Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Tony Abeyta.
Tony Abeyta BIOGRAPHY
Born 1965 Gallup, New Mexico. Known for: Abstract Indian figure-motifs.
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in... Read full biography
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and abroad in France... Read full biography
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and abroad in France and Italy. The artist also studied at the Chicago Art Institute as a Ford Foundation Scholar. In 2002, he was enrolled in a master of arts degree from New York University, having earned an associate... Read full biography
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and abroad in France and Italy. The artist also studied at the Chicago Art Institute as a Ford Foundation Scholar. In 2002, he was enrolled in a master of arts degree from New York University, having earned an associate degree in fine arts at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe. In most of his abstract, mixed media works of Indian symbolism, he works with an experimental technique of sand, encaustic wax and layers of oil paint, something he refers to as... Read full biography
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and abroad in France and Italy. The artist also studied at the Chicago Art Institute as a Ford Foundation Scholar. In 2002, he was enrolled in a master of arts degree from New York University, having earned an associate degree in fine arts at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe. In most of his abstract, mixed media works of Indian symbolism, he works with an experimental technique of sand, encaustic wax and layers of oil paint, something he refers to as very tactile and physical. He also works with wood, earth pigments, iron, bronze, and copper and treats... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Tony Abeyta ((Born 1965)), known for Abstract Indian figure-motifs. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Tony Abeyta - Artist Info
About Tony Abeyta
Biography
Growing up in Gallup, New Mexico, Tony Abeyta is a Navajo Indian who knew from the time he was young that he wanted to be an artist. Abeyta graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe and has studied art at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and abroad in France and Italy. The artist also studied at the Chicago Art Institute as a Ford Foundation Scholar.
In 2002, he was enrolled in a master of arts degree from New York University, having earned an associate degree in fine arts at the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe.
In most of his abstract, mixed media works of Indian symbolism, he works with an experimental technique of sand, encaustic wax and layers of ...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 1,196 of 7,719 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.