CABELL MOLINA
Painter
Collage Artist
Cabell Molina Art
For Immediate Release:
THE POWER OF HER
“Molina reclaims classic femininity as multi-faceted, giving voice and texture to lost imagery. Molina’s large scale pieces tug in a way only the past can, while also pushing for colorful expansion of a “woman’s place”. Her work is as layered thematically as it is physically, both celebrating the bygone glamour of mid-century fashion and deconstructing its patriarchal underpinnings. Her works read as meditations on feminism, full of colorful clutter and layered sense of time, space, and memory. This body of work is also influenced by her background as an advertising art director using her skills in branding and photo manipulation––but now her goal now is to sell perspective rather than product.”
Cabell Molina is an artist from California currently based in Brooklyn, NY, known for her bold collage/paintings that explore themes of femininity. Her work combines deconstructed elements like old wallpaper, fabric, magazine clippings, and hand-painted portraits, creating layered compositions that both celebrate and critique the past. Molina’s creative process, which she describes as “to deconstruct and construct,” allows her to reclaim and reframe female representation, challenging the patriarchal underpinnings of mid-century fashion and domesticity.
Raised by a traditional 1950s mother, Molina was fascinated by the contradictions in pre-feminist depictions of women—happy yet confined to domestic roles. After experiencing a controlling marriage, she began creating art that empowers women, reinterpreting familiar tropes to give them new voice and agency. Her pieces are often meditations on feminism, blending vibrant colors and fragmented memories to provoke reflection on both historical and contemporary gender roles.
Molina studied graphic design, art direction, and fine art at San Diego State University and Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. Her work, exhibited internationally and has been featured in publications like CNN Style, Vogue, and The New York Times The Cut, invites viewers to explore the layers of femininity and its evolution, celebrating the power beneath the surface.
ARTIST STATEMENT
"By depicting strength and power as integral aspects of the female experience during a time when women were marginalized, I hope to amplify these women's voices and challenge traditional narratives, offering a fresh perspective on their stories."
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RECENT PRESS | EXHIBITIONS
2015 Xpozure Gallery, CT
2015/16 Gallery Room 112, CT
2016/18 Love Art Gallery and Studio. CT
2016 Four page Feature editorial The Beat magazine, CT
2016 Saatchi Art’s Curators pick “Up and coming pop artists”, international
2016 Celebrity painting/collages for Discovery Channel reality show: Project Dad
2017 Gallery Americana’s, CT, feature artist
2017 The Untitled Space gallery, She Inspires, NYC
2017 The Untitled Space Gallery, Secret Garden, NYC
2017 Group editorial New York Times Magazine, The CUT/Untitled Space gallery, NYC, cover piece
2017 Aqua Art Miami
2018 Vogue Magazine, Untitled Space Gallery, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 CNN Style, Untitled Space Gallery, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 Girl Talk HQ, One Year of Resistance, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 Art Fuse Magazine, One Year of Resistance, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 The Art Gorgeous, One Year of Resistance, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 Interview Magazine, One Year of Resistance, How Could I Have Known, mixed media on canvas
2018 Ceres Gallery, Group Show, Don’t Shut Up, NYC
2018 Milford Arts Center, CT, Group show
2018 Sidewalk Gallery, CT solo show
2018 Norwalk Hour, front page editorial
2018 Art and Sound Gallery, Greenwich CT, Group Show “Ferraris”
2018 Art and Sound Gallery, Greenwich CT, Group Show “It’s only Rock and Roll”
2018 Miami Art Week, Aqua, Helix Gallery
2019 Artbox Project, Zurich, Group show Finalist for Once Upon a Time
2019 Solo Exhibition Newton Roux Gallery, Westport CT
2019 Superfine! Art Fair, Untitled Space gallery, NYC
2019 Denizen Gallery, New Paltz, solo show
2019 Aqua Art Miami, duo show, “Woman”
2020 Dacia Gallery duo show, Be Longing
2020 Untitled Space Group show/auction, Art4Equality
2020 White Room Gallery, Hamptons Artist of the Month - April
2020 Art Mag, Charleston SC, feature "Women in the Arts"
2020 Morton Contemporary, Group show, PA
2020 CParker Gallery, Group show, Greenwich CT
2021 The White Room Gallery Snapshot, Group show Bridgehampton
2021 The White Room Gallery, Art+Design Hamptons
2022 C Parker Gallery, Solo Show That's How She Does It, Greenwich CT
2022 Morton Contemporary, Duo Show, It's Getting Hot In Here, Philly PA
2022 Aqua Art Miami, trio show
2022 See Me Group Show, NYC
2023 Mash Gallery, In Her Element, Group show, Los Angeles
2023 Selected work for Virgin Hotel, NYC
2023 Group Show, Western, Courtney Collins Fine Art, Big Sky MT
2023 Group show, Colorful Interpretations, White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton NY
2024 Group Show Artful Alchemy, Mash Gallery, West hollywood
2024 Create Magazine feature, Woman's issue
2024 Naughty or Nice, Group Show, White Room Gallery, East Hampton
