Irvine| Irvine, CA | Teaching Assistant | Art Studio 1A Lecture A, Art in Context: Painting and Photography, Fall Quarter
University of California, Irvine| Irvine, CA | Teaching Assistant | Art Studio 9c, Thematic Investigations: A Dangerous World, Spring QuarterArt Studio 40, Basic Sculpture, Winter Quarter