Biography
In collaboration with ANGST, Rojelio Cabral is a distinguished artist known for his iconic letter“A.” Inhabiting public space, the spray-painted “A” appeared on freeway columns and throughout the LA cityscape of the 1980s and 90s.
Receiving his BFA from Art Center College of Design, Rojelio developed a unique artistic style by merging LA and San Gabriel Valley gang graffiti with New York subway graffiti. His site-specific and studio works have lived in New York, Barcelona, and Buenos Aires.
In parallel to his art practice, Rojelio is an award-winning Creative Director in advertising. This commercial position was purposely sought as the flip side of his creative coin and designed to nurture and inform his artmaking. He has created over11,000 drawings, one a day, for 35 years (and counting).
Rojelio has exhibited in diverse galleries in LA and abroad, contributed to award-winning documentaries, seminal Los Angeles Graffiti publications, and included in prominent exhibitions at MOCA LA and the Pasadena Museum of California Art. He also participated in the Getty Research Institute’s Liber Amicorum for the Rare Books & Manuscripts collection.
Rojelio is writing his autobiography while continuing his signature Daily A artwork.
Press
Curriculum Vitae
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
Education
1994
BFA Honors, Illustration, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Street Cred, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
2003
Festival BAC III, Barcelona Art al Carrer (Art In The Street), Barcelona, Spain
2001
East! ...Go West!, P12 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996
Oldies & Gang Writing: Small Drawings, Highland Park, CA
1995
Mean Art Tent, Lollapalooza Tour Artist, U.S.
1994
Mexican Cultural Institute I Biennale, Los Angeles, Monterrey MX, Mexico City
1994
Urban Revisions: Current Projects for the Public Realm, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CA
1994
Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1994
Notes From The Underground, Social and Public Art Resource Center, Venice, CA
1993
Zero-1 Gallery, Hollywood, CA
Selected Awards
Honorable Mention, Mexican Cultural Institute I Biennale
SPARC Project Grant
National Endowment of the Arts, Artist Grant
Mayor's Commendation of the City of Los Angeles
Commissioned Murals
1992
Child Today, Minister of Culture of Mexico City, MX
1992
Undiscovered America, SPARC, DTLA, CA
Collections
Dennis Hopper
Bibliography
(printed, televised, filmed matter, 1991-2008)
Books:
LA Black Book, The Getty Research Institute
The History of Los Angeles Graffiti, Vol. 1
Graffiti LA: Street Styles and Art
Urbarte, Ciudad Híbrida / Hybrid City: The Production of Art in "Alien Territory"
Urban Revisions, MOCA and ADOBE LA joint catalog
Murals: A Guide
Notes From The Other Side, self-published exhibition catalog for SPARC exhibition
Documentaries:
Getting Up: The TEMPT ONE Story, "Audience Award" winner, Slamdance Film Festival
Graffiti Verité, "Best Documentary" winner, Telluride Independent Film Festival
Hip-Hop Civilization and it's Discontents, LACE / NEA artist's project
Interviews & Reviews:
Los Angeles Times, LA Times Magazine, LA Weekly, LA Reader, Coagula.com, Public Art Review, NBC, ABC, KCOP