American artist
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
- 1992 BRIO award[4]
- SUNY Research Foundation Research and Scholarship award[2]
- 1998 BRIO award[5]
References
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