Nestor Toro
Abstract Painter
West Hollywood, California
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Biography

American artist Nestor Toro (b. 1976, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico) is an abstract painter based in West Hollywood, California. His work is held in private collections on five continents and in more than 30 countries, including the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Singapore, Ireland, and Belgium.

Raised in Puerto Rico, Toro developed an early interest in art through visits to the Museo de Arte de Ponce. Extensive travel and periods of residence in Miami, Rio de Janeiro, and Buenos Aires (2006–2012) shaped his approach to color, movement, and layered composition. He works primarily in fluid acrylics and mixed media, building each painting through successive layers without a predetermined outcome.

Toro is self-taught, with additional studio study at UCLA and Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, and in studios in Buenos Aires.

Education

• Self-taught; studio study at UCLA and Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles
• Studio practice, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Solo Exhibitions

• 2024–2025 — The Artist Tree, Oxnard, CA
• 2024–2025 — The Artist Tree, West Hollywood, CA
• 2016 — Quiet Disruption, West Hollywood, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions and Fairs

• 2024 — Los Angeles Zoo Beastly Ball, “The Best Party Ever!”
• 2023 — Los Angeles Zoo Beastly Ball, “Sonic Frequencies”
• 2021 — The Other Art Fair, Virtual Edition, Los Angeles
• 2020 — The Other Art Fair, Online Studios, Los Angeles
• 2018 — The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles (Saatchi Art)
• 2016 — Echoes, Fold Gallery, Los Angeles
• 2015 — Saatchi Art group exhibition, West Elm, Beverly Hills. View collection
• 2014 — Awakening, RAW Artists, Los Angeles. Details
• 2011 — BArt Art Expo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 2010 — BArt Art Expo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Selected Commissions

• 2023 — Private collector, Hong Kong. Commissioned work
• 2022 — Private collector, Los Angeles. Commissioned work
• 2021 — Private collector, Germany. Commissioned work
• 2019 — Private collector, Spain. Commissioned work
• Commission of 19 paintings for a private residence, Lucknow, India

Selected Features and Publications

• 2019 — Saatchi Art website cover, featured painting, September 9–14. View
• 2019 — Saatchi Art “New This Week,” curated collection, September 9. View collection
• 2019 — Saatchi Art website cover, featured painting, July 8–14. View
• 2019 — Saatchi Art “New This Week,” curated collection, July 8. View collection
• 2015 — Artfinder, Art of the Day, December 17. View
• 2015 — Artfinder, Art of the Day, May 6. View
• 2014 — Saatchi Art, Artist of the Day, October 11. View
• 2013 — Cover, Nonprofit Quarterly, Fall/Winter. View

Collections

Private collections, five continents, including the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Hong Kong, India, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Singapore, Ireland, and Belgium.