Faculty Artist Spotlight: Toby Buonagorio and Martin Levine

January 26 - February 26, 2026

Martin Levine, Turtle Bay, 2021

Aquatint etching; 9 1⁄2 x 9”

Toby Buonagorio, Winged Tiger Robot, 1990

33 x 26 x 10” Unique, handmade glazed, lustered and painted ceramic with a variety of complex surfaces

Martin Levine, Catching the 5:15, 1993

Aquatint etching, 14 x 20"

Toby Buonagorio, New York Clown

43 x 40 x 21” Unique, handmade glazed, lustered and painted ceramic with a variety of complex surfaces

Martin Levine, 42nd & 5th, 1998

Aquatint etching with chine colle, 4 3/8 x 7 1/2"

Toby Buonagorio, Hungry for Love Party Shoes

Each shoe: 16.5 x 10 x 15” Positions variable Unique, handmade glazed, lustered and painted ceramic with a variety of complex surfaces

Martin Levine, The Guardians, 2005

Color aquatint etching (two plates), 8 1/2 x 4 1/2"

Martin Levine, The City that Works, 1991

Aquatint etching, 27 1/2 x 21 3/4"

Opening Reception: Tentatively scheduled for February 4th or 5th (check back for updates)

Hours: Open Monday-Friday 12-4pm and evenings of Staller Center events.

The Faculty Artist Spotlight features the work of longtime Stony Brook University Art Department faculty members Toby Buonagurio and Martin Levine. A ceramicist, Professor Buonagurio has been teaching at Stony Brook for 49 years. Embracing whimsy and popular culture, her vibrant ceramic sculpture has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Germany, Taiwan, and Macao, and has been acquired by several important collections. Professor Martin Levine, recently retired after teaching for 39 years and now a Toll Professor, creates intricate prints, primarily in etching and lithography, depicting realistically rendered cityscapes. His work has been shown in numerous international exhibitions and is in numerous significant public and private collections.

Staller Center for the Arts, first floorStony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5425

Phone: 631.632.7240

zuccairegallery@stonybrook.edu

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