Augusto Di Stefano

b. in New York, NY

Lives and works in Houston, TX

 

EDUCATION

1999 MFA University of Texas at San Antonio

1993 BFA University of North Texas; Denton, TX

 

SELECTED INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

2006

Augusto Di Stefano, 06.1; Artpace, International Artist-In-Residence Program, curated by Douglas Fogle; San Antonio, TX - catalogue

ALA:  Augusto Di Stefano, curated by Rene Paul Barilleaux; McNay Art Museum; San Antonio, TX

2002

Patricia Faure Gallery; Santa Monica, CA

Finesilver Gallery; San Antonio, TX - brochure

1999

Relapse, Affected;The Project Room; San Antonio, TX

Augusto Di Stefano; Satellite Space; San Antonio, TX

1998

Rehash; Cactus Bra Gallery; San Antonio, TX

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010

Road Show Houston; David Shelton Gallery at INMAN ANNEX; Houston, TX

2007

Nexus Texas; Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; Houston, TX - catalogue

2006

Decelerate, curated by Elizabeth Dunbar; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art; Kansas City, KS - catalogue

2005

Altoids Curiously Strong Collection; Seattle/ San Antonio/ Minneapolis/ New York/ Los Angeles

Mental Maps, curated by Kate Green; Dorsky Curatorial Program; New York, NY - brochure

In My Empire Life is Sweet, curated by Tyler Green; DCKT Contemporary; New York, NY

2004

Soft Shock, curated Regine Basha; Art Lies Magazine; September/October

2003

Come Forward, curated by Lane Relysea and Suzanne Weaver; Dallas Museum of Art; Dallas, TX - catalogue

2002

Open Studios Press Gallery; Boston, MA - catalogue

2001

Biblio-lo-tech, curated by Brooke Stroud; Inman Gallery; Houston, TX

Not Your Father's South Texas, curated by Frances Colpitt and Jennifer Davy; Purple Orchid; Dallas, TX/ UTSA Gallery; San Antonio, TX - catalogue

1998

Texas Dialogues: Dallas and San Antonio, curated by Diana Block and Franco Mondini-Ruiz; Blue Star Art Space; San Antonio, TX

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Basha, Regine. "Soft Shock." Art Lies. September/October 2004.

Caillouet, Andrea. "Silent Conversation." Perla. Volume 3, Issue 1; March/April 2003.

Colpitt, Frances and Jennifer Davy.  "Not Your Father's South Texas."  Catalogue for the exhibiton; 2001.

Dunbar, Elizabeth.  "Searching For Slowness in an Age of Speed."  Essay for the catalogue: Decelerate. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art; 2005.

Ewing, John. "Road to Abstraction." San Antonio Current, November 8-14, 2001.

Fogle, Douglas. "Augusto Di Stefano; 06.1." Artpace, A Foundation For Contemporary Art, San Antonio; 2008.

Goddard, Dan. "Di Stefano:  Art and Architecture." San Antonio Express-News; April 9, 2006.

Green, Kate. "Fantastically Plausible." neoaztlan.com, Issue One; January 2007.

Green, Kate. "International Artists-in-Residence; New Works:  06.1."  theneocontemporary 06.1.  Artpace; 2006.

Green, Kate. "Mental Maps."  Essay for the brochure. Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs; September 2005.

Green, Tyler. "D.C. Diary." ArtNet.com; 2003.

Judson, Ben.  "... might be good:  Augusto Di Stefano at Artpace, 06.1."  www.fluent~collaborative.com; April 2006.

Kilston, Lyra. "Mental Maps." Art Lies.  Fall 2005.

Morsiani, Paola. "Augusto Di Stefano." Essay for the catalogue:  Nexus Texas. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston; 2007.

Newkirk, Kori. "Top Ten." Artforum; February 2004.

Oliver, Retha. "Augusto Di Stefano." Art Lies. Summer 2005.

Relyea, Lane.  "Growing Up Absurd."  Essay for the catalogue:  Come Forward.  Dallas Museum of Art; 2003.

Weaver, Suzanne.  "Are You Experienced?"  Essay for the catalogue:  Come Forward.  Dallas Museum of Art; 2003.

Zwartjes, Arend.  "Reductive:  Finesilver Gallery."  Art Lies.  Fall 2001.

Augusto Di Stefano; housing (model two), 2006; graphite on paper; 33 x 25 in.
Augusto Di Stefano; plan tomorrow (model one), 2007; graphite on paper; 33 x 25 in.