MOICH ABRAHAMS CV (Draft)
He trained at Byam Shaw School of Art (70 -74). It was a very special place with many distinguished alumni, eg fellow classmate Jula Peyton-Jones, who later ran the Serpentine Gallery for many years. Byam Shaw School is now absorbed in Saint Martin's. Later, Moich took the second-ever MA at Goldsmiths (80 - 82). This was four years before Damian Hirst took the same course! Colleagues on that early MA Fine Art course included many now-famous artists such as Hughie O’Donoghue RA and Avis Newman. There were only 14 of us on that early Fine Art MA at Goldsmiths, as opposed to near 100 students these days; it was a great privilege to be on that course at that time and part of Goldsmiths’ early distinguished MA Fine Art history.
Moich makes paintings on canvas, paper ( acrylic and oil), and prints (mainly screen prints these days). He also has used other media ( eg etchings, ceramics and film)
Moich enjoys combining spontaneity and playfulness with exploring deeper aspects of the unconscious. He is fascinated with both unwrapping the mysterious and reinventing child-like expressiveness. Central to this process is the art of ‘letting go’.
Moich is an award-winning artist and has been selected for numerous exhibitions in London, including the Institute of Contemporary Arts, Whitechapel Gallery, Camden Arts Centre, The Discerning Eye at The Mall Galleries and The British Drawing Show at Hayward Gallery. He has been featured in several magazines such as Aesthetica and Art Scribe.
Moich rarely enters for art competitions. However, here are a few:
In 2013, Moich was a prize winner at the Rootstein Hopkins Drawing Exhibition at the Morley Gallery. In 2016, Moich was three times an ArtSlant ( New York) prize showcase winner.
Moich has shown many times with the London Group since 1975 and was elected member in 1977. As well as continuing to exhibit with the London Group, Moich has shown with Espacio Gallery, Nolia’s Gallery in London, and selected several times to show in the Mall Gallery (The Discerning Eye Exhibitions).
Moich is in a Who's Who of British Artists and is in several distinguished public collections, such as the Ben Uri Collection ( TBA). He is also the author of the upcoming books: 'There Is Only Love ' and 'Could some of your thoughts be hurting you?'. His latest book, very recently published (November 2023) called 'Being A Nobody in Clapham Junction' is available now (certainly in the UK at least) on Amazon.co.uk. There is also a beautiful monograph of his art published circa 2014. Hopefully, more art books will follow in the future. Publishers interested in collaborating on that, please get in touch at m@moichabrahams.co.uk
Reviews, Articles
Art Scribe, Arts Review, Time Out, Aesthetica Magazine etc
Moich has a studio in Streatham Hill and lives in London.
Manifesto:
“Since everything is none other than exactly as it is, one may well just break out in laughter.”
Long Chen Pa
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Interesting note about my gallery on the moon!
Moich is the only artist who has a Gallery on the moon! It's virtual of course.
If you would like to visit my Moon Gallery exhibition, click link: https://curat10n.com/moich-moon/
On this page you will find (from top to bottom): A short introduction to the exhibition
A gallery of images taken from the exhibition
A download link - click this to download & explore the virtual gallery on your own computer. It may take some time to down load the full exhibition.
Virtual gallery instructions - to help you with downloading the virtual gallery
A video tour of the exhibition - a 15 minute guided tour around the Moon Gallery. An easier option, perhaps.
In the moon gallery exhibition, you can see lots of my work going back to the early 70s, located along corridors, and in many rooms, including an important memorial room dedicated to what happened to my mum's family during the Holocaust and featuring a short film about what went on at Auschwitz.
If you scroll right down on the site, you will see a few works listed 'for sale'. Prices there are out of date.
Solo Shows (Incomplete list):
Flecha Gallery, London
Chenil Gallery, London
The Last Chance Gallery
Bucklesbury Gallery, Hitchin
Cambridge University, Clare College, Latimer Room
Group Shows (Also an incomplete list)
Morley Gallery
Face to Face, Espacio Gallery
The Cello Factory
Viewpoints, Espacio Gallery
The Apricot Gallery,The Rag Factory (The Magma Group)
The Best of British Drawing Show, Hayward Gallery
Mall Galleries
Bankside Gallery
Mauger Modern Art, Bath
Menier Old Chocolate Factory
Deutche Bank
Institute of Contemporary Art
Whitechapel Gallery
Camden Arts Centre
Royal College of Art