Albert Reyes CV & Biography

'Family Therapy Techniques'

Solo-Exhibition by Albert Reyes.

Albert Reyes (b. 1971) is the artist Los Angeles longs for whose work embodies the raw energy and emotional complexity of the city. With a bold, unapologetic style and a unique ability to turn everyday objects into deeply personal narratives, Reyes steps back into the gallery spotlight with Family Therapy Techniques.

This exhibition showcases his use of art as personal therapy, where his artistic techniques seamlessly combine movie art, found materials, and cultural commentary. It offers a fresh perspective on the social landscape, capturing the grit of our human experience.

In his solo exhibition at Face Guts, Reyes transforms repurposed materials like found wood and book covers into bold, thought-provoking pieces. His floor-to-ceiling constructions and subtle interventions highlight the potential of up-cycling, turning discarded objects into art that promotes creativity and environmental awareness.

Family Therapy Techniques is curated and presented by art photographer / impresario

Josh White and artist / gallerist Tim Biskup.

@thealbertreyes

ALBERT REYES

Born Los Angeles, California 1971
Educated San Francisco Art Institute, B.F.A 2001
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California

Solo Exhibitions

2021 “Treat Others Like You Want to Be Treated,” Olympia Club Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “Dreamers of the American Dream,” Eastern Projects Gallery, Los Angeles
2018 “The World We Live In”, LEADAPRON, Los Angeles
2018 “Garden Homes: A Maze Installation,” Golden Road Brewery, Glendale
2017 “The World We Live In,” Superchief Gallery, Los Angeles
2016 "Made in America," Slow Culture, Los Angeles
2015 “Take,” Ads-Issued, Costa Mesa
2013 “The Only Thing That Can Kill Us Is Death,” The VEX, Los Angeles
2010 “Never Dies The Dream,” Mastodon Mesa at the Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
2007 “Thanks for Giving,” Studio Browne, Los Angeles
2006 “Please,” Magpie, San Diego
2006 “P.R. Perverted Romantic,” Bent, South Pasadena
2006 “Off the Deep End,” Bent, South Pasadena
2005 “Free the Slaves,” Low Gallery, San Francisco
2004 “Don’t Give Up”, Fifty24SF Gallery, San Francisco
2004 “Homecoming,” SWYS Gallery, Long Beach
2004 “The American Dream,” Treehouse Gallery, Los Angeles
2004 “Extreme Time,” proper, Long Beach

Duo and Group Exhibitions

2023 “Desert Haunt,” Saguaro Hotel, Palm Springs
2022 “10 Year Anniversary Show,” Superchief Gallery, Los Angeles
2022 “Memory Patinas,” Mortal Machine Gallery, New Orleans
2021 “15th Anniversary Group Show,” Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2021 “Quiet Please,” TLALOC Studios, Los Angeles
2019 “VANS Black Rainbows,” Venice Beach
2019 “You.Me.Him.,” W+K+ Gallery, Tokyo
2019 “Let’s Eat,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2019 “Hello Kitty's 45th Anniversary Group Show,” Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “The Reality of Illusions,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2019 “Quiet Please Pop-Up,” 1700 NAUD, Los Angeles
2018 “Going Nowhere Fast,” The Last Cat, San Francisco
2018 “Ghosts of Electricity,” Silver Lake
2018 “Identity Reside,” SOLA Art Gallery, Los Angeles
2017 “Twenty One,” Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles
2017 “Think Positive,” RVCA Vasf Gallery, San Francisco
2016 “Silent Wonderment: Exploring the World of Giant Robot,” Vincent Price Art Museum,
Los Angeles
2016 “What a Time to Be Alive,” Slow Culture, Los Angeles
2016 “Class Acts,” Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles
2016 “Operation Creative Freedom,” Cerritos College Fine Arts Gallery, Norwalk
2015 “General Store,” Date Farmers Art Studios, Coachella Valley
2014 “Giant Robot 20 Years Art x Mags Exhibition,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2014 Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, San Antonio
2013 “Art Intersections: An Asian-Latino Pop-up Gallery,” The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American
Center and the Smithsonian Latino Center, Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring
2013 “The Art of the Rattling Wall-Hosted by PEN Center USA and Narrow Books,”
Synchronicity Space, Los Angeles
2012 “New Blood,” Thinkspace Gallery, Culver City
2012 “Giant Robot Biennale 3,” Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles
2010 “Total Eclipse,” New Image Art, Los Angeles
2008 “Ian Johnson & Albert Reyes,” White Walls Gallery, San Francisco
2008 “Something Wicked,” Ampersand International Arts, San Francisco
2008 “The Lords’,” David Lawrence Gallery, Beverly Hills
2008 “Killing Time,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2008 “Tree Show IV,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2008 “Optic Illusion,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco
2008 “Printed Matter III,” Giant Robot, San Francisco
2007 “So High School,” Bent Gallery, South Pasadena
2007 “Happy Endings,” The Lab 101, Culver City
2007 “Please, Please, Please, Don’t Go,” Avenue 50 Studio. Los Angeles
2007 “Black and White in Color,” Giant Robot, San Francisco
2007 “8 X 10,” Giant Robot, San Francisco
2007 “Free to a Good Home,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2007 “Pho-dobo-rrito,” Giant Robot, Los Angeles
2007 “TwinklePie,” Magpie, San Diego
2007 “Xicana Demiurge An Immediate Survey,” Pharmaka Art, Los Angeles
2006 “Smitten!,” Giant Robot, New York City
2006 “Florida is a Death Metal Town” Arcspace, Los Angeles
2006 “All Star Hustlers,” White Walls, San Francisco
2006 “Travelers,” Unitard, Los Angeles
2006 “Cast,” Junc GallerY, Los Angeles
2006 “Collabro,” Subject Matter Gallery, Costa Mesa
2006 “The Serenade is Dead,” Onsix Gallery, San Francisco
2006 “Another Stoopid Sk8 Show,” Bent, South Pasadena
2006 “Interdisciplinary,” Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles
2006 “Wonderland,” Ampersand, San Francisco
2005 “Promise Land at Union Station,” San Francisco
2005 “Alma,” Onsix Gallery, San Francisco
2005 “Represent,” Junc Gallery, Los Angeles
2004 “Nuit Blanche (Lost In Translation),” Ampersand-paris, Paris and San Francisco
2004 “Unframed,” Fifty24SF Gallery, San Francisco
2004 “Maintaining Life,” 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco
2004 “For the Love of Money,” The Canvas, San Francisco
2003 “Au Naturel,” di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Napa
2003 “A Group Drawing Show,” The Lab, San Francisco
2003 “Faux Real,” Off The Preserve!, Napa
2003 “Work,” Culture Cash Gallery, San Francisco
2002 “‘Tis the Reason,” Michael Martin Galleries, San Francisco
2002 “Recess-A Benefit to Support San Francisco’s Urban Arts,” Butterfly, San Francisco
2002 “25th Bay Area Playwrights Festival,” San Francisco
2002 “for,” Fifty24SF Gallery, San Francisco
2000 “Carnaval,” Balazo Gallery, San Francisco
Temporary Exhibitions
2017 ScareLA, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles
2016 ScareLA, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena
2012 The Echoplex, Los Angeles