Autobiography

A commendable artist, Tony Lavall is revered as a spiritual person who often reflects on the past, the present, and imagines the future. Centered on the ideals of strong morals and values passed down to him by his parents, his jovial disposition is often broken by social injustices and the depravity of mans dual nature. Tony’s deep understanding of the complexities of life and interdependencies of human relationships; God to man, man to God, man to man, and man to mankind, has colored his creativity to render challenging images to his viewers. Even to the degree that one must evaluate their very own nature.

The distorted figures are far more than a demonstration of the artist’s skills but also represent a commentary on the distorted views of this modern society’s morals, values and interpersonal relationships. A Tony Lavall painting challenges the viewer to take closer look at it to discover its symbolism which often depicts situations that are recognizable in the viewers own life. Tony Lavall’s work can best be described as universal concepts that are layered amid introspective points of view.

Captivated by the mental chess game each painting brings about, Tony acknowledges the thinker and the art lover alike, while enjoying their interpretations and commentaries on his art work. As a creative artist, Tony Lavall adds value to our lives by creating paintings that are aesthetically pleasing to the eye, while encouraging the viewer to think and open dialogues which breech subjects that are often withheld in everyday conversations.

Exhibits

2015

55th Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts:

1st and 2nd Place, in the Acrylic/Oil/Pastel Category

2014

4th Annual Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts:

1st Place, in the Acrylic/Oil/Pastel Category

2007

Colors to Life Beautiful

Exhibited from 12/6/07–03/15/08

1999

Riverside Art Museum (Three Man Show)

09/18/99; Sponsored by American Express Financial Advisors

Tony Lavall’s “A Rose for This a Rose for That” Exhibited with Paulsen’s Primitive Processes Watercolor West XXXI in Memory of Robert E. Wood

Monarchy to Modernism French prints of Riverside Art Museum’s Permanent Collection

Mary Heussenstamm Multi-Ethnic Watercolor Portraits


1996
J.W. Vines Foundation Inc.
Silent Auction Benefit Educational & Cultural Awareness in Inland Empire
10/12/96 Donated: Number Edition Prints “The Juggler” and “Preparation"


23100 Alessandro Avenue Suite D, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Black History Month Exhibit 01/21/1996
1995
“B” Graphics Gallery
23100 Alessandro Avenue Suite D, Moreno Valley CA 92553
10/20/1995 – 10/30/1995 Two Man Show
Tony Lavall and Debra Renee Jeter
1994
An April Affair
23100 Alessandro Avenue Suite D, Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Art 2000 Visual Art Association & Charles Bibbs
April 15-30th Inland Empire Artist
Tony Lavall, Gene Cook and Berni “E”
1992
African American Summer Festival
06/10/92 San Bernardino
1987
City Art Festival, Perris
1st Place
Painting Entitled “Mrs. Benetta Jones”

Publications

January 1997 – Images, “The Business Guide to Ethnic Art” Published by B Graphics

June 08, 1992 – Daily Bulletin – Entertainment Section Page E-9

April/May 2015-Los Angeles Living, “Designed For Today’s Quality Minded Homeowners-home fashion Pg 15

June/July 2015-Los Angeles Living, “Designed For Today’s Quality Minded Homeowners-home fashion Pg 15

Lavall participated in Entrepreneurship on Wednesday, September 26, 2018
5:30-8:30pm-Black Business Leaders Hall Of Fame pg 8

March/April 2015-Los Angeles Living, “Designed For Today’s Quality Minded Homeowners-home fashion Pg 14

April/May 2015-Los Angeles Living, “Designed For Today’s Quality Minded Homeowners-home fashion Pg 15

MVP Graphics
11929 Baker Pl, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
310.945.0606

Commissioned Work

2002 – by Nabisco, Warehouse Mural 15x13ft

1968 – by Marshall Pulitz, 48″X36″ Wooden Sculpture

Accolades

Certificate of appreciation – Tadel’s Ethnic Art Gallery

Tajudeen Aiyeloja, Curator for the African American Artist Summer Fest, on Behalf of the Rialto/Fontana NAACP.

Resolution from Mayor of San Bernardino