Alan Shulman

I began finger-painting at two, and my parents started taking me to NYC art museums almost as soon as I could walk those galleries. There, I was entertained by Van Gogh's swirls of color and bold strokes; by De Chirico's enigmatic landscapes, by Benton's dramatic histories, O’Keefe's stark vistas, Kandinsky's magical color splashes, Magritte's humor, Dali's surreal visions, and by many others. Given those early influences, I’m inclined to create paintings that become narratives or stories, explicit or implied, whether they’re about places, persons, events, or ideas. My work can range from environmental, economic, or historical commentaries, to portrait and landscape images, but regardless of the specifics, my hope is always to prompt the viewer to ask questions. Whatever I make the painting’s focus, I rely on strong color to bring that vision to life and on compositions that catch the eye, often using perspective distortion to draw attention to the painting’s subject. In addition to color intensity and form distortion, my work usually begins with observed reality, which I mold using memory and dream. I paint with acrylic because it’s easy to set up, clean, mix for varying densities/effects, and modify. Since my paintings evol...

NYC Public Schools
University of Michigan/B.A. Political Science/minor - History
Illinois Institute of Technology/B.Architecture/minor - Planning
Rivier College/M.A. Special Eduction

Regional juried show, New London, NH - 2015
Regional juried Show, Newport, NH - 2016
Hay Estate juried show - 2016 (3rd place) & 2017
Black and White juried Show, Newport, NH - 2018
Lassonde Juried Exhibition, NH Art Assoc., Portsmouth,
NH - 2018. Multiple exhibitions with Center For the Arts New London.