Michael Tarbi

Michael Tarbi (born 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Artist

Biography

Michael Tarbi, Artist, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1980. His work was first exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art^[1] in 1998 where he received the national "American Visions Award" for his work entitled, "Small Portraits".^[2] This work went on to be exhibited at the President's Office of Arts and Humanities.^[1]

Tarbi studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia from 1998 to 2002.^[3] There he received numerous awards including "the Angelo Pinto Prize for Experimental Work" and "the Henry J. Schiet Travel Scholarship".^[1]

Since 2002, Tarbi's work has appeared in galleries and museums nationwide including the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia and the White Box - Annex Gallery in New York.^[2] In 2006 He was presented with the Irene Palenski Memorial Award at the Carnegie Museum of Art.^[4] His first major one person exhibition followed at Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago in 2006.^{[5] [6]}

Sources

• Thomas Robertello gallery
• Post Gazette
• Time Out
• Art Facts
• New City Review
• Saatchi Online

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} www.thomasrobertello.com/artist/view/155 - 10k
2. ^ ^{a b} afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=7109 - 19k
3. ^ www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/art-design/18410/michael-tarbi
4. ^ www.post-gazette.com/pg/06326/740288-42.stm - 26k
5. ^ Personl Website
6. ^ Time Out

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