Allan Gorman

Allan Gorman, contemporary painter

Allan Gorman (1947 - ) is a structure-driven contemporary painter from Brooklyn, NY, known for his oblique studies of urban undersides, and his non-representational spatial compositions. His work has evolved from meticulous photorealism to urban geometric abstraction. The artist admits a predilection for intersecting edges, converging lights, colors, surfaces, and textures. His art has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and also in Europe. He is a former advertising executive, brand marketing educator, and consultant. He is currently based in Jersey City, NJ.

Career

Painting

He began painting in the early 1980s while teaching at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His art has progressively evolved from an initial photorealistic period through several phases that have been described as industrialist, architectural, and abstractionist. His work has been profiled in The Huffington Post, Transportation Today, Manifest's International, New Painting Annual, America Art Collector, Poets & Artists Magazine, Chicago Fine Art, and many other specialized publications and websites. Since 2019, one of his pieces has been part of the collection at the European Museum of Modern Art. A list of Gorman's acknowledged art teachers includes Power Booth, Gary Godbee, and David Kapp. Interviews of the artist are available online.

Curatorial

He has often participated in art events and societies as a curator, a juror, or a board member. In 2017 he was a curator of the exhibition "Industrialism in the 21st Century", at the Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX.

Branding

Largely self-taught, Gorman began his art career in 1970, working in the advertising industry, eventually founding his own firm in 1987. During his career in branding (1970–2006), he worked at advertising agencies such as Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Foote, Cone & Belding and others. He opened his own advertising shop in 1987. He was a past president of the Art Directors Club of NJ. In 2007 he was inducted into the New Jersey Advertising Club's Hall of Fame. Details of Gorman's career in branding are found in the May 4, 2015, issue of Motorcycle Magazine.

Recent Awards

Memberships

Books

- Ten Marketing Secrets for Building a Sexier Brand

- Briefs for Building Better Brands: Tips, Parables and Insights for Market Leaders

Exhibitions

At Museums

  • 2018 - Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL
  • 2018 - Dane G. Hansen Museum, Logan, KS
  • 2019 - Saginaw Art Museum - Saginaw, MI
  • 2022 - Deusenberg Automobile Museum - Auburn, IN
  • 2022 - The Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
  • 2023 - Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
  • 2024 - MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2025 - Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM

Solo shows

  • 2010 Events in NJ, Montclair, NJ
  • 2012 at the Sussex County Community College Art Gallery
  • 2013 at The Galleries at Hillside Square, Montclair, NJ
  • 2018 at Art in the Atrium, Morristown, NJ
  • 2018 at the County College of Morris, NJ
  • 2022 32nd Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour
  • 2025 Fine Arts Gallery at St. Peter’s University

Critique

References

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