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Biography of Miguel Tió

Miguel Tió was born in the Dominican Republic, where he bgan his studies of painting with the Dominican artist Elias Delgado as well as in the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. His interest in Publicity and Graphic Design led him into continuing studies at the “Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo”.

A move to New York in 1994 led him to Izquierdo Studio Ltd. where he participated in film, opera, theater, and television prop production, and also in window display, which had a great influence on his artwork. Since 2005 he works as an art teacher for Studio in a School and in 2006 he studied the Mische technique with the world-wide known artist Brigid Marlin.

He describes the philosophy behind his paintings on the following statement:

“I think it is important when an artwork reflects the inner voice of the artist, but it is even more crucial when it reflects the voices of those beings that are crying out for peace and of those that don’t have any. In a world where there are so many urgent transformations to be done, art can help to produce those transformations by touching the chords in the soul of the observer, making them vibrate or perhaps by just leaving a seed that will germinate in the future… that is the mission that I aim to accomplish in each one of my paintings”

Miguel Tio has been featured in six solo shows, being “Unseen Sides” at Gallerie Icosahedron in NYC on 2006 and “Memories and Dreams” at Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn, NY the latest.

Exhibitions:

2006

• "The Silver Show", Izquierdo studio celebrates 25 years of Art. Izquierdo Studio, NYC
• "Regarding the Art of others" Dedicated to Susan Sontag. (an exhibition hosted by Artgroup) Guild Gallery II at Hudson Guild Fulton, New York City

2005

• "Secret Affinities”, Williamsburg Art & Historical center, Brooklyn NY
• "Crossed Destinies", Williamsburg Art & Historical center, Brooklyn NY

2004

• "Universal Diversity 11", (New works by Artgroup) Organization of Independent Artist Gallery, New York, New York
• “Wellness and Transformations”, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• “Crossroads: An Exhibition of Contemporary Dominican-American Art”
  Aaron Davis Hall, New York, NY

2003

• “Forms of Divinity”, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• “Brave Destiny”, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• “Guilty Pleasures”, Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• “New works by ARTGROUP”, SK417 Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY

2002

• “Identity”, (a self portrait show) The Lowe Gallery, New York, NY
• “World Peace”, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, NY
• “Perspectives”, YWCA Gallery, Brooklyn, New York

2001

• “Extreme Drawing”, Hudson Guild Gallery 2, New York, NY

2000

• “Artexpo New York”, Jacob Javitts Center, New York, NY

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Paintings

8:30 AM Oil on canvas 50 x 60 inches 2002	Homage to Layal Nagib Oil on canvas 36 x 36 inches 2006	White Flag Mische technique 30 x 40 inches 2006
The Journey After Mische technique 36 x 50 inches 2007	Peace...Peace…Peace Oil on canvas 68 x 54 inches 2005