Pepón Osorio

(Puerto Rican, born 1955)

badge of honor (detail, son's bedroom) by pepón osorio

Pepón Osorio

Badge of Honor (detail, Son's Bedroom), 1995

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trials and turbulence: pepón osorio at department of human services by pepón osorio

Pepón Osorio

Trials and Turbulence: Pepón Osorio at Department of Human Services, 2004

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drowned in a glass of water (detail) by pepón osorio

Pepón Osorio

Drowned In a Glass of Water (detail), 2010

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las twines (detail) by pepón osorio

Pepón Osorio

Las Twines (detail), 1998

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ascending/descending by pepón osorio

Pepón Osorio

Ascending/Descending, 2008

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Biography

Timeline

1955
Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico
1974
Universidad Inter-Ameriana, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
1978
BS, Herbert H. Lehman College Bronx, NY
1985
MA, Columbia University, New York, NY

Exhibitions

2012
Everyday Things: Contemporary Works from the Collection, Museum of Art, RISD, Providence, RI
2011
Pepón Osorio, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, NY
2010
Drowned in a Glass of Water, Williams College Art Museum Williamstown MA
Resurrectine, Ronald Feldman Fine Arts New York, NY
2009
Kréyol Factory: Exposition Des artistes interrogent les identités creoles. Parc La Villete, Paris, France
2008
NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith. The Menil Collection, Houston, TX
P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center, Long Island City, NY
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL.
2007
The Lighthouse “Badge of Honor: The Project” Philadelphia, PA
20th Anniversary Exhibitions: Part Two Selby Gallery Ringling School of Art and Design Sarasota, FL
2006
The Skowhegan School of Painting And Sculpture: 60 Years Colby College Museum of Art Waterville, ME
2005
Trials and Turbulence Ronald Feldman Fine Arts New York, NY

Literature

2010
The New York Times. “What is Printmaking today? Philadelphia dares to ask.” Ken Johnson
Art Journal 69 “Short Circuits.” Steven Nelson
2008
Houston Chronicle “NeoHooDoo.” Douglas Britt
Art in America “Faith-Based Initiatives.” Charles Dee Mitchell
2007
Temple Times “Project Addresses Incarceration Through Art” Burton Jazmyn
2006
Art Papers “Pepón Osorio” Adam Thompson
2005
Artnews “Pepón Osorio” Edith Newhall
Artforum “Pepón Osorio” T.J. Demos
2003
Bomb “Pepón Osorio” Jennifer Gonzales
2002
The New York Times “Pepón Osorio” Roberta Smith