Michael Tarbi (born 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American artist.

Biography

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Michael Tarbi's work was first exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art[1] in 1998 where he received the national "American Visions Award" for his work entitled, "Small Portraits".[2] This work went on to be exhibited at the President's Office of Arts and Humanities.[1][dead link][better source needed]

Tarbi studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia from 1998 to 2002.[3] There he received numerous awards including "the Angelo Pinto Prize for Experimental Work" and "the Henry J. Schiet Travel Scholarship".[1][dead link]

Since 2002, Tarbi's work has appeared in galleries and museums nationwide including the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia and the White Box - Annex Gallery in New York.[2] In 2006 he was presented with the Irene Palenski Memorial Award at the Carnegie Museum of Art.[4] His first major one person exhibition followed at Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago in 2006.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thomas Robertello Gallery - Artists - Michael Tarbi". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved February 9, 2014. - 10k
  2. ^ a b afonline.artistsspace.org/view_artist.php?aid=7109 - 19k
  3. ^ http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/art-design/18410/michael-tarbi[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06326/740288-42.stm - 26k
  5. ^ Personal Website
  6. ^ Time Out[permanent dead link]