My art is my means of identifying with the universe.Therefore, I use symbols, forms, and spatial concern as a means to express my need for universality. My inspiration comes from the unity between the microscopic and the macrocosmic.My painting process is also designed to bridge the gap between the known and the unknown.By using materials that resist one another, I am able to reveal several layers of paints, which would ordinarily get covered up. Introducing a hybrid of techniques, symbols and various mediums, I am hoping to create oneness.
Born in Chandigarh, India - 1966
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 Solo Exhibitions
2007
Rosemont College, Push & Pull, Rosemont, PA
Galerie des Beaux Arts, Antonio Puri, Heeze, Netherlands
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
2005
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Outside the Mandala, Philadelphia, PA
Chashama @ 128 W 31st St, Monumental, New York, NY
WeissPollack Gallery, Presence, New York, NY
2004
Chashama @ 234 W 42nd St, No Trespassing, New York, NY
Holland Art House, Pure Abstract, West Chester, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Visions Art - Artist of the month - April 08 - India
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 (catalogue)
Musée du Chateau, Montbéliard, France (catalogue)
2007
The Guild, Erasing Borders: Indian Artists in the American Diaspora, New York, NY
Queens Museum of Art, Erasing Borders: Indian Artists in the American Diaspora, Queens, NY
Heineman Myers Contemporary Art with WPA/Corcoran, Colorfield Remix: Saturated, Bethesda, MD
Artyfact Gallery, Out of our Minds, Singapore
Gallery 435, Is Abstract Art Dead, Slough, UK
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Works from the Collection; The first 50 years, Paramus, NJ
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
The Noyes Museum of Art, Encore: More from the Permanent Collection, Oceanville, NJ
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
Creative Artists Network, Collaboration I, Philadelphia, PA
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, Summer Artist Residency, Eindhoven, Netherlands
2005
Artists’ Fellowship Inc. Grant, New York, NY
2004
Chashama artist-in-residence subsidized space grant, New York, NY*
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