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Tony Villejo
Tony Villejo was born in 1953 in San Antonio, TX where
he lives and
works. He studied fine art with Mel Casas at San
Antonio College.
Villejo has worked in the theater and entertainment
industry for nearly
two decades, building parade floats, creating retail
displays, and
designing theater sets for stage productions throughout
Texas, as well
as in Mexico City and New York. He has exhibited his
paintings in San
Antonio, TX at Centro Cultural Aztlan (1999); Blue Star
Art Space
(1998); Plaza Guadalupe (1995); Martin-Rathburn Gallery
(1995); the San
Antonio Museum of Art (1987), Carver Cultural Center
(1985);
Shawn-Davenport Gallery (1980); and the McNay Art
Museum (1979).
Tony Villejo’s work transforms everyday images and
stories into dynamic
sculptural ensembles. A background in painting and
theater design
informs his installation of colorful, large-scale
figures, notable for
their craft and allegorical references.
Tony Villejo was selected for his ArtPace residency by
the March 1998
panel consisting of Dan Cameron, Annette DiMeo Carlozzi,
Amada Cruz,
Kellie Jones, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, and Nancy Rubins. .
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