Dean Monogenis

Dean Monogenis is an American painter and sculptor. In his work he creates architectural settings [1] using a variety of techniques which result in added lines, edges and textures. Architecture became a key theme in Monogenis' work shortly after 911. "Watching the World Trade Center towers come down I realized that buildings, like people, were fated to a similar cycle of life and death."

Dean Monogenis

Education

Monogenis Attended Skidmore College and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA.[2]

Solo exhibitions

Monogenis has shown his work internationally at galleries including: Galerie Xippas: Paris, Geneva, Montevideo, and Athens,[3] Baronian, Brussels; Stux Gallery, NYC;[4] CCA Andratx, Spain;[5] and the Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles[2][6]

Art exhibition at Walter Maciel Gallery by Dean Monogenis

Group exhibitions

His works have also been exhibited in galleries and museums including: Musée d'art moderne (Saint-Étienne),[7] Pavillon de l'Arsenal,[8] Neuberger Museum of Art,[9] Santa Monica Museum of Art, CCA Andratx,[10] Wave Hill,[11] Federal Reserve Board of Governors,[12] Mykonos Biennale, Angels Gate Cultural Center, Herter Art Gallery, University of Massachusetts, Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Schneider Museum of Art,[13] Hunterdon Art Museum.

Awards

Monogenis was awarded: The Artist in the Market Place (AIM) Program from the Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx, NY, USA).,[14] FLOW 14 Art at Randall's Island, (Randall's Island Park, NYC, USA).,[15][16] Visiting Artist Anderson Ranch,(Snowmass, Colorado, USA)[17]

City Pillars Dean Monogenis

Artist in residence

Monogenis has twice held the position Artist in Residence at Spain's CCA Andratx Art Centre (in 2012 and 2016)[18] The Fountainhead Residency, Miami,[19] New York's Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.[20]

Collections

In addition to corporate collections such as Capital Group, The Progressive Art Collection and Wellington Management, Monogenis’ work is included in the public museum collection of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC.

Further reading

The Precision of Nowhere [21] artist monograph with text by Ara H. Merjian and interview with Walter Maciel ISBN 978-989-20-9160-0

References

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3. "Dean Monogenis | Xippas". Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2017.,
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5. "DEAN MONOGENIS, Habitat and the Void – CCA Andratx Kunsthalle – Artsy". www.artsy.net.
6. "Walter Maciel Gallery: Dean Monogenis – Artillery Magazine". April 5, 2017.
7. "Accueil | MAMC, Musée d'art moderne et contemporain, Saint-Étienne Métropole".
8. "Artists and Architecture | Exhibitions | Pavillon de l'Arsenal".
9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
10. ""www.ccandratx.com"". www.ccandratx.com.
11. "Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial - Arts at Wave Hill || Wave Hill - New York Public Garden and Cultural Center". Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
12. "Neue Gegenwart® Contemporary | Stephan Tillmans". Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
13. "Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art | Ashland Galleries".
14. "Dean Monogenis". www.xippas.com. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
15. "FLOW.14: Dean Monogenis – Randall's Island Park Alliance".
16. "FLOW.14 Opening".
17. "Past Visiting Artists at Anderson Ranch Arts Center".
18. "Residence Program". CCA. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
19. "Dean Monogenis". The Fountainhead. Archived from the original on September 2, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
20. "Dean Monogenis | Artspace". Artspace. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
21. Merjian, Ara H. (January 2019). The Precision of Nowhere: Dean Monogenis.