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Reuben
Negron was born in Florida, raised in the Bronx and entered adulthood in Connecticut. He began studying theater and set design at an early age but embraced the challenge of watercolor while attending the Maryland Institute College of Art. He lived
abroad for a year in Aix-en-Provence, France, before returning to New
York to complete his MFA at the School of Visual Arts. Over the years, Reuben's
work has been published and exhibited internationally. He currently lives and works in Astoria, Queens where he regularly enjoys the Beer Garden, Greek and Egyptian food, and not having a small, dark, cramp apartment somewhere in Manhattan.
Clients include Anthropologie, Automobile Magazine, Disney, Hatch Creative Studio, The
Houston Museum of Natural Science, Ovando, Pottery Barn, Senior Golfer
Magazine, The W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the U.S. Open. He is a regular contributor to the comic-anthology, Rabid Rabbit.
To download a PDF version of his full CV, click HERE.
born 12 february, 1979, orlando, fl., usa
education
2004 School of Visual Arts, MFA, New York, NY
2001 Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, Magna Cum Laude, Baltimore, MD
2001 Center for Art and Culture, Institute for American Universities, Aix-en-Provence, France
solo exhibitions and public projects
2007 Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia, Exhibition Mural with Viktor Deak
The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, TX, on international tour through 2013. Organized by the HMNS and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
2005 Works:Preworks, Memorial Gallery, Farmingdale, NY
curated by Professor Allison Puff
2004 Exquisite Corpse, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Marshall Arisman and David Sandlin
selected group exhibitions
2008 The Dog Came Out of the Woods..., StoneFox Artspace, New York, NY
curated by Kelly Lindner
2007 The Accidentally Real, Sara Tecchia Roma New York, New York, NY
curated by Duston Spear
2006 Rabid Rabbit, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Marshall Arisman and Rabid Rabbit
2005 SVA Alumni Society Exhibition and Auction, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Jen Bekman, Jennifer Blessing, Hélianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin, Pippa Cohen, Anne Ellegood,
Rachel Gugelberger and Shamim Momin
2005 Everyday People Can Lead Extraordinary Lives, Art Center of Battle Creek , Battle Creek , MI
2005 Characters: Scene II, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT
curated by Hélianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin
2005 Characters: Scene I, Shore Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
curated by Hélianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin
2004 Three Male Artists, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Regina Abramovich and Katy Shubert
2004 Happy Art for a Sad World, Spike Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Hélianthe Bourdeaux-Maurin
2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY
curated by Marshall Arisman and David Sandlin
2003 Postcards From the Edge, Gallerie Lelong, New York. NY
2003 2nd Annual Green Chimneys Auction, Spike Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Turning Page, American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), New York, NY
2002 Prevailing Human Spirit, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2000 Vernissage, Center for Art and Culture, Aix-en-Provence, France
curated by Ken Tisa
2000 Paper Veins Biennial 2000, HERE Arts Center, New York, NY
curated by Virgil Wong
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