Tony Michale Estrada - Multi-disciplinary Artist
Tony Michale Estrada, a queer multi-disciplinary artist from Montgomery, Alabama, moved to New York City in February 1999 to create a life where he could express himself fully, freely, and safely. From September 1999 to March 2001 he attended the University of Washington's Professional Actor's Training Program where he produced his first monologue, Bronx-bound Train. He wanted to be more than just an actor, so he returned to New York and wrote an unpublished novel based on his monologue. In 2012 Tony began figurative clay sculpture classes at the Art Students League while also building a career as an adult learning and development specialist. He had his first visual art exhibition during Art Basel Miami December 2018. Something urged him to be more than just a visual artist, so Tony began his final transformation into a fully formed multi-disciplinary artist, blending large scale mixed media works, writing, installation, performance, and adult learning. His first public art installation and performance debuted in November 2019 at the Hudson Guild Theater in New York City, It was selected as one of ARTnews’s Editor’s Picks that week. He is also a learning and development specialist at Columbia University.
Exhibitions & Fairs
November 19-24, 2019
Becoming Unfinished Art Installation & Performance
Hudson Guild Theater, NY NY
December 5 – December 9, 2018
Superfine! Miami Beach, Emerge Platform
April 25, 2017
Secret Performance
Morgan Stanley, NY NY
April 15 – 21, 2013
Sculpture Group Show, Phyllis Harriman Gallery, NY NY
March 25 – 31, 2013
Mixed Media Group Show, Phyllis Harriman Gallery, NY NY
May 14 – 20, 2012
Large-scale Drawing Group Show, Phyllis Harriman Gallery NY NY
March 26 – April 1, 2012
Mixed Media Group Show, Phyllis Harriman Gallery NY NY
Education
January 2012 – May 2014
Figurative Sculpture, The Art Students League
March 2012 – December 2013
Mixed Media & Large Scale Drawing, The Art Students League
August 1999 – March 2001
Professional Actors Training Program, The University of Washington
August 1995 – March 1999
B.A., Mass Media and Communications, Auburn University