Art on a Postcard Mini Auction Curated by Jack Trodd

About 

Kora Moya Rojo is a visual artist creating paintings and sculptures that revolve around fluidity, nostalgia, and womanhood. Rendered in a pulsating palette of cold blues and warm reds, her vibrant works infuse autobiographical, historical, and religious iconographies with a rural sensibility. Examining the complex effects of female oppression and urban migration, she investigates personal displacement and national identity in symbolic scenarios that overflow with utopian potential. Digitally reconstructing dreams, imaginations and memories into enchanting drawings and canvases, Moya Rojo creates eerie worlds that inhabit the liminal space between the conscious and the unconscious. Her androgynous, embryonic figures stretch beyond the earthly domain to the otherworldly as they hybridize with provincial food, coalesce with existing objects, and mutate with unspecified surroundings. In a continuous metamorphosis, the internal and external forces at play make the familiar foreign, and the foreign disturbingly familiar. Kora Moya Rojo (b. 1993, Spain) lives and works in London. She graduated with a BA in Fine Art from the University of Murcia (Murcia, Spain, 2015). Recent exhibitions include ‘Nature Holds a Mirror’ at Casa Astrónoma (Mexico City, MX, 2023), ‘CACOTOPIA 07’ at Annka Kultys (London, UK, 2023), ‘Yourself in my Shoes’ at Tube Culture Hall (Milan, ITA, 2023), ‘Between the Bridge and the Door’ at Pictorum Gallery (London, UK, 2023) ‘Narratives in Blossoming Vigor’ at SENS gallery (Hong Kong, HK, 2022), ‘Dark Roots’ at Liliya Art Gallery (London, UK, 2022) and ‘Soho Revue Gallery x The Little Scarlett Door’ in Soho (London, UK, 2022). Latest features include Friend of the Artist and All She Makes. She did a residency at Joya Air (Spain, 2021) and has recently finished another one at Cobertizo (Mexico, 2022). 

Education 

Fine Arts Degree, University of Fine Arts, Murcia, Spain. 

Select Exhibitions/Awards 

Solo Exhibitions 
 
2023 
Solo Show (Upcoming) 

Selected Group Exhibitions 
2023 
Between the Bridge and the Door, Pictorum Gallery, London, UK 
Nature Holds a Mirror, Casa Astrónoma, curated by Ambar Quijano, Mexico City, MEX 
Yourself in my Shoes, Tube Culture Hall, Milan, ITA 
CACOTOPIA 07, Annka Kultys, London, UK  
2022 
Wilderness of Being, curated by Cassandra Bowes, HdM Gallery, London, UK 
Narratives in Blossoming Vigor, SENS Gallery, Hong Kong, HK 
Dark Roots, trio show, curated by Elza Meryon, Liliya Art Gallery, London, UK 
Soho Revue x The Little Scarlett Door, curated by India Rose James, Soho Revue, London, UK 
Looking Back to Move Forward, curated by Katerina Patsalidou and Mikaella Melanidou, Visual Space, Palia Agora Palouriotissas, CYP 
Artists for Ukraine Charity Auction, organised by Joséphine Bailey, Procrastinarting_, Online 
2021 
Realities, curated by Adele Smejkal, The Artistellar, London, UK 
Christmas Pop-up, curated by Katerina Patsalidou and Mikaella Melanidou, Visual Space, Nicosia, CYP 
Art for Relief x The Auction Collective Charity Auction, organised by Marie Hilgers, Art for Relief, Online 
Into The Cosmere, curated by Jack Trodd, Brushes With Greatness, London, UK 
Euphoric, curated by Joséphine May Bailey, Procrastinarting_, Online 
Thirty Six Hours Exhibition, curated by Ladies Drawing Clüb, Online 
Every Woman Biennial, curated by Eddy Grattan Bellew and Ruby Streek, The Copeland Gallery, London, UK 
2019 
Summer Salon 2019, curated by Eleanor Pearce, Islington Arts Factory, London, UK 
2017 
House of Horrors – First Thursdays, Creative Debuts, curated by Alex Rollings and Callum Hall, Black & White Building, London, UK 
Abstractive, Creative Debuts, curated by Alex Rollings and Callum Hall, Black & White Building, London, UK 
Creative Debuts x Bond Dickinson, Creative Debuts, curated by Alex Rollings and Callum Hall, Newcastle, UK 
2016 
Creative Debuts x WeWork Devonshire, Creative Debuts, curated by Alex Rollings and Callum Hall, London, UK 
Creative Debuts x WeWork Paddington, Creative Debuts, curated by Alex Rollings and Callum Hall, London, UK 
7+7 La Mar De Músicas Festival, Archaeological Museum, Cartagena, ESP 
Camina, toca y recuerda, University of Murcia, Murcia, ESP 
2015 
The Perpetual Transformation, Fine Arts University of Murcia, Murcia, ESP 
2014 
II Explosición Colectiva Bellas Artes, Cuadros López Art Gallery, Murcia, ESP 
Exposición Fotográfica, Los Olmos, Alhama de Murcia, ESP 
Exposición de Pintura, Dibujo y Fotografía, The Grand Casino, Cartagena, ESP 
 
Art Fairs 
 
2023 
Art Central Hong Kong, SENS Gallery, Hong Kong 
 
Residencies 
 
2022 
COBERTIZO, Jilotepec, MEX 
 
2021 
Joya Air, Almería, ESP 

Statement about AOAP Submitted Artwork 

Following the theme 'The Flesh and the Answer' and the poem 'Elegy in Joy' by Muriel Rukeyser, 'Tuna Fountain' symbolises a new beginning, where the pool of water inside the prickly pear-like fruit represents change and constant movement. When I was reading the poem, this feeling of resilience came through, so I tried to find an element that's present in nature that could translate that. Prickly pears are the edible fruit of the paddle cactus, which are known for being tough and resilient, being able to adapt to extreme conditions. Considering the fact that the poem was written during a time of war, I found that this fruit that's covered in hair-like spines could embody that very difficult period even though its vibrant flesh nourishes and feeds us. 

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