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Pepón Osorio ![Osorio Purifier 201102](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/3261/Osorio-Purifier-201102.jpg) Pepón Osorio Purifier, 2011 Biography Pepón Osorio, a 1999 MacArthur fellow and participant in the landmark 1993 Whitney Biennial, creates work that emerges from his experience as a social worker in the Bronx. His art practice includes objects, videos, and detailed installations that evoke familiar spaces such as barbershops, offices, and homes and respond to his experiences with persons inside specific, often Latino communities. His work nonetheless extrapolates beyond specificity to general themes such as family, community, and identity. His installation Drowned in a Glass of Water (2010) re-creates the home of a family he interacted with in Western Massachusetts, exploring issues of economics, cultural identity, and individual family struggles. Noting his work often yields difficult emotions, he has said he would love viewers to think about “who they are in relationship to what they had just seen, and start a negotiation not only with the artwork but with the public at large.” [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View CV ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/artistCV/osorio_bio_letterhead_2023-08-09-172234_tvll.pdf) [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Packet ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/Osorio_Selected-Press.pdf) Select Press Oct 15, 2017 [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/2011-Pepon-Osorio/Osorio-Drowned-in-A-Glass-of-Water-2010-detail.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2017-osorio-gov-award) Group Show [ Pepón Osorio awarded Pennsylvania Governor's Awards ](https://feldmangallery.com/news/2017-osorio-gov-award) Exhibitions [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Warhol-Moonwalk-pink-1987.jpg) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/348-group-exhibition-airspace) Oct 2023 – Feb 2024 Group Show [ Airspace ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/348-group-exhibition-airspace) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Group/2017-Art-on-the-Front-Lines/Ayotte-Universal-2017_2.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/329-art-on-the-front-lines-group-5-24-8-18-2017) May 23 – Aug 17, 2017 Group Show [ Art on the Front Lines ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/329-art-on-the-front-lines-group-5-24-8-18-2017) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio-Drowned-in-A-Glass-of-Water-2010-detail.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/293-pepon-osorio-9-10-10-22-2011) Sep 09 – Oct 21, 2011 Pepón Osorio [ Pepón Osorio ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/293-pepon-osorio-9-10-10-22-2011) [ ![](/assets/exhibition_images/Group/2011-Takign-Shape/Wilke-Primary-Life-on-white-1983-92.JPG) ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/292-taking-shape-group-6-25-7-29-2011) Jun 24 – Jul 28, 2011 Group Show [ Taking Shape ](https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/292-taking-shape-group-6-25-7-29-2011) [See All Exhibitions ](/past_exhibitions/pep%C3%B3n-osorio) ![Osorio Drowned In A Glass Of Water 2010 Detail](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/2011-Pepon-Osorio/Osorio-Drowned-in-A-Glass-of-Water-2010-detail.JPG) Pepón Osorio Drowned in a Glass of Water, 2010 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Osorio Drowned In A Glass Of Water 2010 Detail]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Drowned in a Glass of Water, 2010 ![Osorio Trials And Turbulence View From The Bench 2004 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Trials and Turbulence, 2004 view from the bench ![Osorio My Beating Heart 2002]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio My Beating Heart, 2002 ![Osorio No Crying Allowed In The Barber Shop 1994 B]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio No Crying Allowed in the Barber Shop, 1994 installation at Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut ![Osorio Fear And Denial 1997]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Fear and Denial, 1997 ![Osorio Las Twines 1999]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Las Twines, 1999 ![Osorio Las Twines 1999 Detail 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Las Twines, 1999 detail ![Osorio La Cama The Bed 1987]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio La Cama (The Bed), 1987 ![Osorio La Bicicleta 1985]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio La Bicicleta, 1985 ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Front](/assets/artist_images/Osorio/Osorio-All-or-Nothing-2011-front.JPG) Pepón Osorio Todo O Nada, 2011 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Front]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Todo O Nada, 2011 front ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Back]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Todo O Nada, 2011 back ![Osorio Drowned In A Glass Of Water 2010]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Drowned in a Glass of Water, 2010 installation view ![Osorio Trials And Turbulence 2004 1]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Trials and Turbulence, 2004 installation view ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 18]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Face to Face, 2002 installation view ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 03]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Face to Face, 2002 installation view ![Osorio Badge Of Honor 1995 Front Of Store]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Badge of Honor, 1995 Newark, New Jersey installation view ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Front](/assets/artist_images/Osorio/Osorio-All-or-Nothing-2011-front.JPG) ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Back](/assets/artist_images/Osorio/Osorio-All-or-Nothing-2011-back.JPG) ![Osorio Drowned In A Glass Of Water 2010](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/2011-Pepon-Osorio/Osorio-Drowned-in-a-Glass-of-Water-2010.JPG) ![Osorio Trials And Turbulence 2004 1](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/Osorio-Trials-and-Turbulence-2004_1.JPG) ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 18](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/2002-New-Installation-Work/Osorio-Face-to-Face-2002_18.JPG) ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 03](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/2002-New-Installation-Work/Osorio-Face-to-Face-2002_03.JPG) ![Osorio Badge Of Honor 1995 Front Of Store](/assets/exhibition_images/Osorio/Osorio-Badge-of-Honor-1995-front-of-store.JPG) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Front]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Todo O Nada, 2011 front ![Osorio All Or Nothing 2011 Back]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Pepón Osorio Todo O Nada, 2011 back ![Osorio Drowned In A Glass Of Water 2010]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Drowned in a Glass of Water, 2010 installation view ![Osorio Trials And Turbulence 2004 1]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Trials and Turbulence, 2004 installation view ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 18]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Face to Face, 2002 installation view ![Osorio Face To Face 2002 03]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Face to Face, 2002 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