Tony Bechara

born Puerto Rico 1942

Tony Bechara was born in Puerto Rico in 1942. He came to Washington D.C. in his late teens and studied at Georgetown University. After completion of his B.A. degree Bechara felt uncertain about his future plans and decided to travel for a period of time. Ultimately he arrived in Paris where he stayed for a year, studied at the Sorbonne and took advantage o the rich cultutral life of that city. At the Louvre Museum, Bechara recognized Francisco Oller (1883 - 1917), a Puerto Rican painter and one of the few artist of the Americas to be represented by a permanent work in the Louvre.

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• 1979 Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
• 1980 Apollon Galerie Die Insel, Munich, Germany
• 1980 Bild & Rahmen Gallery, Munich Germany (Graphics)
• 1981 Gallery Yves Arman, New York City
• 1984 Georgetown Artists Space, Washington, D.C.
• 1985 Museo del Barrio, New York City
• 1989 Alternative Museum, New York City
• 1993 Artist Space, New York City
• 1997 The Century Association, New York City
• 2001 Latincollector Gallery, New York City
• 2002 Latincollector Gallery, Miami, Fla.
• 2003 Latincollector Gallery, New York City
• 2006 Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City
• 2006 Ramis Barquet Gallery, Monterrey, Mexico

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• Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Connecticut
• Albright Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania
• Harlem Art Collection, New York State Office Building, New York City
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico

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• Phoenix V
• Purples
• Comb 21
• Nines
• Nocturne III
• Orion
• 151 Colors
• Blue City
• Entraphy
• Tenerife - 1979
• Colors - 2006
• 29 Colors - 2006
• Greys - 2004
• Vertgris - 2004
• Monreale - 2000

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