Dean Radinovsky

I am an abstract painter who also does life studies and photography for both research and enjoyment. In my abstract work I strive for a contrapuntal, layered, structured denial of perceptual logic that allows the attentive viewer to achieve a Zen state, a floating dream condition that sidesteps rational thought and connects consciousness with the subconscious. Painting celebrates the prize of evolution: awakening.

I was born in Lancaster, PA in 1971, and now live in Woodside, Queens. Among my influences are those I’ve studied with, including John Walker, Robert Birmelin, Robert Andriulli, Jenny Snyder, Cynthia Carlson, Jeri Robinson, Don Kimes, and Arthur Cohen.

Artist Statement

I always have many paintings in progress—large and small. Many works going consecutively allow for a succession of incremental changes. Large or small, the works may continue for years. Until the painting is resolved, what I see in the work is the springboard for reaction. As Georges Braque says: “the painting is finished when it has effaced the idea.” The works in progress are seen over time by my own shifting selves as I am shaped and influenced by others’ work, including literature, music, and film; and the changing light and seasons an...

In 1990, Radinovsky began a course of study in painting with Robert Andriulli, John Markowicz, and Jeri Robinson at Millersville University in Pennsylvania. During this time he also studied with Ron Shuebrook at the University of Guelph in Canada. After a month of independent study and exploration in Paris, Radinovsky relocated to New York to receive an MFA in painting at Queens College, studying with Robert Birmelin, Cynthia Carlson, Arthur Cohen, Tyrone Mitchell, and Jenny Snyder. As part of this degree, he also studied in Perugia, Italy, with John Walker, Barbara Rose and Don Kimes in The American University painting program.

Selected Exhibitions:
Solo Shows
Large Paintings. 45 Broadway, New York, NY 2016
Pink Vs. Green. New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA 2015
Vivian Girls Grow Up. Project Wall, New Arts Program, Kutztown, PA 2015
The Paintings of Chapel Americana. St. Peter’s Church, New York, NY 2012
Recent Works by Dean Radinovsky. Morrison Gallery, Penn State Harrisburg, PA 2011
Dean Radinovsky: Large Paintings. Sykes Gallery. Millersville University, PA 2010
Large Paintings. Standard Motor Building/Acumen Capital. Long Island City, NY 2010
Chapel Incidentals. Posey Baker, Brooklyn, NY 2007-2008
The Artist’s Process: Materials As Inspiration. Next Gallery at Metropolitan College of New York, Soho, NY 2006
Paint/Dance. Posey Baker, Brooklyn, NY 2006
The Spirit of Dance. Queens Theatre in the Park, Queens, NY 2006
Sixteen Fantasies. Lancaster Galleries, PA 2002
Maine Mudflats. Lancaster Galleries, PA 2001
Meditations on Natural Experience. Lancaster Museum, PA 1999
Self Portrait as Manhattan. City Univ. of New York Law School, NY 1996
Abstract Watercolors. Artemis Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1994
Alice Looking Through the Glass. Artemis Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1993

Group Exhibitions
Twilight. Gallery Sensei. New York, ...