
Tyler Vouros creates hyperrealist naturalistic imagery, using charcoal as his medium for drawing and painting. He earned his MFA from the New York Academy of Art, before returning home to the Pioneer Valley. His work has been in exhibited at venues including: the Richard J. Demato Gallery, The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Sotheby’s, Flowers Gallery, Neue Leipziger Messe, Rockport Center for the Arts, Collier West Gallery, Pier Sixty Chelsea, Art Miami and Art Southampton. Other accomplishments include a residency grant in Leipzig, Germany from the NYAA and Villore Foundation, a sponsorship grant from MASS MoCA and a residency at the Rockport Center for the Arts in Rockport, TX. Vouros has also completed several special projects and commissions, including a collaboration with Grupo Cortefiel and artwork for French fashion house CHANEL.
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Exhibitions
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Tenebroso
Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas2018
nun isilme
Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield, Massachusetts2017
Night Vision
Collier West Gallery, Brooklyn, New York2015
AFTER-LIFE
SEEN Gallery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island2014
A Memory of Light
Paper City Studios, Holyoke, Massachusetts2013
Field of Decay
Westfield State University Downtown Gallery, Westfield, MassachusettsCortefiel Back in Town Collaboration
Artwork for Boutiques, Holyoke, MassachusettsGROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Birds in Art 2019
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WisconsinRockport Art Festival
Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas2018
Birds in Art 2018
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WisconsinFaculty Exhibitions
CCRI, Lincoln, Rhode Island2017
TAKE HOME A NUDE 2017, Honoring John Alexander
Sotheby’s, New York, New YorkFaculty Exhibition, Franklin Pierce University
Thoreau Art Gallery, Rindge, New Hampshire11th Annual SUMMER EXHIBITION, curated by Matthew Flowers, Andrew Russeth, & Joyce Varvatos
Flowers Gallery, New York, New YorkBook Ends
Herter Gallery, Amherst, Massachusetts2016
Picturing the Unprintable
Flux Factory, Long Island City, New YorkTAKE HOME A NUDE 2016, Honoring Jane Holzer
Sotheby’s, New York, New York10TH Annual SUMMER EXHIBITION, curated by Matthew Flowers, Ken Johnson, & Helen Toomer
Flowers Gallery, New York, New YorkPCS80 Summer Exhibition
Paper City Studios Gallery, Holyoke, MassachusettsMoveable Feast
CW Gallery, Brooklyn, New York2015
Small Works Show
Collier West, Brooklyn, New YorkTAKE HOME A NUDE 2015, Honoring Tom Wolfe & Jerry Saltz
Sotheby’s, New York, New YorkNew Works
Collier West, Brooklyn, New YorkLet’s Get Weird Together, curated by Josh Gale & Cory Dixon
Pop-up show with special guest Bob Colacello, Brooklyn, New York8th Annual SUMMER EXHIBITION, Juried Exhibition
Flowers Gallery, New York, New YorkThe Book Show
Taber Art Gallery, Holyoke, MassachusettsOur First Show
SEEN Gallery, Pawtucket, Rhode Island2014
VISION
The Yai Gala, New York, New York
PIER SIXTY, Chelsea, New YorkLucid Visions
Panepinto Galleries, Jersey City, New JerseyTAKE HOME A NUDE
Sotheby’s, New York, New YorkMaking Abstract Art, exhibition preview in conjunction with Dean Nimmer’s book release
Gateway City Arts Gallery, Holyoke, Massachusetts
8TH Annual SUMMER EXHIBITION, Juried Exhibition
Flowers Gallery, New York, New YorkTransformation is Timeless
Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield, MassachusettsTribeca Ball
2nd annual pop-up exhibition, New York, New York2013
TAKE HOME A NUDE, Honoring Walton Ford
Sotheby’s, New York, New YorkFaculty Exhibition
Greenfield Community College South Gallery, Greenfield, MassachusettsArt Southhampton, curated by Eric Fischl
NYAA Alumni, Southhampton, New YorkSummer Exhibition, juried show
Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, New YorkInside—Out
PCS80 Gallery, Holyoke, MassachusettsTribeca Ball
Pop-up Exhibitions, New York, New YorkChanel Fine Art for Boutiques
Chanel, New York, New York
Single Fare 3
RH Gallery, New York, New YorkTrace
Neue Leipziger Messe, Leipzig, Germany
2012
Hidden in Plain View
Paper City Studios Gallery, Holyoke, MassachusettsThe Drawing Room
Nikki Milavec Gallery, New York, New YorkLine, A Drawing Show, curated by Dina Brodsky, Karl Koett & Tun Myaing
the cell, A Twenty First Century Salon, New York, New YorkAn Exhibition by Tyler Vouros and Josh Gale
GCC South Gallery, Greenfield, MassachusettsThe Ones
Wilkinson Galleries, New York, New York2011
Seeing in Black and White
Richard J. Demato Gallery, Sag Harbor, New YorkSelf Portrait as Monster Truck II
Kleio Projects, New York, New YorkArt Hamptons
Richard J. Demato Gallery, Bridgehampton, New YorkUncharted
Wilkinson Gallery, New York, New YorkA Meeting of Minds
New York Academy of Art, New York, New YorkFrom the Barn to the Apple
Herter Gallery, Amherst, MassachusettsSingle Fare 2
Sloan Fine Art, New York, New YorkMFA Exhibtion
College Art Association NY Area, New York, New YorkSelf Portrait as Monster Truck
New York Academy of Art, New York, New York2010
Leipzig Residents at NYAA
New York Academy of Art, New York, New YorkUntitled
Sommerausstellung im LIA, Leipzig, GermanySelf Portrait Show
New York Academy of Art, New York, New YorkSketchbook Show
New York Academy of Art, New York, New York2009
The Boston Biennial, juried exhibition
Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, MassachusettsUntitled
Marriott Center Gallery, Amherst, MassachusettsCornucopia
Herter Art Gallery, Amherst, MassachusettsThe Carnival Show
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Education
2011
New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
MFA2009
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
BFA2007
Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, Massachusetts
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Collections
CHANEL, Art of Boutiques, New York, New York
Leipzig International Art Foundation, Leipzig, Germany
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Awards
2019
Recipient, Rockport Center for the Arts, Rockport, Texas2017
Recipient, Mass MoCA Assets for Artists Grant, North Adams, MassachusettsMeritorious Performance Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
2016
Meritorious Performance Award, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MassachusettsFinancial Award Offered, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont
Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts-College of Humanities & Fine Arts, Amherst, Massachusetts
2015
Financial Award Offered, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VermontNomination, UMass Distinguished Faculty Award Nomination in Teaching, Amherst, Massachusetts
2014
Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts-College of Humanities & Fine Arts, Amherst, MassachusettsBest in Show Award for “Great Grey Owl Drawing”, Arno Maris Gallery, Westfield, Massachusetts
2011
Residency, Leipzig International Artist Residency, Leipzig, Germany2010
Residency, New York Academy of Art International Residency Scholarship, New York, New YorkRecipient, of 500 Series Charcoal Pads Artwork, Strathmore Paper, Princeton, New Jersey
Recipient, Merit Scholarship, New York Academy of Art, New York, New York
Winner, Best in Show Award for Painting, The Boston Biennial, Boston, Massachusetts
2009
Recipient, Merit Scholarship, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MassachusettsWinner, Transfer Award in Painting, Greenfield Community College, Greenfield, Massachusetts