| For more information about this article or gallery, please call the gallery phone number listed in the last line of the article, "For more info..." |
November Issue 2002
Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, Features Works by Antonio de la Vega
For 40 years, Antonio
de la Vega was a well-known name in the world of New York art
and also a corporate favorite for his commercial agency work.
A former vice-president of the Artists Guild of New York, de la
Vega has had his work represented in museums, fine galleries and
many private collections. He also traveled the world, painting
in France, Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Mexico where he gained
international acceptance. Then, a decade ago he relocated to Jacksonville,
NC, to be near his family. Except for some minor exhibitions he
dropped out of sight.
It is never too late to come back. And so, Antonio de la Vega will have his first major exhibit since moving south at the largest gallery in Coastal Carolina, at the Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash, NC, on view through Nov. 8, 2002.
Earlier this summer, de la Vega contacted prominent
Sneads Ferry, NC, artist Sherry Thurston and told her of his interest
to resume exhibiting and she visited his Jacksonville home and
studio. "I was totally impressed by the quality of his work
and the range of his talent," said Thurston. "We should
be honored to have an artist of his stature and reputation in
our area."
Sunset River Marketplace is delighted to host this show in de la Vega's honor. A native of El Paso, TX, and product of a Hispanic background, de la Vega began studying art in New York after returning from a stint abroad with the 82nd Airborne in World War II where he won a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his valor in the Battle of Bastogne.
De la Vega has exhibited in the Newark Museum
of Fine Arts, the Bronx Museum of Fine Arts, the Carnegie Hall
Gallery, the Rockland, NY, Art Museum, and many galleries in Europe
and Latin America. He is a painter trained in classical traditions,
known for his expansive landscapes, figure studies, studies of
celebrities, religious works and nudes - with a strong Latin emphasis.
Many of his paintings are of women, including those who have made
a major impact on his life. Some of his works are representational
of the popular culture he helped promote through his corporate
advertising career. Some of his high profile clients have included
Boeing, Ford, IBM, RCA and Westinghouse.
De la Vega did some of the original drawings
for the Stealth Bomber. Today, he still paints on a daily basis
and spends time with his family. In recent months he has re-opened
his private collection, making a limited number of sales to local
clients. At the Sunset River Marketplace, about 20 de la Vega
works will be on display, most of them available for sale to the
general public.
Sunset River Marketplace will show a representative selection
of de la Vega's works on a continuing basis after the close of
the show.
For further information check our NC Commercial
Gallery listings, call the galler at 910/575-5999 or e-mail at
(lassiter@sunsetrivermarketplace.com).
Mailing Address: Carolina Arts, P.O. Drawer
427, Bonneau, SC 29431
Telephone, Answering Machine and FAX: 843/825-3408
E-Mail: info@carolinaarts.com
Subscriptions are available for $18 a year.
Carolina Arts
is published monthly by Shoestring
Publishing Company, a subsidiary of PSMG, Inc.
Copyright© 2002 by PSMG, Inc., which published Charleston
Arts from July 1987 - Dec. 1994 and South Carolina Arts
from Jan. 1995 - Dec. 1996. It also publishes Carolina Arts
Online, Copyright© 2002 by PSMG, Inc. All rights reserved
by PSMG, Inc. or by the authors of articles. Reproduction or use
without written permission is strictly prohibited. Carolina
Arts is available throughout North & South Carolina.