Asencio

Henry Asencio (born 1971 in Los Angeles) is an award-winning contemporary American painter who works largely in the medium of oil on canvas. Asencio is widely known for his paintings of the female form on abstract backgrounds. His works’ “personal investigations of femininity, spirituality and abstraction possess the power to transform today’s ideals of contemporary sensuality and simple elegance”

Early life

Henry Asencio was born in Los Angeles and raised in Santa Maria, California. He painted as a self-taught artist up until his mid-twenties. Asencio experimented with elements of Realism, specifically Photorealism. After years of experimentation with various global influences, Asencio developed a unique artistic style of his own.

Career

In 1996, the art supply company, Thayer and Chandler, sponsored Asencio’s work, including Asencio in touring exhibitions throughout countries in Europe, including Germany and France. In 1998, Asencio's work was recognized in an art competition in Amsterdam, winning gold and silver medals, for self-portraiture in oils and work in acrylic medium, respectively. He studied and trained in the area of fine art, graduating with honors from the San Francisco Academy of Art University in 1999. He was a chosen finalist for his portraiture in the 1999 Artist's Magazine competition.

Asencio (surname)

Asencio is a Spanish surname. Notable people with this name include:

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