Victor Mosquera (Colombian-Canadian, b. 1990) is a painter whose narrative-driven, surrealist works explore the human experience and the unconscious through layered compositions, luminous color, and a recurring cast of figures. At the center of his practice is a meditation on displacement, shaped by his emigration from South America to Canada as a child.
His visual language draws on traditions ranging from Renaissance and African ceremonial art to Pre-Columbian sculpture and Japanese woodblock prints, alongside the visual language of film, video games, and illustration. Before turning to painting, Mosquera worked as a concept artist and illustrator in the entertainment industry, including as a concept artist at Ubisoft's Toronto studio. His clients included Universal Music, Tor Books, Orbit Books, and One Pixel Brush, and his work appeared in 3D Total Prime: The Definitive Digital Art Collection and ImagineFX magazine, among other publications. He also created visual work for musicians and media, including ODESZA, Kid Cudi's 2019 Coachella performance, Dirty Heads, and G Jones, as well as a project for The New York Times.
