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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
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Art Method
- •Kachina (Katsina) Doll Carving
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Clay, Earthenware Vessels
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Sandpainting
- •Stone and/or Limestone
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Pure Abstraction, Line, Shape, Color, Texture
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •France After 1900
- •Italy
Art School
- •Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, Student
- •Maryland Institute of Design, College of Art, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Ford Foundation Grant
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Abstraction Specialty
- •Figure Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Indian, Native American
- •Navajo Indian