MARBLEHEAD, Mass., May 10, 2004 – The extraordinary four-color etchings of Chicago printmaker Tony Fitzpatrick will be the focus of a one man show May 22 through June 20, 2004, at Artists + Authors Gallery, 108 Washington Street, Marblehead. Coinciding with the inaugural Marblehead Gallery Walk weekend, Artists + Authors will host an artist’s opening reception Saturday from 2:00-4:00 PM . On Sunday at 3:00 PM , Fitzpatrick will read from his book of Poetry, “BumTown,” followed by a discussion of the etchings featured in the show. Fitzpatrick will also be available to sign copies of his multiple books.
Inspired by a walk along the Bitterroot River in the mountains of Montana , Fitzpatrick's recent series of prints, The Autumn Etchings, consist of twelve five-plate color etchings of melancholy botanicals. The etchings combine the beauty of the natural world with Fitzpatrick’s trademark imagery, symbolism, and personal arcana.
Commenting on The Autumn Etchings, Art on Paper Magazine stated that, “Fitzpatrick allows his outsider tendencies free reign in this amazing series.”
Formerly a professional boxer, tattoo artist, radio personality, and actor ( Philadelphia , Normal Life, Primal Fear, Mad Dog and Glory ), Tony Fitzpatrick is a force on the contemporary art scene. With a focus on high quality printmaking, Fitzpatrick creates both small-scale and large-scale etchings of high precision that incorporate a personal vocabulary reminiscent of tarot cards and inspired by his life experiences. Fitzpatrick’s works command increasing national and international attention and are included in the permanent collections of such noteworthy institutions as the Museum of Modern Art , New York , The Art Institute of Chicago, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
About Artists and Authors
Artists + Authors is a fine art gallery and rare books store located in the heart of Marblehead, MA, a colonial era, seaside town, 20 minutes north of Boston. Artists + Authors offers a print gallery featuring original works of art by noted 20th century artists and over 30,000 old, rare, and out-of-print books. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 AM until 5:30 PM and Sundays from Noon until 5:00 .
Contact Information:
Thom VanHorn
Artists + Authors
rare books - fine art
108 Washington Street
Marblehead , MA 01945
Tel: 781.639.0400
Web: www.artists-authors.com
Email: tvanhorn@artists-authors.com
TONY FITZPATRICK (1958 – present)
One-Person Exhibitions:
- The Autumn Etchings , Artists + Authors, Marblehead , Massachusetts
2003 The Ruckus, Bill Maynes Gallery , New York
2002 Blackbird, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
2001 Max & Gaby’s Alphabet, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
New Etchings, University of Montana , Missoula
1999 Bum Town , Bill Maynes Gallery , New York
The Logan Gallery, Galway
1998 New Etchings, Marguerite Oestriecher Gallery, New Orleans
New Etchings, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston
Work from Big Cat Press, Davidson Gallery, Seattle
1997 The Holy Slang, Augen Gallery, Portland , Oregon
Recent Prints, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston
The Dope Drawings, Adam Baumgold Gallery , New York
Recent Prints, Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia
1996 Salvation & Damnation, Crossman Art Center , Whitewater , Wisconsin
Joe’s Garden, Augen Gallery, Portland , Oregon
Davidson Gallery, Seattle
The Contemporary Art Center , Cincinnati
Morgan Gallery , Kansas City
Thomas Barry Gallery , Minneapolis
Anderson Gallery, Buffalo
1995 Art Institute of Chicago
1994 Recent Prints, Davidson Gallery, Seattle
The Secret Birds, Augen Gallery, Portland , Oregon
Tony Fitzpatrick, Prints, Davidson Gallery, Seattle
1993 White Circus, Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia
1992 Bridgewater Lustberg Gallery , New York
Vrej Baghoomian Gallery , New York
New Prints, Landfall Press, New York
Lorenzo Rodriquez Gallery, Chicago
New Prints from Landfall Press , Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas
New Prints from Landfall Press , Susan Whitney Gallery , Regina , Saskatchewan
Hard Angels and Other Subjects , Augen Gallery, Portland , Oregon
1991 Red Circus, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
1990 American Mysteries: The Diaries, Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia
Schmidt Markow Gallery, St. Louis
1989 Radio Birds, Mincher/Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco
1988 Hard Angels, Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia
Bad Blood, Portraits of Murderers , Todd Capp Gallery , New York
1987 Carnival at Midnight , Janet Fleisher Gallery, Philadelphia
Coney Island , The Ghost , Todd Capp Gallery , New York
PublicCollections:
Art Institute of Chicago
Cabinet des Estampes Nationale, Paris
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University
Greenville County Museum of Art, South Carolina
Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Morgan Gallery, Kansas City
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
Museum of Modern Art, New York
National Museum of American Art
New York Public Library
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
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