Multimedia artist, installation artist, professor, academic administrator
Tony Labat (born 1951) is a Cuban-born American multimedia artist, installation artist, and professor. He has exhibited internationally, developing a body of work in performance,[1] video,[2] sculpture and installation.[3] Labat's work has dealt with investigations of the body,[4] popular culture,[5] identity,[6] urban relations,[7] politics,[8] and the media.[9]
Early life and education
Labat was born in Havana, Cuba in 1951.[10][11][12] He emigrated from Cuba to Miami, Florida in 1965, when he was fifteen years old.[13][14] He received his BFA degree (1978) and his MFA degree (1980) from the
San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).[15]
Career
Since the early 1980s, Labat has been a participant in the California performance and video scene and has spend most of his career in San Francisco.[16] Labat taught in the film department at SFAI from 1985 until its closure in 2022, he had also served as the MFA director for the
New Genres program.[17]
In 2005, Labat had a survey exhibition of his work in conjunction with the publication of "Trust Me" at
New Langton Arts.[16] Other exhibitions include: