"Perry's work is a brilliantly realized comment on the inseparableness of art and life, and the sense of ambiguity makes it all the more effective." - Byron Coleman, Gallery&Studio Magazine, 2009 Perry Obee (b. 1983) is an artist and master printer whose practice spans painting, printmaking, and collaborative fine art production. He earned a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Ohio Wesleyan University (2006) and an MFA in Painting from Western Connecticut State University (2009), and completed professional printer training at the Tamarind Institute (2018–2019). From 2007 to 2016, Obee apprenticed at Milestone Graphics and in 2016 founded Obee Editions, a collaborative print studio producing editions with emerging and internationally recognized artists. He received Tamarind Master Printer certification in 2020. Residencies include the Vermont Studio Center (2013) and Tamarind Institute (2018–2019). Obee has exhibited widely and his work is in permanent collections including the Print Club of Albany and Slater Memorial Museum. He has taught at the University of Connecticut, Western Carolina University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and other institutions. His practice integrates personal artistic vision with technical expertise, supporting artists in realizing prints while reflecting a lifelong dedication to the craft of printmaking. Please contact me for more information regarding artwork sales, upcoming exhibitions, or professional printmaking services.
Education
Tamarind Master Printer at Tamarind Institute
2018 – 2020 Albuquerque, NM
Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Western Connecticut State University
2007 – 2009 Danbury, CT
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Printmaking at Ohio Wesleyan University
2002 – 2006 Delaware, OH
Magna Cum Laude
Experience
Visiting Lecturer in Printmaking at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2020 – 2022 Lincoln, NE
Apprentice Printer at Tamarind Institute
2019 – 2020 Albuquerque, NM
Artist/Collaborative Printmaker at Perry Obee Studios
2016 – 2018 Marshall, NC
Senior Administrative Assistant at Yale University Art Gallery
2012 – 2016 New Haven, CT
Printer at Milestone Graphics
2008 – 2016 Bridgeport, CT
Adjunct Professor at Various Colleges and Universities
2011 – 2018
Introductory Drawing, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Printmaking I & II, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC
Drawing I, Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, NC
Introductory Drawing I, Southern Connecticut State University, Hamden, CT
2D Design, Middlesex Community College (MxCC), Meriden, CT
Drawing II, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Painting, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
History of Modern Art, Paier College of Art, Hamden, CT
History of Asian Art, Paier College of Art, Hamden, CT
Studio Assistant at Gabor Peterdi Studios
2012 Rowayton, CT
Visual Arts Fellow at Connecticut Office of the Arts
2011 – 2012 Hartford, CT
Program Associate at Center for Contemporary Printmaking
2009 – 2011 Norwalk, CT
Awards
Regional Artist Project Grant, Toe River Arts Council
Resident Artist, Vermont Studio Center
Connecticut Individual Artist Grant, CT Office of the Arts
Visual Arts Fellow, Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism