JOEY
INFANTE
Recent/Upcoming
Shows:
September
23 - October 27, 2002 - Postcards From New York, Great Neck
Library
October 17-29, 2002 - Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center
Bio:
Joey Infante was born in Banes, a small town in the Oriente
province of Cuba. He grew up in the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
where he attended elementary and high school. All through his
school years, Joey was chosen to paint all the important posters
of the year's events using colored chalks. He excelled in art
and science and his teachers recommended that he enroll in a
school for the arts. Joey was accepted to study at the "Famous
Artist schools" in Westport, CT. Among his teachers was
the renowned American Artist, Norman Rockwell, who took Joey
under his wing and encouraged him to paint what he felt.
After three
years and countless paintings, he was bitten by the acting bug.
In summer stock, Joey learned the workings of the theater, as
an actor and dancer. Young Mr. Infante took New York by storm
in the Broadway productions of "West Side Story",
"Oklahoma", and "Brigadoon", to mention
a few and attended the Stella Adler Drama School. The art of
makeup, costume and stage design, choreography and music all
prepared Mr. Infante for his varied forms of artistic expression.
Joey's paintings are filled with serenity, drama, and exploding
excitement.
As a contemporary
artist, Joey can almost be childlike or dare devil knowing no
boundaries. Joey's work has been seen in galleries and theaters,
has graced the walls of restaurants and hotel lobbies in New
York CIty, Miami, Puerto Rico and Los Angeles. After traveling
extensively through Cuba this past year, Joey is working on
a newly inspired collection, "Cuba in Abstract".
Other
Galleries:
Latinarte
Contact:
E-Mail Artist
Artist Website: www.joeyinfante.com
