Peter Reginato

Peter Reginato
Peter Reginato (2014)
Born	(1945-08-19) August 19, 1945 (age 79) Dallas, Texas, United States
Education	San Francisco Art Institute
Known for	Abstract sculpture Abstract painting

Peter Reginato (born August 19, 1945), is an American abstract sculptor and painter.^[1][2][3][4]

Biography

Reginato was born on August 19, 1945, in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Berkeley, California.^[5][6] He attended the San Francisco Art Institute, from 1963 to 1966.^[6]

After his first successful solo show in 1966 at the Open Theatre Gallery in Berkeley, where he showed mostly paintings, he decided he wanted to be a sculptor. He moved to New York City later that same year. In 1970 and in 1973, his work was included in the Whitney Biennial.^{[citation needed]}

Exhibitions

His work has been shown at:

• The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio^{[citation needed]}

Collections

Reginato has work in the permanent collections of the following:

• Allen Art Center, Houston, Texas
• Brown University
• Corcoran Gallery of Art
• Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
• IBM Corporation
• The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
• Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art at Northwestern University
• Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Massachusetts
• Metropolitan Museum of Art^[7][8]
• Mint Museum of Art
• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Sweetheart (2006), 74" x 66" x 71", welded stainless steel, photo by William Knipscher

References

1. Pincus-Witten, Robert (1971-03-01). "Peter Reginato". Artforum. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
2. "Peter Reginato at Adelson Galleries". Art Critical. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
3. Zimmer, William (1983-02-06). "Works That Fit The Settings". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
4. Kimmelman, Michael (1997-09-05). "Art in Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
5. Ferraro, Tom (2017-11-13). "Column: Artist offers levity to commuters in Mineola - The Island Now Entertainment". The Island Now. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
6. Peter Reginato, 1994: April 1 Through April 30, 1994 (exhibition). Adelson Galleries. 1994. p. 1984 – via Google Books.
7. "Peter Reginato | Kingfish | The Met". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, i.e. The Met Museum. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
8. "20th-Century Sculpture At the Met Museum". The New York Times. 1988-04-29. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-01.

External links

• Official website