About the Artist
Antonio Carreño is an abstract painter influenced by Norman Lewis, Joan Miró, and Wassily Kandinsky. Finding freedom in abstraction, his dynamic brushstrokes and layered lines and forms are representative of his unique style, which he calls “magical realism.” The work is rich in color, symbolism, memory and history. It has an autobiographical quality, as he refers to his native Santo Domingo, one of the oldest cities in the world. The blend of indigenous traditions and modern art styles have imprinted their influence on Carreño's work.
Carreño (b. 1963) was born in Santo Domingo, DR. He attended the National School of Fine Arts in 1982 before attending the Arts Students League in 1990. Carreño has exhibited his work at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art (White Plains, NY), G.R. N’Namdi Contemporary (Miami, FL; Detroit, MI; Chicago, IL), Stella Jones Gallery (New Orleans, LA), Parish Gallery (Georgetown, D.C.), Dominican American Institute of Culture (Santo Domingo, DR), and Peg Alston Fine Art (New York, NY) among others.
His work is in the collections of Arizona State University Art Museum, Dillar University, Dominican American Institute of Culture, Latin American Museum of Modern Art in Santo Domingo, Museum of Modern Art, Morris Museum, and the Reserved Bank of the Dominican Republic.
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