Alan Austin

Alan Austin’s life is and always has been consumed with and dominated by images – and the power that resides in them. He’s lived all over the United States and much of Europe having been adopted by some very interesting parents. . Living and traveling in and around Europe was a dramatic change and made him aware of the art, photography and cinema of another quite different world. Austin made many drawings and photos of the events and places he saw in Italy, Germany, England, Austria and France. The French at that time were enamored with American “Film Noir” movies and Austin became quite fascinated with the genre – the lighting composition and narrative. New Wave Cinema was burgeoning at that time.
Art just came naturally to a somewhat lonely only child and Austin spent many hours living in the worlds he created. He was neither particularly encouraged nor discouraged by his hyper-busy parents, but didn’t need any outside cheerleading to sustain his anchor to art as a vital expression in his life. He was, at an early age, a keen observer of life and it still serves him well today in the process of creating art. Austin studied drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking, with some very prominent artists at Otis Art Institute ...

He was, at an early age, a keen observer of life and it still serves him well today in the process of creating art. Austin studied drawing, painting, sculpture and printmaking, with some very prominent artists at Otis Art Institute and The University of Wyoming – and a good deal of self-study.

Austin has had two one man shows and published a book – Los Angeles Afternoons.
He work has appeared in Joseph Mugnaini’s book Drawing A Search For Form,
Venice Magazine and many publications. He has also created and donated several large pieces for charity events.