Tony Conrad’s pattern-centric paintings and drawings are the result of an ongoing interest in various cultural and historical movements including Persian textiles, Tibetan Buddhism, psychedelic rock culture, and meditative states.

Conrad received his MFA degree in painting and drawing from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2009.  Currently, Conrad is a Visiting Professor of Art at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Conrad’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States in various solo, group, and invitational exhibitions and has won a number of awards including the Lawrence Rathsack Scholarship and the Frederick R. Layton Fellowship.

Tony is represented by the Frank Juarez Gallery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Composition #35, acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 inches, 2019

Composition #36, acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, 2019