BIO: Tony Abeyta was raised in Gallup, N.M. of Navajo and Anglo descent. School was important, and was a license to travel to many great places. The maryland institute of art in Baltimore, Lacoste School of Art in southern France, SACI in Florence Italy, Chicago Art Institute, Haystack School in Bangor, Maine, and finally NYU for my graduate studies. Currently Tony works in both Santa Fe, N.M. and in Chicago where he lives with his son Gabriel, keeping a studio in both places. "Living in an urban place adds an element of progressive cultural expierience. In a city there is the whole discourse of cultures, Tony works on both oil paintings and large scale drawings, and is creating a new series of large 3 dimensional sculptures as well. "I try to diversify as an artist, there are certainly many directions I take as a painter. I am concurrently working on large neo modernist landscapes, Black and white abstract bio mechanical charcoal and ink wash drawings, colorful diety paintings with abrupt textures and paint, and now scupture as well." -------------------------------------------------------------------- TONY ABEYTA Visual Artist - Biography Tony Abeyta creates a powerful range of contemporary paintings. He explores different mediums such as oil and monotype creating a variety of pieces including charcoal drawings, large scale oil and sand paintings, and abstract mixed media pieces incorporating encaustic wax, copper and printmaking. His individual style incorporates bold colors, rich textures and representations of Navajo deities.
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