Colour and Texture in Antonio Careeno
The Paintings of Antonio Carreno, Morris Museum
Carreno's Quasar Series 2014-2015
Melody from the Silence of the Soul by Marcia Corbino
BIOGRAPHY
ANTONIO CARRENO
Born in 1963, Antonio Carreno, is an abstract painter, whose work has been receiving accolades nationally and in his birthplace, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he gained his academic background at the National School of Fine Arts. His paintings burst with abstract vitality. Abstraction offered Antonio the freedom he wanted to express finding that his subconscious would often take an unpredictable course and that his conscious thoughts engage formal artistic qualities of structure, color, and line.
Weather permitting, Carreno prefers to work outdoors where nature inspires his paintings. He lays his canvases or board-backed paper on a flat surface that becomes a painting table, thus, he can move around it as the painting grows. He states that many of the quick-drawn elements in his pictures come from nature that can be seen in the woods around his home. The first process he uses is a ground layer of sand and polymer. He proceeds to apply color and drawings over this shallow relief map. The application of paint is similar to fresco painting if the polymer and sand are still wet.
His paintings are obvious and mysterious. He feels that his best works are done quickly, preferring to work fast. Antonio now resides in a rural area of New Jersey. Since 1982, he has had numerous solo exhibitions and has also shown his work in many group exhibitions around the United States and in his homeland. His work is in many selected public collections.
EDUCATION:
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1976-1982 |
National School of Fine Arts, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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1988, 1999 |
Art Students League, New York, NY |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2015 Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Antonio Carreno:
Quasar + Debra Frances Bean: Artbags
N'Namdi Contemporary, Miami, FL
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2014 |
Stella Jones Gallery, The Journey, New Orleans, LA |
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2012 |
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Distilled Spirits, Scarsdale, NY |
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The Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA |
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2011 |
Messineo Art Project, New York, NY |
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Wyman Contemporary, New York, NY |
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2010 |
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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2009 |
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Wallace Fine Art, Long Boat Key, FL |
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2008 |
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Parish Gallery, Washington, DC |
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Messineo Art Project, New York, NY |
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2007 |
Peg Alston Fine Art, New York, NY |
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Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY |
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Messieno Art Project, New York, NY |
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Wyman Contemporary, New York, NY |
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2006 |
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Peg Alston Fine Art, New York, NY |
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Parish Gallery, Washington, DC |
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2005 |
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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JoySmith Gallery, Memphis, TN |
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Madelyn Jordon, Scarsdale, NY |
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Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN |
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2004 |
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Concordia University Museum, MI |
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Stella Jones Gallery New, Orleans, LA |
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2003 |
JoySmith Gallery, Memphis, TN |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, MI |
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Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA Parish Gallery, Washington, DC |
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2002 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, FL |
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2001 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, FL |
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Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ |
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Bomani Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2000 |
Leonora Kreiger Gallery, New York, NY |
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1999 |
Simon Gallery, Morristown, NJ |
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G.R. N’Namdi Galleries, Chicago, IL |
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Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
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Bender Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia |
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J.Rainey Gallery, Detroit, MI |
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1998 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, FL |
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Parish Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC |
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Virgina Miller Gallery, Miami, FL |
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Bender Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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1997 |
Parish Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC |
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Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
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Sindin Galleries, New York, NY |
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Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, FL |
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1996 |
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, FL |
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La Vita Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Drew Cryst Gallery, Sparta, NJ |
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1995 |
Arden Gallery, Boston, MA |
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Medicci Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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Drew Cryst Gallery, Sparta, NJ |
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1993 |
Infinity, Art Gallery, New York, NY |
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1987 |
Centro de la Cultura, Santiago, DR |
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1985 |
Dominican American Institute of Culture, Santo Domingo, DR |
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1982 |
The Reserved Bank of the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, DR |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
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2014 |
Madelyn Jordon Fine Art, Scarsdale, NY |
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2012 |
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Detroit, ML |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, Miami, Fl |
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2011 |
Philharmonic Art Center, Naples, FL |
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Parish Gallery, Washington, DC |
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Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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2010 |
G.R. N’Namdi Art Center, Detroit, ML |
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2007 |
G.R.N’Namdi Gallery, Seven Voices, New York, NY |
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Parish Gallery, Group show, Washington DC |
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2004 |
G.R.N’Namdi Gallery, Art Miami, Miami, FL |
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G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York, NY |
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Henoch Gallery, New York, NY |
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Stella Jones Gallery, BAF, New York, NY |
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2002 |
Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ |
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A.A.F. New York, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, NY |
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Stella Jones Gallery, New York, NY |
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Kenkeleba Gallery, Rutgers University, New York, NY |
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2001 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, FL |
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Stella Jones Gallery, New York, NY |
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Stella Jones, Gallery, New Orleans, LA |
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
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Madelyn Jordon Fine Arts, Scarsdale, NY |
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2000 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, Florida |
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Bender Fine Art, Atlanta, GA |
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G.R. N’Namdi gallery, Chicago, IL |
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Parish Gallery, Washington, DC |
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1999 |
Corbino Galleries, Longboat Key, Florida |
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Ira Pinto Gallery, Washington, DC |
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Parish Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, DC |
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Amalia Mahony, Chicago, Illinois |
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1988 |
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida |
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Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL |
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Simon Gallery, Morristwon, New Jersey |
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Brenda Kroos Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio |
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Art Vancouver, BC Stella Jones Gallery |
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1987 |
Sindin Galleries, New York, New York |
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Simon Gallery, Morristown, New Jersey |
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1995 |
Corbino Galleries, Sarasota, Florida |
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1994 |
Carib Art Gallery, New York, New York |
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1993 |
Arden Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts |
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1992 |
Jacob Javitts Center, New York, New York |
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1991 |
Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR |
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona |
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Dillar University, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Dominican America Institute of Culture, Santo Domingo, DR |
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Latin American Museum of Modern Art, Washington, DC |
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Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR |
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Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey |
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The Reserved Bank of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, DR |