Rob Woodcox
Art Photographer | Film Director
Biography
Rob Woodcox is an art photographer and film director currently living between Mexico and the US. As he creates each artwork, Rob strives to capture fragments of a vivid life sewn by the threads of reality, memory and dream. Each concept is a declaration of his experience and seeks to tell a meaningful story to each individual that views it.
Rob’s passion for visual art has developed into a dedication to advocacy and making strained voices heard. Rob has produced projects raising consciousness and conversation around the US foster system and adoption, queer identity, body neutrality, racial equality and environmental justice. Having been adopted as a child and interacting often with the foster care system, Rob creates from a unique perspective, finding hope in the human connection and the will to overcome negative constructs within our complex societies.
Rob has taught thousands of students in 6 continents, 15 countries and 35 cities worldwide. He has been featured in various major publications, gallery exhibits and has produced commercial work for clients like Universal Pictures, Apple and Capitol Records. In 2020 Rob released his first photographic art book “Bodies Of Light”.
In 2021 Rob took on his first directorial film role in “We Are Molecular” in partnership with Dr Barbara Sturm and the Royal Ballet in London. He continued his film debut directing his first music video “Spiral” alongside Ry X in 2022. His first short “Honey to the Moon” is currently circulating festivals worldwide. His work is seen in museums and festivals globally. He continues to embark upon new personal and client creative endeavors in both photographic and film direction.
CV
Collective Exhibitions
2024
- Conversations Across Time, Art Basel Miami + Art Republic, Miami, USA
- Nomad Culture Hub: Chicano, Residencia + Red Bull, Chicago, USA
2023
- NFT Paris, NFT Paris x ObscuraDAO, Paris, France
- Reflejos Ocultos, Maison Celeste + Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico
- Empowering Digital Displays, Integrated Systems Europe + Windowsight, Barcelona, Spain
- Por Palestina, SS Galerie, Mexico City, Mexico
- Nomad Culture Hub: Chicano, Residencia + Red Bull, Mexico City, Mexico
- Unreal: 54 Feria del Arte, The American School Foundation + Banana Contemporary, Mexico City, Mexico
- Ruta 216, Galeria L + Banana Contemporary, Mexico City, Mexico
- Vibe Showcase, Times Square Billboard Display + Sloika, New York City, USA
- Vibe Showcase, Vibe Gallery + Sloika, Rome, Italy
- Calm Down, Joyn + Petra Voice, Online Global Showcase
- DCentral Tokyo, DCentral + Muse Hive, Tokyo, Japan
- Sloika World Photography Day, Neal Gallery + Muse Hive, Beijing, China
- Tender Reverie: Mendings of the Heart, Soho Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
2022
- Shouts of Art, Kuvik Galerie, Dortmund, Germany
- Estudio Duna Launch, Estudio Duna + Ovalo Galeria, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
- Forms of Reflection, Sloika + Mecenate Fine Art, Rome, Italy
- Women’s Body Diversity, Boundary Seongsoo Gallery, Seoul, Korea
- Ancient Future, Zona Maco + Nido de Quetzalcoatl, Mexico City, Mexico
- FLOW 30’ Digital Screen Exhibition, Art Basel Miami + Art Republic + Scope Art Fair, Miami, USA
- Ancient Future Billboard Display, Art Basel Miami + Save Art Space, Miami, USA
- La Excusa, El Encuentro Internacional De Jovenes Coreógrafos + Fundación Ballet Capital, Cali, Colombia
- Image Nation Milan, Fondazione Luciana Matalon, Milan, Italy
- Visual Narratives Burnt by the Sun, Bronx & Banco + TAO Downtown + NYFW, New York City, USA
- Group Exhibition, CosMoscow International Art Fair, Moscow, Russia
- SENSE 4.0, Mirus Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- 1703, Manege Exhibition Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
- Creative Stages, Kuvik Galerie, Dortmund, Germany
- Camp Felix Benefit Exhibition, Sotheby’s + Equinox + The Felix Organization, New York City, USA
- SENSE 3.0, Dennis Hopper’s Former Home, Los Angeles, USA
2021
- Pictures For Purpose, Atelier Noua Gallery, Bodø, Norway
- Group Exhibition, CosMoscow International Art Fair, Moscow, Russia
- Group Exhibition, WOP Arts Festival + Tangente, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Nature Connectedness, DA! Gallery, Moscow, Russia
- Sexposed, PSKaufman Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- Parler de Sport, Fisheye Gallery, Paris, France
- Just Diggit Benefit Exhibition, United Nations + Pictures For Purpose + Just Diggit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nature Connectedness Long Term Installation, Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, Russia
2020
- Benefit Exhibition, Root Studios, New York, NY USA
- Group Exhibition, Icicle Space Gallery, Shanghai, China
2019
- ClearChannel France, 800 Screen Public Gallery Display, Paris, France
2015
- Paris Photo Off, Galerie Joseph Le Marais, Paris, France
2014
- Trierenberg Winner Exhibition, Design Center Linz, Linz, Austria
- Heist Opening Exhibition, Heist Gallery, London, United Kingdom
2013
- Emerging Talent Exhibition, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH USA
- Graduate Exhibition, Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, MI USA
Solo shows
2024
- Bodies Of Light, IArt Tbilisi Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia
- Bodies Of Light, National Center for Contemporary Arts of the Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
- Cuerpo Presente, SS Galerie, Mexico City, Mexico
- Honey to the Moon, Suburbs Gallery, Montreal, Canada
2023
- Bodies Of Light, Catalog Art Fair + Association of Galleries, Moscow, Russia
- Queer Love y Otras Drogas, Revuelta Queer House, Mexico City, Mexico
2022
- Bodies Of Light, Suburbs Gallery, Montreal, Canada
- Bodies Of Light, University of Westminster + London Gallery West, London, UK
- Bodies Of Light, Association of Galleries, Moscow, Russia
- Bodies Of Light, Art Basel Miami + Save Art Space + SISU + Scope Art Fair, Miami, USA
2021
- Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Haab Cultural Center, Mexico City, Mexico
- Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Leonora Carrington Museum, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- We Are Molecular (Solo Exhibition) + Film Screening, Frieze House Cork Street, London, UK
- The Body Electric (Solo Exhibition), Telluride Arts HQ Gallery, Telluride, USA
2020
- Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Space Place Gallery, Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
- Nature Connectedness (Solo Exhibition), Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography, Moscow, Russia
2019
- Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), The National Museum of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
2015
- Stories Worth Telling (Solo Exhibition), TCL Chinese Theater, Los Angeles, USA
Institucional and Museum Exhibitions
2024
- The Kiss, Fine Art Photography Institute, Milan, Italy
- The Kiss, Fine Art Photography Institute, Madrid, Spain
- The Kiss, Fine Art Photography Institute, Paris, France
- Bodies Of Light (Solo Exhibition), Museo Edward James, Xilitla, Mexico
2023
- Arte Vivo Benefit Exhibition, Fundación Mexico Vivo + Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City, Mexico
- Sloika World Photography Day, Superlative Gallery + Muse Hive, Bali, Indonesia
2021
- The History of Fashion Photography, The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Film Festivals & Screenings
2024
- Art Basel Miami + Art Republic, Miami, USA
- Soo Film Festival, Sault Saint Marie, USA
- Frameline Film Festival, San Francisco, USA
- Venice Beach Film Festival, Los Angeles, USA
- Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
- Festival de Cine Tamatán, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
- Sonoma International Film Festival, Sonoma, USA
- Studio DB, Berlin, Germany
- Director’s Library, Global Digital Premiere
- Nowness, Global Digital Premiere
- Festival de Arte y Cine Contrasexual, Mexico City, Mexico
- Maison Celeste + Zona Maco, Mexico City, Mexico
- Mirada Corta Film Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
2023
- Xilitla International Film Festival, Xilitla, Mexico
- Residencia + Topo Chico Nomad Cultural Hub Showcase, Mexico City
- Hamptons International Film Festival, Hamptons, USA
- Superfine Art Fair, Los Angeles, USA
- Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Tampa, USA
- Superfine Art Fair + Reunion, New York City, USA
- OUTshine Film Festival, Ft Lauderdale, USA
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival, Providence, USA
- Alamo Drafthouse Cinema + Reunion, New York City, USA
- Howl Film Festival + Selfridges Cinema, London, UK
- Cine Tonala, Mexico City, Mexico
- Apparatus Studio + Pride, Minneapolis, USA
- Provincetown International Film Festival, Provincetown, USA
Publications
2024
Fotografiska- Feature
Raandoom Magazine- Interview
2023
My Art Is Real with Jacob Johnson- Podcast
Basic Magazine (Print December)- Interview, Editorial
Elle Germany (Print December)- Editorial
The Art Magazine London (Print November)- Feature
Vogue Mexico- Feature
Vogue Portugal- Interview
Stir World- Interview
The Opera Magazine (Print October)- Editorial
AATONAU Magazine- Interview
Urth Magazine- Article
RTVE Spain “Punts de Vista: Cultura 2” TV Show- Feature
Heads Up Guys- Interview
Based Istanbul Magazine- Interview
Pornceptual Magazine- Feature
We Walk the Earth with Sergio Isauro- Podcast
Urth Magazine- Roundtable Interview
RTVE Spain “Punts de Vista” TV Show- Feature
The Squidge with Teri Hofford- Podcast
Fucking Young- Editorial
Fashionista- Editorial Feature
Urth Magazine- Interview
Sloika.xyz- Interview, Podcast
Photographize Magazine- Interview
2022
Art Plugged UK- Feature
Time Out Miami- Feature
NFT Evening- Feature
Miami Diario- Feature
Infobae- Feature
OXZX Magazine China- Feature
News Day France- Feature
Photographize Magazine (Print December)- Feature
University of Quebec Organizational Handbook (Print)- Cover Image, Interview
ABRAMS Books Dance Art Anthology (Print November)- Interview
Cosmopolitan Germany (Print October)- Feature
Fundación Arte Vivo Mexico 2022 Catalog- Feature
Farrynheight + Project Healthy Minds “Set The Tone” Book (Print May)- Feature
Ry X- “Spiral” Music Video
Longshot Leaders Podcast- Interview
GQ Russia (Print March)- Interview
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine (Print March)- Interview
Dr Barbara Sturm + Royal Ballet (Feb)- “We Are Molecular” Global Billboard Campaign
Image Nation Paris- Interview
Taschen Publications The Library of Esoterica: Plant Magick- Feature
The State Hermitage Museum of Russia “The History of Fashion Photography” Book (Print January)- Feature
2021
Art Basel, Miami, USA (Dec)- “We Are Molecular” Campaign Display
Dr Barbara Sturm + Royal Ballet- “We Are Molecular” Film
Vogue Germany (Print November)- Interview
Photographize Magazine (Print October)- Interview
Fisheye Magazine- Interview
Playboy Mexico (Print Jul-Aug)- Interview, Editorial
Marie Claire Italy (Print Jul-Aug)- Feature
Based Istanbul Magazine (Print July)- Interview
Adobe Pride Campaign- Interview
Design Boom- Interview
Le Soleil Newspaper Quebec (Print April)- Interview
Elle Germany (Print March)- Article
Fresh Fruit Mag- Interview
2020
Elle Men Hong Kong- Article
Glamour Russia- Article
Esquire Russia- Article
Sand Magazine (Print December)- Cover Image, Editorial
Stir World India- Interview
World Professional Photographer’s Organization (WPPO)- Interview
Modern Weekly China- Feature
Coy Culture- Editorial
Buro 24/7 (Nov)- Interview
InStyle Magazine Russia- Interview
Vogue Russia- Interview
Forbes Russia- Feature
Metro Russia- Cover, Article
The Art Newspaper Russia- Feature
Museum Archives Online Moscow- Article
Antenna Daily Moscow- Interview
Interior + Design Russia- Feature
Elle Decoration Russia- Feature
Time Out Russia- Feature
The City Moscow- Feature
Gay Times ft. Miss Fame- Digital Cover, Editorial
Vogue Spain (Print September)- Feature
Vanity Teen- Interview
Betr- Video Interview
Haaretz News Israel (Print July)- Feature
500px Blog- Interview
Visual Atelier 8- Interview
Vanity Fair Italia (Print June)- Cover Image, Article
Heads Up Guys Men’s Health Week- Feature
Fisheye Magazine Annual Photo Book (Print June)- Feature
GQ Portugal (Print May)- Editorial/Interview
Vogue Portugal (Print May)- Editorial/Interview
Plastik Magazine- Interview
Kafa Magazine Turkey (Print April)- Interview
Dance Informa- Interview
The Week India- Interview
PROHBTD- Interview
Colossal- Interview
Vogue Portugal (Print January)- Feature
2019
Vogue Portugal (Print December)- Feature
Museo Del Chopo UNAM- HIV Panel Discussion Feature
Neo2 Magazine- Editorial
KCN National TV Serbia- Interview
Image Nation Paris- Interview
Shutr Magazine (Print December)- Interview
Elevate Magazine (Print November)- Interview
Noizz Magazine- Interview
Blic Magazine Serbia (Print October)- Interview
Wannabe Magazine- Interview
Playboy Mexico (Print September)- Feature
Panorama Magazine (Print September)- Editorial
Colossal x Squarespace- Feature
Voyage LA- Interview
Aspirants Magazine (Print August)- Editorial
Lufthansa Magazin (Print August)- Feature
RCN Televisión Colombia National Morning Show- Feature
Vogue Portugal (Print May)- Editor’s Letter
Nakid Magazine- Editorial
Fisheye Magazine- Interview
The Adorama Podcast (May)- Podcast
FGUK Magazine (Print May)- Editorial
Vogue Portugal (Print March)- Feature
1440 Multiversity Blog- Interview
Gay Times Magazine (Print March)- Feature
Beware! Magazine- Interview
ArtFido- Feature
Kwerfeldein Magazine- Feature
Photography Talk- Interview
Cultura Inquieta- Interview
Le Tribunal Du Net- Feature
Bored Panda- Interview
Creapills- Feature
Blaze Press- Feature
Design You Trust- Feature
The Hub Artist Feature- Feature
Art Fido- Feature
M Thai Magazine- Feature
Planète Québec- Feature
Objects Magazine- Feature
Profoto Blog- Feature
C41 Magazine- Feature
My Modern Metropolis- Interview
Langweiledich- Feature
Plain Magazine- Feature
Univision- Televised Interview
Collater.al- Feature
ClearChannel + The Source Snackable Content Awards- Winner
Colossal- Feature
2018
Guild Magazine (Print December)- Interview
Fotoblogia Poland- Interview
Fstoppers- Interview
SLR Lounge- Feature
Y-Not Magazine- Article
Out Magazine- Editorial
Willamette Week (print)- Feature
Udemy- Masterclass
Out Magazine- Article
The Advocate- Article
Pride.com- Article
Lost N Portland- Interview
Eyes And Edge- Interview
H Collective #MetOnTheHub Campaign- Interview
Adobe Photoshop- Feature
Flickr Blog- Article
2017
500px Blog- Article
Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam (Print November)- Feature
The Good Men Project- Feature
The Mighty- Feature
Huffington Post- Feature
Buzzfeed- Feature
Heads Up Guys #Reachout Campaign- Feature
Willamette Week- Feature
Portrait Photography Magazine China (Print February)- Feature
Barcroft TV- Interview
Patron Front Page- Feature
2016
Digital Camera Polska- Feature
DIY Photography- Feature
Bored Panda- Feature
Worbz- Feature
Shotkit Instructional Book- Interview
Heads Up Guys- Feature
Shotkit- Interview
The Bear Project UK- Interview
Photo News Hong Kong- Feature
Popular Photography Magazine (Print March)- Feature
2015
The Mighty- Interview
Bored Panda- Feature
Rangefinder Magazine (Print December)- Interview
Seamless Be Inspired- Podcast
A+ News- Feature
The Mighty- Feature
Rangefinder Magazine (Print November)- Feature
Huffington Post- Feature
Heads Up Guys- Feature
500px Blog- Feature
Seamless Be Inspired- Podcast
YouPic Blog- Feature
500px Blog- Feature
Vietnam Photo Net- Feature
Sajin Yesul Magazine, Korea (Print August)- Interview
Trierenberg Super Circuit Annual Publication- Features
Sajin Yesul Magazine, Korea (Print July)- Feature
Behance Photography Served- Feature
YouPic Blog- Interview
The Washtenaw Voice- Interview/Feature
Altfel Magazine- Interview
Practical Photography Magazine (Print June)- Feature
Cultural Evolution- Interview
Revista Contrasentido- Feature
500px Blog- Feature
Design You Trust- Feature
2014
Bored Panda- Feature
Viral Nova- Feature
ABC News- Feature
UK Daily Mail- Feature
Mashable- Feature
Design Taxi- Interview
My Modern Metropolis- Interview
A+ News- Feature
Flickr Blog- Feature
Yahoo- Video Interview
B&H Explora- Interview
DPI Magazine- Feature
Seamless Spotlight- Interview
Resource Magazine- Interview
Photography Masterclass Magazine- Feature
Vanguard- Interview
Heist Online Photography Collective- Feature
Vanguard Professionals- Featured Professional
Phlearn.com- Behind The Scenes Feature
2013
Phlearn.com- Interview
Ezra Magazine- Interview
Vice Magazine- Interview
GQ (Print December)- Feature
Vanity Fair (Print December)- Feature
Vogue (Print December)- Feature
Launch Magazine (Print November)- Cover
My Modern Metropolis- Feature
Fstoppers.com- Behind The Scenes Feature
SLR Lounge- Interview
Photigy.com- Interview
Cultura Inquieta- Feature
Dodho Magazine- Interview
Framed Awards- Emerging Photographer of the Year
Canon/Ron Howard’s Project Imagination- Winner/Film
2012
Adobe Achievement Awards- Finalist
Digital SLR Photography Magazine- Feature
Vogue Italia- Feature
