Dean Monogenis is an American painter and sculptor. In his work he creates architectural settings using a variety of techniques which result in added lines, edges and textures. Architecture became a key theme in Monogenis' work shortly after 9/11. "Watching the World Trade Center towers come down I realized that buildings, like people, were fated to a similar cycle of life and death."
Monogenis has shown his work internationally at galleries including: Galerie Xippas: Paris, Geneva, Montevideo, and Athens, Baronian, Brussels; Stux Gallery, NYC; CCA Andratx, Spain; and the Walter Maciel Gallery, Los Angeles
Monogenis was awarded:
The Artist in the Market Place (AIM) Program from the Bronx Museum of the Arts (Bronx, NY, USA)., FLOW 14 Art at Randall's Island, (Randall's Island Park, NYC, USA)., Visiting Artist Anderson Ranch,(Snowmass, Colorado, USA)
City Pillars Dean Monogenis
Artist in residence
Monogenis has twice held the position Artist in Residence at Spain's CCA Andratx Art Centre (in 2012 and 2016) The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, New York's Pace University, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences.
Collections
In addition to corporate collections such as Capital Group, The Progressive Art Collection and Wellington Management, Monogenis’ work is included in the public museum collection of the Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC.
Further reading
The Precision of Nowhere artist monograph with text by Ara H. Merjian and interview with Walter Maciel ISBN978-989-20-9160-0
