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 New York City's borough of the Bronx. 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
References
- ^ a b Charles, Eleanor (1996-11-03). "WESTCHESTER GUIDE". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ 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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