TONY SANTOYO
Tony Santoyo is a painter, papermaker, and ceramicist from St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his BA in Studio Arts with minors in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Minnesota in 2018. Tony is a Mexican-American that comes from immigrant parents and draws from this experience his own identity and environment; his place in the world, his sense of belonging and acceptance. He explores overlapping layers, geometric forms and compositions using a self-intuitive process that contrasts decoration and abstraction. Much influenced by his Mexican culture, he overlays his experiences using color and shape. Defined by living between and within two cultures, Tony aims to build a sense of self-pride in his work by sharing a comfort with the duality of his identity.
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Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
48H x 36 W x 1.25D
2020
Prickly Pear Vase
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
10.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020
Placement
Acrylic on canvas
48H x 36W x 1D
2019
Prickly Pear Vase
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
9.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020
Nopal en Cuarentena
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, slip, and terra sigillata
22H x 12W x 11D
2020
Strive
Acrylic on canvas
72H x 48W x 1.25D
2018
Prickly Pear Cups
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
2020
Thriving
Acrylic on Canvas
72H x 48W x 1.25D
2020
Prickly Pear Vase
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
10.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020
Tenacia del Nopal
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
19H x 11W x 6.5D
2020
Prickly Pear Mug
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
4.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020
Golden
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
14H x 5.5W x 5D
2020
Prickly Pear Vase
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
10.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020
New Beginning
Acrylic on canvas
12H x 16W x .75D
2015
Prickly Pear Mug
Coiled pinch pot, earthenware, underglaze, glaze, and terra sigillata
4.5H x 3.5W x 3.5D
2020