Henry Gregg Gallery
Proudly Presents
The Works of
Pedro Antonio Abreu

April 18 - May 10, 2009

The Henry Gregg Gallery is very pleased to present a special presentation featuring the photography and paintings of Pedro Abreu. The show will feature six oil paintings and photographs.

Pedro Abreu was born in Samaná in the Dominican Republic. He received his first camera, a Kodak Brownie, at age ten and he immediately began his first project: taking pictures of his family. He earned his BFA at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture in New York City.

As an independent artist, Pedro has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows internationally including the Indépendants Salon des Artistes in Paris and Museo Del Barrio.

His project "Ghosts in the Streets" is a series of images accumulated over the years. The photos focus on the interactions between people and their immediate surroundings. His realist paintings give a sense of a moment in time being captured and isolated, much like his photographs.

"Most Impressive is the work of Pedro Abreu, A photographer whose images date from the seventies till present and present and reveal a consistently astute eye for spatial surprises, saturated colors and the hallucinatory aspects of everyday life."

Art Review: New York Times - Roberta Smith

Artist Reception
Thursday Evening - April 23rd 6 - 9 pm

Henry Gregg Gallery
111 Front Street, Suite 226
Brooklyn, New York 11201

For more info on me visit my official website
www.rickyday.net
718.408.1090
www.henrygregggallery.com