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Bio
Antonio Serna is an artist working in New York City. His work has been exhibited in New York, Spain, Mexico, The Netherlands, and Texas. Currently he is working on his MFA with Masters Seminar Professor Vito Acconci at Brooklyn College. Antonio has taught and lectured at Parsons School of Design, St. Johns University, and will be teaching at Brooklyn College in the Spring of 2010.
Additionally, Antonio has been fortunate enough to collaborate on several internet projects with seminal artistic figures in New York such as Laurie Anderson, David Byrne, and Trisha Brown.
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b.1974, San Antonio, Texas
Lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION
- 2010 MFA Candidate, Brooklyn College, City University of New York
(CUNY), Brooklyn, NY.
- 1997 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
- 1995 Gerrit Rietveld Akademie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1993 University of Texas in Arlington, TX
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2007 Three Stories Deep, NYPL Mulberry Branch, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2009 Higher Ground, curated by Astrid Honold, Metis NL, Amsterdam, NY.
- 2009 Will it Happen?, Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY.
- 2009 Art Under the Stars, Anthony Quinn Foundation Scholarship Program
Benefit Exhibition & Auction c/o Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York, NY.
- 2009 After-Image, 315 West 39th St, New York, NY
- 2008 Encuentra, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
- 2008 OUT NOW! e-flux Project Space, New York, NY, (n.b. running inclusion)
- 2008 Soap Box Prints 2: Prints, Politics & Democracy, American Print Alliance at
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
- 2008 It's Not Easy, Exit Art, New York, NY
- 2008 Works on Paper Benefit Exhibition, Cuchifritos, New York, NY
- 2007 Working Artists, The New School, New York, NY
- 2006 International Globus Dislocator, Passport/Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, NY
- 2004 Centro+Media, Centro de Diseño, Cine y Television, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2002 Infomera 2002, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2001 Triangles d'Art, A Les Palace de Grácia, Pl. del Sol, Barcelona, Spain
- 1999 Longwood Studio Fellowship Exhibit, Longwood Arts Gallery, Bronx, NY
- 1998 Subtec I, Gallery Taranto, New York, NY (catalog)
- 1998 Subtec II, Deutches Haus, Columbia University, New York, NY (catalog)
- 1997 About Time, Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
- 1996 The Other America Film Festival, Esperanza Gallery at
The Guadalupe Theater, San Antonio, TX
- 1995 Cinematique, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
- 1994 Pivot, Parsons Gallery, New York, NY
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
- 2004 “Sorprende Con Arte Digital De América,” Ernesto Vargas. El Universal,
Año 2 Nu.160, ¡Porfin! Aug 20-26, pg. 35
- 2002 The Complete Guide to Japanese Electronic Mail, Asahi Press, (illus.)
- 1999 “Way Up in the Bronx, A Hardy Spirit Blooms,”
Holland Cotter. New York Times, May 7, pg. E29, E33.
- 1998 “Creativity - It’s A Bronx Thing,” Matthew Corey.
Norwood News, Dec 31- Jan 13, pg. 14.
- 1998 Subtec I & II, Exhibition catalog, Introduction by Payam Sharifi
and Orianne Kets De Vries, New York, NY.
TEACHING & LECTURES
- 2010 Teaching Fellow, Fine Arts Department,
Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2008 Making Sense of It All, Visiting Artist Lecture Series,
Fine Arts Department, St. John’s University, Queens, NY.
- 2005-2008 Parsons School of Design, Adjunct Faculty,
Communication Design & Technology Department, New York, NY.
- 2003-2005 Visiting lecturer at Parsons School of Design,
Department of Design & Management Summer Sessions, New York, NY.
WRITING & PUBLICATIONS (by the artist)
- 2009 “Oh, Don’t Get Carried Away,” KP Poetry Volume 1, Kunst Projects,
Berlin
- 2009 After Image: Propositions, a collaborative essay with
Ama Saru and John Meyer.
- 2008 Approaching Systems I, Spring ‘08 semester.
Language of Presentation, compilation of student work.
Handbound, 255pgs, Limited Edition.
- 2003-present PetiteMort, editor/producer/writer.
Various essays and interviews with Artists & Musicians:
Cory Arcangel, Matmos, O.blaat, Lamar Paterson, M.T.A.A.,
Amy Sarkisian, Hisham Bharoocha, Archangel Constantini, et al.
GRANTS & AWARDS
- 2009 Emerging Artist Award, The Journal of Artists Books at The Hybrid Book
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 Teaching Fellowship, Brooklyn College Art MFA Program, NY
- 2008 Travel Grant, Graduate Investment Program, Brookyln College, Brooklyn NY
- 2008 Research and Materials Grant, Graduate Investment Program,
Brookyln College, Brooklyn NY
- 1998 Studio Fellowship, Bronx Council on the Arts, NY
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