1. William Villalongo was born on 1975 and is an American artist working in painting, printmaking, sculpture, and installation art.
11 Facts About William Villalongo
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William Villalongo was born in Hollywood, Florida, to a Puerto Rican father and African-American mother.
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William Villalongo's parents separated when he was a young child and he was raised in Bridgeton, New Jersey.
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William Villalongo received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1999.
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William Villalongo furthered his education by receiving his Masters of Fine Art from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in 2001.
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William Villalongo's work engages with the black body, examining the influence of socialization, history, dress and speech.
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William Villalongo's work was included in a major gift to the permanent collection of the Studio Museum in Harlem in 2018 by collector Peggy Cooper Cafritz.
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William Villalongo is one of 42 artists who contributed works to a record-setting Sotheby's auction in support of the construction of a new building for the Studio Museum, to be located on 125th Street.
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William Villalongo's work has been featured in group exhibitions at El Museo del Barrio in New York City; the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina; the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; and, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York City.
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William Villalongo has completed residencies at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture; The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Studio-f at the University of Tampa, Florida; the Hermitage Artist Retreat; and, the Fountainhead in Miami, Florida.
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William Villalongo is represented by Susan Inglett Gallery, New York.