Alan was born in 1968 in Hudson, NY and lives in the lower Hudson Valley Region. He attended Parsons School of Design in NYC and Rhode Island School of Design 1986-91. A few of his influential instructors were illustrators, Julian Allen, David Passalacqua, William Clutz and Richard Rockwell.

After college, he was employed by St. Martin’s Press, a book publisher in NYC while illustrating on the side and eventually became an Associate Art Director of the mysteries imprint. During this period, he was introduced to the portfolios of top name illustrators of the day and was fortunate to work with and learn from them.

In 1996 he became a full-time freelance illustrator working for notable clients such as The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Business Week, and Simon & Schuster. During this time he received awards and recognition from The Society of Illustrators, The Dimentional Illustrators Inc, Communication Arts, The New York Book Show and American Illustration. A highlight in his career was illustrating a pop-up book by bestselling author Stephen King, titled “The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon” published in 2004.

Alan’s passion for painting has made him venture further in the field of fine arts exploring various methods of oil painting inspired by the palettes of Frank Reilly and Daniel E. Greene. He has been fortunate to attend Daniel’s Greene’s oil portrait demo/classes held in his North Salem, NY studio and considers Daniel’s work and teachings a major influence in his paintings.

Caravaggio, Velazquez, Jacques-Louis David, and painters from the Dutch Golden Age such as Michiel van Mierevelt, Vermeer and Rembrandt are among some of Alan’s admired artists.

Recently, his work was chosen as one of the finalists in the ACOPAL’s Exhibition of Contemporary American and Chinese Realism. Also, three of his paintings was selected to be included in The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artist’s Faces Of Winter 2012 Exhibit honoring Master Portrait Artist Daniel Greene.

Alan is a member of The Portrait Society of America, The Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists and Oil Painters of America.


EXHIBITIONS

2012 Oil Painters of America 2012 Eastern Regional Exhibition
2012 Faces of Winter Exhibit honoring Daniel Greene, Stamford, CT
2004 Society of Illustrators, New York, NY Best of Children’s Book Illustration
2002 Society of Illustrators Book/Magazine Annual Exhibition, NY, NY
2001 Society of Illustrators Promo/Advertising Annual Exhibition, NY, NY
1990 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY Group Exhibition “Faces of Hollywood”
1990 Rhode Island School of Design Illustration Exhibit
1986 Student Exhibit, Parsons School of Design
1986 Columbia Green Community College Solo Show “Realistic Visions” Hudson, NY


AWARDS AND HONORS

2012 Honorable Mention, OPA Online Summer Showcase
2012 Finalist, The Artist’s Magazine’s 29th Annual Art Competition Portrait/Figure
2012 FAV 15% FASO BoldBrush Painting Contest, August
2011 Finalist, ACOPAL Competition Finalist
2011 FAV 15% FASO BoldBrush Painting Contests Sep., Nov., Dec.
2010 FAV 15% FASO BoldBrush Painting Contests Nov., Dec.NY, NY
2004 Third Place Design, New York Book Show
2002, 2004, 2005 Illustration Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2002 Merit Award, American Illustration Annual
2002, 2000, 1998, 1995 Communication Arts Annual
1996 Silver Award, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
1995 International Bronze Award, 3D Illustrators

PUBLICATIONS

2007 Little Book of Big Promotions
2004 The Big Book of Illustration Ideas, Volume 1 Harper Collins
2003 Art of Promotion: Creating Distinction Through Innovative Production Techniques