Antonio Puri

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1966 born in Chandigarh, India

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions 

2008

The Guild, Antonio Puri: The Tenth Door, New York, NY (catalogue)

 

2007

Galerie des Beaux Arts, Antonio Puri, Heeze, Netherlands

Lawrence Gallery at Rosemont College, Push & Pull, Rosemont, PA

Atlantic City Art Center, In Sights, Atlantic City, NJ

Robert Roman Gallery, Clone This, Scottsdale, AZ

 

2006

Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Journey into Mysticism: Abstract Paintings by Antonio Puri, Bethesda, MD (catalogue)

West Chester University, Journey into Mysticism: Abstract Paintings by Antonio Puri, West Chester, PA  (catalogue)

The Noyes Museum of Art, Path of Cosmologies & Technology, Oceanville, NJ (catalogue) - 2 person

A4L Gallery, Antonio Puri: Works on Paper, New York, NY

 

2005

Philadelphia Art Alliance, Outside the Mandala, Philadelphia, PA

chashama @ 128 W 31st St, Monumental, New York, NY

WeissPollack Gallery, Presence, New York, NY

A Taste of Art Satellite Gallery, Size Matters, New York, NY

 

2004

chashama @ 234 W 42nd St, No Trespassing, New York, NY

chashama @ 217 E 42nd St, String Theory, New York, NY

Holland Art House, Pure Abstract, West Chester, PA

 

2003       

Stefanie Ludyny Gallery at The Barrow Group, Monochroma, New York, NY

531 Central Fine Arts, Antonio Puri - Core Exposed, St. Petersburg, FL  

Cumberland County College Gallery, Antonio Puri, Millville, NJ

 

2002                 

Da Vinci Art Alliance, Pollock to Puri – 5 Decades Later, Philadelphia, PA

Triad Gallery, Antonio Puri, Inner Circle Paintings, Seal Rock, OR

 

2000       

Gallery 2828, Transparent Women, Chicago, IL  

 

1999       

Gloucester County College Art Gallery, Antonio Puri, Sewell, NJ

Planet Art Gallery, Antonio Puri, Cape Town, South Africa  

 

Selected Group Exhibitions 

2008

Salisbury University Art Gallery, Into Intuition: Towards a Redefinition, Salisbury, MD

Tabla Rasa Gallery, Erasing Borders 2008, Brooklyn, NY

The Guild, Erasing Borders 2008, New York, NY

Brownson Art Gallery @ Manhattanville College, Erasing Borders 2008, Purchase, NY

Hammond Museum, Erasing Borders 2008, North Salem, NY

Queens Museum of Art, Erasing Borders 2008, Flushing Meadows, NY

Musée du Chateau, Montbéliard, France

 

2007

Queens Museum of Art, Erasing Borders: Indian Artists in the American Diaspora, Flushing, NY

The Guild, Erasing Borders: Indian Artists in the American Diaspora, New York, NY

Gallery 435, Is Abstract Painting Dead?, Slough, UK

Artyfact Gallery, Out of our Minds, Singapore

Heineman Myers Contemporary Art with WPA/Corcoran, Colorfield Remix: Saturated, Bethesda, MD  

Atlantic City Art Center, Touching the Void, Atlantic City, NJ

Eileen Tognini, Gallery in the Garden, Orwigsburg, PA

Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Works from the Collection; The first 50 years, Paramus, NJ

Artists Space, Night of 1000 Drawings, New York, NY

Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts, Art in a Box, New York, NY

James Cohan Gallery, Visual Aids - Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY

 

2006

The Noyes Museum of Art, Telling the Story: Artists Books, Oceanville, NJ

ARC Gallery, Gates Project, Chicago, IL

Fort Mason Center, Gates Project, San Francisco, CA

chashama @ 208 West 37th St, Abexbox, New York, NY

The Gallery at Penn College, ReMix - Wax and the Intuitive Process, Williamsport, PA

 

2005

chashama @ 217 E 42nd St, I Made This, New York, NY

SOFA Palm Beach, FL, represented by WeissPollack Gallery, New York, NY

SomArts Cultural Center, Bayennale presents Crossings: a gathering of artists, San Francisco, CA

Susquehanna Art Museum, Re Pop, Harrisburg, PA

Exhibit 231 Gallery, Liz F. Spungen Fine Art Group Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA

The Noyes Museum of Art, Encore: More from the Permanent Collection, Oceanville, NJ

Moore College of Art & Design, A Show of Hands - MANNA Auction, Philadelphia, PA

A.I.R. Gallery, Wish You Were Here IV, Postcard show, New York, NY

Brennan Courthouse Gallery, Frames of Mind - 1st Hudson County Arts Annual, Jersey City, NJ

Robert Miller Gallery, Visual Aids - Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY

 

2004       

Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Four Visions: Transcultural New Jersey, Paramus, NJ (catalogue)

The Noyes Museum of Art, Altars, Icons and Symbols: Exploring Spirituality in Art, Oceanville, NJ (catalogue)

Susquehanna Art Museum, Inner Circles, Harrisburg, PA (catalogue)

Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Inner Circles, Kutztown, PA (catalogue)

New Arts Program, Invitational Salon Exhibition of Small Works, Kutztown, PA

Brent Sikkema, Visual Aids - Postcards from the Edge, New York, NY

Artists Space, Night of 1000 Drawings, New York, NY

Resolve Gallery @ 40 Worth*, New York, NY

Creative Artists Network, Collaboration I, Philadelphia, PA

Da Vinci Art Alliance, Re Pop, Philadelphia, PA

 

2003                      

Church Street Gallery of Contemporary Art, Group Show, Orlando, FL

The Lofts of Winter Park, Juried Competition, Winter Park, FL

Parallels Gallery, Visual Synergy III, Philadelphia, PA  

531 Central Fine Arts, Abstract Views – The Technical and the Spiritual, St. Petersburg, FL

 

2002       

Parallels Gallery, Visual Synergy I, II, Philadelphia, PA

 

2001       

University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archeology & Anthropology, Human Rights Campaign Auction, Philadelphia, PA  

Eaton-Buchan Gallery, Sesquicentennial Alumni Show, Cedar Rapids, IA (catalogue)

Vox Populi Gallery, Steal this Show, Philadelphia, PA

 

2000

Peter Jones Gallery, Adam and Eve Artist’s Ball, Chicago, IL  

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Foot in the Door MAEP, Minneapolis, MN  

Rowan University Wilson Art Gallery, Jazz Abstractions, Glassboro, NJ  

 

1999       

Planet Art Gallery & Museum, Chronologic, Cape Town, South Africa

Bibliography

 

2008       

da Costa, Virginia, My Kid Could Do That, Montgomery Newspapers: Ticket, January 30/31, Pennsylvania

 

2007       

McCann, Courtney, A.C. Art Center sets ‘Sights’ on solo exhibit, Press of Atlantic City, October 18, New Jersey

Fowler, Marie, Rosemont exhibit features a melding of cultures, forms, Main Line Times, September 20, Pennsylvania

Donohoe, Victoria, Rosemont College, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 16, Pennsylvania

Gargus, Nicole Drumheller, New Art Exhibition at Rosemont College moves and piques, Montgomery Newspapers: Ticket, September 12/13, Pennsylvania

Deitch, Lew, The Universality of the Circle, ArtBook of the New West, Spring/Summer, Arizona

Corbett, Jennifer, Montessori School gets special visitor, The News Journal, February 10, Delaware

Rajendran, P., Art of the Diaspora, India Abroad, February 9, New York  

 

2006       

Dawson, Jessica, Antonio Puri, Far-Out Man, The Washington Post, December 23, District of Columbia

Schafer, Karen, Remembering his Dharma, Puri does it his way, The Gazette – Bethesda, December 20, Maryland

Jane Golden, Robin Rice, and Natalie Pompilio, More Philadelphia Murals and the stories they tell, Temple University Press, 2006, p.145

Donohoe, Victoria, West Chester University, The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, Pennsylvania

Talbot, Mary, Nirvana: three takes, Tricycle – The Buddhist Review, Fall 2006, New York

Sozanski, Edward, The decoys at the Noyes, other fine art on its bill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 9, Pennsylvania

Johnson, Pat, Artists' Collaboration Weds Eastern Spirituality to Modern Technology, The Sandpaper, June 28, New Jersey

Murray, Rick, Haddon Township artist displays work at Noyes, Haddon Herald, May 25, New Jersey

NJN Public Television – State of the Arts, Wired, May 19, New Jersey

Chambless, John, A new home for the arts, Daily Local News, February 10, Pennsylvania

Donohoe, Victoria, American emphasis at Holland, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 5, Pennsylvania

Quillman, Catherine, A new way of pairing art, people, The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 5, Pennsylvania

Rice, Robin, Spring Arts Preview, Philadelphia City Paper, January 19 – 26, Pennsylvania

O’Keefe, Katie, Hidden Themes in the Non-objective Art, Inferno, Jan/Feb, New Jersey

Hartmann, Cassidy, The Art of the Deal, Philadelphia Weekly, January 11-17, Pennsylvania

Cornfield, Josh, Artist pays price for party, Metro Philadelphia, January 4, Pennsylvania

Harrington, Michael, 7 Days - Entertainment Highlights, The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 1, Pennsylvania

Castens, Errol, The Hickman’s Art of Caring, Images Magazine of Greater West Chester, Pennsylvania

 

2005

Rosof, Libby, Technical Bravura, Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's Artblog, December 29, Pennsylvania

DeCastro, Lavinia, Lights help showcase mural, Courier Post, December 29, New Jersey

Murray, Rick, Outdoor mural adds flair to Haddon Twp. art district, Haddon Herald, December 15, New Jersey

Real Estate Weekly, Stitch in time for Kaufman, June 8, New York

Duponte, Xavier, Opening Open Minds, Sink Magazine, Fall 2005, Pennsylvania

Baxter, Robert, What a ride it's been!, Courier Post, January 16, New Jersey

Keashen, Dan, From the Himalayas to Haddon Township, Haddon Life, June 10, New Jersey

 

2004       

Mehra, Priyanka, Desi Talk in New York, News India Times, December 24, New York 

Greene, Dahlia, Crossing Cultural Boundaries, The County Seat, December 15, New Jersey

DeCastro, Lavinia, Abstract Mural gives Haddon Twp. Color, Courier Post, November 14, New Jersey

Donohoe, Victoria, Holland Art House, The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 17, Pennsylvania

Sablove, Ricki, Susquehanna Art Museum Exhibits 360 Degrees of Unity, Alternative Central, September/October, Pennsylvania

Lewis, Zachary, Art to bring you full circle, The Patriot News, July 18, Pennsylvania

Pizzoli, Frank, Susquehanna Art Museum Presents "Inner Circles" and Alexander Calder, Alternative Central, May/June, Pennsylvania

Gehman, Geoff, 'Inner Circles' exhibit stretches and burns, The Morning Call, February 12, Pennsylvania

Baver, Kristin, Modern art comes full circle, The Keystone, February 5, Pennsylvania

 

2003

Armstrong, Marilyn, What's up downtown, The New St. Pete News, February, Florida

Spinale, Laura, Tampa Bay Arts & Culture: Core Exposed, DigitalCity.com, August, Florida

 

2002

Strauss, R. B., Parallel Trajectories, Philadelphia Style Magazine, Nov/Dec, Pennsylvania

Strauss, R. B., Parallel Synergy, Art Matters, November, Pennsylvania

Strauss, R. B., First Friday an Autumnal Impetus, University City Review, October 30, Pennsylvania

Strauss, R. B., More History in the Making, Coatesville Ledger, October 24, Pennsylvania

Strauss, R. B., South Philly shows off, South Philadelphia Review, October 10, Pennsylvania

Newport News Times, Entertainment and the Arts, May 31, Oregon

 

1999

Van Eeden, Yvonne, Artist from America visits Swellendam, Swellendam News, July 9, South Africa

 

1998

Mikus, Kim, Hoffman Estates gallery brings art culture of city, Daily Herald, March 27, Illinois  

 

Catalogue Essays

2006       

Kuspit, Donald, Antonio Puri's Abstract Paintings, Heineman Myers Contemporary Art, Maryland

Zimmer, William and Weaver, A.M., The Collaboration Between Artists Antonio Puri and LiQin Tan, Noyes Museum of Art, New Jersey

 

2004

Miller, Debra, Inner Circles, Susquehanna Art Museum, Pennsylvania

Seidel, Miriam, Antonio Puri Paintings, New Art Center, New York

 

Awards

2007        Muelensteen Art Centre: Grafisch Atelier Daglicht, Artist Residency, Eindhoven, Netherlands

2005        Artists' Fellowship Inc. Grant, New York, NY

2004        chashama artist-in-residence subsidized space grant, New York, NY*

1989        Marvin Cone Art Award, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA

 

Education

1995        University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA (JD)

1994        College of William and Mary School of Law, Madrid, Spain

1989        Coe College, Cedar Rapids, IA (BA in Fine Arts and English)

1986        Academy of Art, San Francisco, CA  

 

Selected Collections

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin, Philadelphia, PA

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Princeton, NJ

Post & Schell, Philadelphia, PA

Ritz Theatre, Oaklyn, NJ

Moriarty & Associates, P.A., Tampa, FL

The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ

Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ

NY Hospice Program, New York, NY

chashama, New York, NY

Direct Insurance, Tampa, FL

Planet Art Museum, Cape Town, South Africa  

Grafisch Atelier Daglicht, Eindhoven, Netherlands

New Port Tampa Bay - Waterfront Condos, Tampa, FL

Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA  

Arizona State Credit Union, Scottsdale, AZ

 

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