Dan Rizzie bio

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dan rizzie

Born in Poughkeepsie, New York 1951
Lives and works in Sag Harbor, New York
Studied at Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas (B.F.A., 1973) and Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (M.F.A., 1975)

Dan Rizzie has created a recognizable iconography of found objects, old wallpaper patterns, and common vines and plants. His newest monotypes accentuate organic forms used as sophisticated decorative motifs. His work is featured in the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the United States Department of State.

	Selected Exhibitions
2000	Pillsbury & Peters Fine Art, Dallas, Texas The McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas, Texas Flatbed Selections, Flatbed Gallery, Austin, Texas
1999	Lizan Tops Gallery, East Hampton, New York Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 3 Americans, Wilson Stephens Fine Art, London, England Flatbed at Ten, Flatbed Press, Austin, Texas Multiple Impressions, ACA Gallery, Austin, Texas Flatbed Press Impressions, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, Texas Black and, Flatbed Gallery, Austin, Texas.
1998	Dueringer Gallery, Jackson, Mississippi Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico The Centennial Open, The Parish Art Museum, Southampton, New York First Impressions, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas
1997	Liz Mayer Fine Art, New York, New York Lizan Tops Gallery, East Hampton, New York West End Fine Arts Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida Prints, Prints, Prints, Abilene Contemporary Art Center, Abilene, Texas; traveled to Wayland Baptist University Fresh Ink, Austin Print Workshops, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, Texas Curator's Choice: Eight by Eight, Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, New York
1996	Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Link, Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, Texas

Selected Public Collections

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
New York Public Library, New York, New York
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas
University of New Mexico, University Art Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas
United States Department of State, Washington, D.C.
Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York
Scottsdale Museum of Art, Scottsdale, Arizona