Visionary New York artist Ted Victoria dies at 85

Theodosius William "Ted" Victoria, a New York City-based artist whose pioneering work fused photography, projected imagery, found objects, light, and sound, died on February 8, 2026, at the age of 85 at Lenox Hill Hospital. News of his death had not previously been reported. Born in Riverhead, New York, on February 6, 1941, Victoria grew up on Long Island before earning a B.A. from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1968 and an M.F.A. from Rutgers University in 1970. Beginning in the late 1960s, Victoria emerged as one of the artists exploring the intersection of art and technology. In 1970, his work was featured in three landmark exhibitions in New York City: Photography into Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, Software at the Jewish Museum, and Brain Waves at Howard Wise Gallery. These shows, which also included innovators such as Nam June Paik and Hans Haacke, helped define a new direction in contemporary art and positioned Victoria among the first generation of art