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Artist Statement:
I am pleased to invite all
those interested in art as a
dynamic force, to view my
portfolio. It is no
coincidence that in the study
and history of man, ART plays
the
dominant role. Painting need
not be literal to tell a
story. Here are some words
from an ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
EXHIBITIONS
1953 Stable Gallery,New
York,NY.
Second Annual
Exhibition of Painting
and Sculpture
1955 March Gallery, New York,
NY.
-60 Exhibiting member
1962 Adelphi University,
Garden City, NY.
One Man Show
1962 Fordham University,
Bronx, NY.
One Man Show-10
year retrospective
1979 Hofstra University,
Hempstead, NY.
One Man...
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Artist Galleries:
Allene Lapides Gallery,Santa
Fe, New Mexico/
1988-1990
Sid Deutsch Gallery, 29 West
57th St.,NYC NY 10019
1990-1992
Gary Snyder Fine Art, 601 West
29th St. NYC, NY 10001
Sept.,2001- Aug. 2003
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Artist Reviews:
1989-Publication: Zimmerli
Museum of Art,
Exhibition catalogue:
An Introduction to small scale
painterly abstraction
in America.
1940-1965,pages
142,143.
Title: Abstract
Expressionism,Other Dimensions
Author: Jeffrey Wechsler
1990-Publication: Katonah
Museum, catalogue
Essay -pgs. 6,10.
Title: Watercolors from the
Abstract Expressionist Era.
Author: Jeffrey Wechsler
1990- ...
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Collections:
San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art
San Francisco, CA
The Grey Art Gallery, New York
University Art Collection
New York, NY
New Jersey State Museum
Trenton, NJ
Jane Voorhis Zimmerli Museum
of Art, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Montclair Museum of Art
Montclair,NJ
Heckscher Museum of Art
Huntington,Long ...
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Commissions:
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Vincent Pepi Biography:
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Age
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82
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
none |
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| Education |
Professional Degree |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
Hobbies: NONE
Interests: Psychology. Sociology |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Surrealism - (1924 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Mark Tobey
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Snoopy
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
To be Alive |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Vincent Pepi Biography
Born Boston MA, 1926
Family moves to New York City, 1935
Passes exams to enter Music and Arts High School. 1940
Graduates from Music and Art High School, 1943
Starts position with magazine Illustration Studio, June, 1943
Develops technique and confidence as a professional artist,
Leaves Rahl Studios to Volunteer to serve in U.S. Navy - May 1944
Paints a mural at Sampson Naval Training Base, Sampson, NY 1944
Assigned to duty on destroyer escort 221 in Atlantic and Mediterranean -1944
Paints North African terrain and inhabitants at Oran and Mers el Kibar, 1944-45
Discharged from Navy in July, 1946
Passes exams and enters Cooper Union, New York City in fine arts program, 1947
Travels to Mexico to study fine art. Remains in Mexico City for four months 1948
Studies the murals of Diego Rivera, Mexico City
Studies the paintings of Orozco and Siquerios, Mexico City
Enrolls in evening fine arts program at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY 1947-48
July 1949 departs for Rome to continue formal studies
Enrolls in Meschini Institute to study privately with Prof. Beppe Guzzi, Rome, Italy, 1949
Allows subconscious to emerge in experimental work, Rome, Italy 1950
Attends Venice Biennale in the company of Pericle Fazzini. Meets Painter Giorgio Morandi. 1950
Works on sculpture projects as assistant to Fazzini, Rome and Milan 1950 and 1951
Meets surrealist painter Roberto Matta who has an influence on his works, Rome, 1950
Meets painter Alberto Burri, with whom he exchanges ideas about surface crust in work. 1950
Meets painter Piero D'Orazio who introduces him to Giacomo Balla and invites him to exhibit 1951
July, 1951, Pepi returns to New York City and opens his own studio.
Meets painters Kline, Marca-Relli and deKooning, among others, New York, 1951
Attends classes at Hans Hofmann School, New York City, 1951
Experiments with automatism and pure abstraction, from 1951 to 1953
Invited by Nick Carone to exhibit at Stable Gallery/ Second Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, 1953
Continues experimenting with pure abstract imagery and form, 1954-60
Exhibits as member of March Gallery on Tenth Street, NY, NY 1955-62
Accepts position as art director of New York University. Designs all printed materials for Office of Publications and Printing.
Also designs books for NYU Press, 1953-55
Continues his experiments with his own style of painting and occasionally visits 'The Club'. Paintings become more aggressive ( more gestural).
Traveis frequently to Italy during years 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1962.
Vacations in Taormina, Sicily. Also Visits Pompei,Paestum, Florence, Assisi and Rome.Visits the Biennale in Venice, The Prado Museum in Madrid and friends in Rome. Continues experiments in Pure Abstract Painting, 1962-1979
Has one man show at Hofstra
University, Faculty Club, 1979
Appointed as gallery director of Hofstra University,Faculty Club Gallery to provide some recognition to talented artists, 1979-84
Joins Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1989
Exhibits under banner: ' "Vanguards of the Fifties, Vincent Pepi, Byron Browne" , 1990
Joins Sid Deutsch Gallery, 1990
One-man show at Sid Deutsch Gallery, 1992
One-man show at Stony Brook, State University Art Gallery, 1996
Exhibits at Snyder Gallery group show, "Abstract Expressionism, Expanding the Canon," 2001
Exhibits Snyder Gallery summer group show, '500 Works on Paper,' 2003
Removes his works from Snyder Gallery, August 2003
Exhibits for first time Internationally at Florence Biennale, December 2005
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