Anthony Vega

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Anthony Vega, featured in both Create! Magazine and the Create! Magazine 10th Anniversary Book, is a Puerto Rican/Cuban-American visual artist based in the Philadelphia area. Originally from the rural town of Green Creek, New Jersey, he has spent the last 18 years pursuing his artistic career. His undergraduate work was completed at Saint Joseph's University, where he studied fine art and philosophy. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Delaware.

He is currently an Assistant Professor of Art at Reading Area Community College and previously taught as adjunct faculty at the University of Delaware and Penn State Brandywine, teaching studio courses, contemporary art theory, and media studies. He exhibits his work in galleries, museums, and other venues regionally and nationally.

Anthony was also the director of the University of Delaware Philadelphia gallery, UD@Crane, in the Crane Arts Building.

Anthony's current practice rests on his fascination with language, meaning, culture, and image. These interests are explored through the use of socially generated images, color, and layering of paint, but specifically through the exploration of how interpretations and connections are made both personally and socially.

Anthony will be beginning his sabbatical project living in Puerto Rico for a month, making new work and connections in the coming year.


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