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Warren began his study of art at the University
of St. Thomas in Houston in 1969. He received his
BFA in 1973 from the University of New Mexico and
his MFA in 1977 from the University of Texas in
San Antonio. His art of the 1970s was regionalist,
based upon subjects and styles of his native Texas
and the Southwest. His painting, Texas Pride, was
chosen in 1974 by Marcia Tucker, Curator of the
New Museum in New York and juror for the Biennial
at the New Orleans Museum of Art for "Best
of Show," earning him a one person show at
NOMA the next year. He was also discovered in 1977
by Tom Armstrong, then Director of the Whitney Museum
of American Art, eventually leading to his inclusion
in the 1981 Whitney Biennial and to his representation
by the Phyllis Kind Gallery in Chicago and New York
throughout the 1980's.
In 1984 his art was included in the prestigious
Venice Biennale as part of the U.S. Pavilion's exhibition,
Paradise Lost/Paradise Regained. His art has since
been included in many other museum exhibitions,
especially those of the 1980's which featured Neo
Expressionism or New Figuration (what Warren would
refer to as "Funky Figurative"). During
the 90's Warren's art reflected his passion for
Paso Fino horses and Picasso, and resulted in his
well-known series, Mare: A Work in Progress. His
paintings since 2003 have been smaller and often
predominantly black and white. These paintings,
which he calls "Psychoanalytical Portraits,"
explore different emotional and psychological states
with both humor, depth and satire.
The University of Virginia Museum of Art is planning
a Retrospective of his paintings to open in March
2010 and to travel to sites throughout the south.
Mr. Warren has been a Professor of Art at Davidson
College since 1979. He refers to his painted violin
as Pointillist painting because "he is not
painting a picture of a violin; he is painting a
violin."
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