Tony Feher

Tony Feher (b. 1956 – 2016, Albuquerque, NM) lived and worked in New York, NY. Feher’s work spans sculpture and installation. Feher utilized every day and often found materials, combining these items into complex assemblages that speak to notions of transience and are often playful in their approach. 

He received his BA from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. His work has been featured in a number of solo exhibitions at museums and commercial galleries. Recent exhibitions include the FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY (2024); Marc Selwyn Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (2023); Gordon Robichaux Gallery, New York, NY (2023); Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York, NY (2022); and Plymouth Rock, Zurich, Switzerland (2019); amongst many others. Feher’s work was featured in a solo exhibition at Rebecca Camacho Presents, San Francisco (2024).

His work has been in recent group exhibitions at the FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY (2025; 2024); The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY (2025); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2023); Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, NY (2022); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Alicante, Spain (2022); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (2022); and Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NY (2022); amongst others.

A twenty-year survey of Feher’s work was organized by Claudia Schmuckli in 2012 and traveled to the Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA (2012); the Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston, TX (2012); deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA (2013); and the Bronx Museum of Art, New York, NY (2013). 

Feher has received awards including the Aspen Award for Art, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen (2006); and The Alpert Award for Ucross Residency Prize Winner for Visual Arts (2004); amongst others.

Feher's work is in the collections of The Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover MA; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo NY; Akron Art Museum, Akron OH; The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL; The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore MD; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas TX; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines IA; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles CA; The Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca NY; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; La Colécion Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth TX; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston TX; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CA; Old Jail Art Center, Albany TX; Ruby City, San Antonio TX; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA; San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose CA; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York NY; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN; The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York NY; and Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA; amongst other institutions.

Rebecca Camacho Presents is an executor of the Tony Feher Estate.