Toby Buonagurio
Toby Buonagurio is a US artist known for her "flamboyant"[1][2] ceramics. She has won the Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award (BRIO) and the SUNY award.
Professional work
Buonagurio has had her work in many exhibitions[1] and has a permanent installation in the 42nd Street Times Square subway station. Titled "Times Square Times: 35 Times" it is made up of 35 separate pieces embedded in a glass brick wall. Buonagurio teaches art at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.[2]
Personal life
Buonagurio comes from a working class background[2] in the Bronx neighborhood of New York City. She continues to live there and is reported to take pride in her connection to the neighborhood.[3] She is married to the painter Edgar Buonagurio.
Awards
- 1992 BRIO award[4]
- SUNY Research Foundation Research and Scholarship award[2]
- 1998 BRIO award[5]
References
- ^ a b Eleanor Charles "Westchester Guide" New York Times November 3, 1996 http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/03/nyregion/westchester-guide-062650.html
- ^ a b c d "Subway artist brightens up Times Square with her sculptures" American Teacher November 2007 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5369/is_200711/ai_n21298354/
- ^ Miguel Garcilazo "Bronx People In Profile," NY Daily News December 24, 1996 http://articles.nydailynews.com/1996-12-24/local/18014172_1_ceramic-artist-arts-culture-art-studio/2
- ^ Esther Iverem "Spotlight," Newsday City Edition [Long Island, N.Y] June 30, 1992
- ^ "In the Nabes Artists Will Get Awards," New York Daily News August 7, 1998
External links
- Museum Cast podcast "Times Square-42nd Street - Art by Toby Buonagurio" January 5, 2010 (If you can't see the full titles, choose the listing whose description starts "When you think of times Square...)
- Arts for Transit podcast
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