EDUCATION
2020-2023
Penland School of Craft; Core Fellowship; Penland, NC
2018
University of Minnesota-Minneapolis; Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts; Minors in Anthropology and Sociology.
TEACHING
2026
Arrowmount School of Craft, Gatlinburg, TN
GRANTS & AWARDS
2023
Windgate Individual Artist Grant
2021
Toe River Arts/CARES Grant; North Carolina Arts Council, Madison County Arts Council, & ArtsNC
2020
Artist Relief Grant
RESIDENCIES
2026
Pentaculum, Arrowmount Residency, Gatlinburg, TN
2023
Penland Winter Residency, Penland, NC
2022
Penland Winter Residency, Penland NC
PUBLICATIONS
2020
“Penland Core Fellows: Tony Santoyo.” Penland School. 2019 July 22.
2019
North American Hand Papermakers Inc. “Repurposed, Recycled, Renewed: Pulp
Transformations.” Bull & Branch. Issue 2 (2019): 16.
SHOWN
2026
FKM Art Gallery, MN
Visual Index, Winston-Salem, NC
Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
Saltstone Ceramics Gallery, Seattle, WA
EXHIBITIONS
2026
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Holiday Sale, St. Paul, MN (invited)
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Art Fair, St. Paul, MN
Sandra J. Blain Galleries (Arrowmont), Instructor Exhibition, Gatlinburg, TN (invited)
Penland School of Craft, Auction Cynosures, Penland, NC (invited)
Cream of the Crop Artists Gallery, Kiln to Crop: Midwest Ceramic Exhibition, Hudson, WI (invited)
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, Art Fair, St. Paul, MN
Northern Clay Center, NCECA Exhibition, Detroit, MI (invited)
2025
Gamut Gallery, Raging Art On!, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN (invited)
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Art Fair, St. Paul, MN
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, Art Fair, St. Paul, MN
The Bray Gallery, In the Light of Night, Group Exhibition, Helen, MT (invited)
2024
Gamut Gallery, Raging Art On!, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN (invited)
Schmidt Artist Lofts, St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Art Fair, St. Paul, MN
2023
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Ceramics Invitational, Group Exhibition, Asheville, NC (invited)
ADC Fine Arts Gallery, Figuratively Speaking, NCECA Group Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH
2022
Gallery North, Stonefruit, Group Exhibition, Penland, NC
Saltstone Ceramics Gallery, Mug Madness/Sarah's Spirit Squad, Group Sale Exhibition, Seattle, WA (invited)
2021
Gallery North, Magic 8 Ball, Group Exhibition, Penland, NC
Applied Contemporary, Hella Cups, Ceramic Group Sale Exhibition, Oakland, CA
John & Robyn Horn Gallery, A CURIOUS YEAR, Penland Core Fellows & Resident Artists, Group Exhibition, Penland, NC (invited)
Saltstone Ceramics Gallery, Queer and Dear, Group Sale Exhibition, Seattle, WA (invited)
Chautauqua Visual Arts: CVA Craft Gallery, Featured-Artist Exhibition, New York, NY (invited)
Spruce Pine Gallery, Essential Work/Toe River Arts 2020 Grant Recipients, Group Exhibition, Spruce Pine, NC (invited)
Queen University Gallery, Explorations| Queens Faculty + Penland Resident & Core Fellow Artists, Group Exhibition, Charlotte, NC (invited)
2020
MINT Gallery, MerriMINT, Sale Exhibition (online & in-person), Atlanta, GA (invited)
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Cups for Y’all, Sale Exhibition (online), Houston, TX (invited)
Penland Gallery, Holding Patterns, Group Exhibition (online), Penland, NC (invited)
2019
HARK! Handmade Paper & Hark-Weber Studios Pop-Up Exhibition: Recent Paintings by Tony Santoyo (invited)
2018
Regis West Gallery, Introspectacle, Group Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
Hinckley Fire Museum, Group Exhibition, Regional Artists; Hinckley, MN (invited)
Exhibition: Cafe Latté; Group show; Regional Artists; St. Paul, MN (invited)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current
Ongoing studio work, personal practice: painting, papermaking, & pottery, St. Paul, MN
2025
St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Assistant, Shafer, MN
Artists: Ani Kasten, Natasha Alphonse, Jenny Mendes, & Lilith Rockett
2024
St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, Assistant, Shafer, MN
Artists: Ani Kasten, Natasha Alphonse, Jenny Mendes, & Lilith Rockett
2023
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Studio Assistant, Ceramic hand-building workshop, Farmington, PA
2019
North American Hand Papermaking, National Conference; Panelist, presenting Repurposed, Recycled, Renewed: Pulp Transformation, Philadelphia, PA
Penland School of Craft, Studio Assistant, Hand Papermaking workshop, Penland, NC
Hark! Handmade paper Studio, St Paul, MN
Studio Assistant, 10 hours per week. Production Papermaking
2016
Penland School of Craft, Studio Assistant, Hand Papermaking workshop, Penland, NC
2015
Art Start, Classroom Volunteer; Summer Urban Arts Camp, St. Paul, MN
2014
Public Arts St. Paul; CREATE The Community Meal with Seitu Jones & Mary Hark;
Production of 2,000 handmade paper placemats made from bio-waste, St. Paul, MN