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Born in 1927 in Marlborough, MA, United States


1994, M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Design

1993, B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design

"My art is related to the historical movements of Surrealism, Pop Art, and traditional modernist painting. I use a raw material provided by our culture in great abundance - the photographic images found in magazines. My methodology relies in part on the laws of chance, and I am assigned the task of editing the accidental events that occur and that are facilitated by my working process.

I see the paintings as both figurative and abstract. The abstract reading requires an intentional disregard for recognizable detail with a focus on pattern, color and depth (imagine looking at them through a camera lens that is out of focus). Though all representational paintings can be seen in this way, my work invites such an interpretation through its simplified compositions, graphic manipulations and use of spontaneous techniques.

My paintings incorporate two or three images at most, generating an immediacy that I find desireable. I strive for works that induce an initial “rush,” and that have a long, complex and satisfying aftertaste. Each painting has at least one naturalistic element - however truncated it may be. This provides a reference for the additional elements that may be naturalistic, graphically manipulated or abstract (in some cases I choose to abstract the photo image when I translate it into paint). My computer manipulations provide a greater spectrum of material and suggest a high-tech, abstract transmutation."

Athos Zacharias, October 1999


Read the PaintingsDIRECT May 2000 Exhibition featuring Athos Zacharias.


  • Selected Solo Exhibitions (Last 25 Years)
  • 1997-99: Nabi Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • 1995:
  • Ann Harper Gallery, Amagansett, NY
  • Millenium Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • 1994:
  • Millenium Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • Bryant Library, Roslyn, NY
  • 1993: Bologna Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • 1992:
  • Bologna Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • 1991:
  • Artra Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
  • 1988:
  • Nuance Galleries, Tampa, FL
  • Owl 57, Woodmere, NY
  • Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY
  • 1987:
  • Mat Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Galerie Kwartijn, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Owl 57, Woodmere, NY
  • Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY
  • 1986:
  • American Academy & Society of Arts and Letter, New York, NY
  • Galerie Kwartijn, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • Bologna Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • Benton Gallery, Southampton, NY
  • 1985: Bologna Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • 1984: Bologna Gallery, East Hampton, NY
  • 1983:
  • Adagio Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • Elena Prohaska Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1979: Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
  • 1974-78: Elaine Benson Galllery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • Selected Group Exhibitions (last 25 Years)
  • 1997:
  • Federal Reserve Bank, New York, NY
  • Broome St. Gallery, Artists Equity, New York, NY
  • 1996: Jaski Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1994: The Galleries Bryant Park Library, Roslyn, NY
  • 1993: Carolyn Roy Fine Art, New York, NY
  • 1992:
  • Carolyn Roy Fine Art, New York, NY
  • Joy Roy Fine Art, New York, NY
  • 1988:
  • La Foret Museum, Tokyo, Japan
  • International Conference Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1987: Kwartijn Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • 1986:
  • Hempstead Museum, Heampstead, NY
  • New Dutch Art Fair “86”, Sonesta Koepel, Amsterdam
  • National Academy of Design, New York, NY
  • 1985:
  • Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
  • East Hampton Star 100th Anniversary Portfolio, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
  • The Gathering of the Avant Garde, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1984: "Objects by Artists," Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
  • 1982: Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
  • 1978-79: Landmark Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1977:
  • Landmark Gallery, New York, NY
  • "Tenth Street in 1977" Landmark Gallery, New York, NY
  • 1974: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
  • Museum Exhibitions
  • 1987: La Foret Museum, Tokyo, Japan

  • 1986: Hempstead Museum, Hempstead, NY

  • 1962: Riverside Museum , New York, NY

  • 1959: North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC

  • Collections
  • Museum of Art, Providence, RI

  • Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

  • Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI

  • Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, AZ

  • Westinghouse Corporation, Pittsburg, PA

  • McCrory Corporation, New York, NY

  • E.F. Hutton, New York, NY

  • A.V.X. Corporation, Long Island, NY

  • Best Products Co., Richmond, VA

  • Concoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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  • First Prize, American Institute for Creative Living, Staten Island, NY, 1987
  • Best in Show, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, 1979
  • Publication, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1973
  • Designed and executed opaque projections, Edith Stephen Dance Company, New York, NY, 1969
  • Festival of Art ‘Purchase Award’, Southampton College, NY, 1968
  • Cover painting for June Issue of “Science and Technology,” 1963
  • Designed decor for ballet, "Manhatten Festival Dancers," New York, NY, 1969
  • Longview Foundation Grant, sponsored by William de Kooning, 1962
  • Best in Show, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY, 1961
  • CommissionFram Corporation, Providence, RI
  • Award Recipient, Museum of Art, Providence, RI, 1949

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