Allan Gorman
Allan Gorman (born 1947) is a visual art professional born in Brooklyn, New York , best known for his photorealistic paintings of objects within the industrial milieu, spanning from civil engineering structures to sophisticated mechanical devices and vehicles. Gorman`s art work has been widely exhibited throughout the United States. He is also a former advertising executive, brand marketing educator, and consultant.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
In the 1970s Gorman worked as an advertising art director. He founded his own firm, what eventually became Brandspa, in 1987.[7]
Largely self-taught, Gorman began painting in the early 1980s, while teaching advertising at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[7] Gorman's 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.[3][8][9][10][11] Gorman often participates in art events, acting as an art curator, a juror or a board member.[12][13] Gorman's awards for painting include a Residence fellowship to Vermont Studio Center (2011), the John Collins Memorial Award from the AAPL (2012), and the New Jersey Arts Council Fellowship[14][15] [16][17] A list of Gorman`s art teachers includes Power Booth, Gary Godbee and David Kapp.[18] In his previous career in the advertising and design communications industries (1970-2006), Gorman has worked at advertising agencies, including Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Foote, Cone & Belding and others.[19] Gorman opened his own advertising shop in 1987.[20] He also acted as a past president of The Art Directors Club of NJ.[21] In 2007 he was inducted into the New Jersey Advertising Club's Hall of Fame.[22] More details of Gorman's career in advertising may be found in the May 4, 2015, issue of Motorcycle Magazine.[23]
Allan Gorman was granted an artist residency at the Eileen Kaminski Foundation (ESKFF) at Mana Contemporary in 2016.[24]
Personal
Gorman was born in Brooklyn.[25] He is a resident of West Orange, New Jersey.[26]
Memberships
- American Artists Professional League [27]
- Studio Montclair[28]
- International Guild of Realism[29]
- Grandmasters of Fine Art[30]
Recent Awards
- 2020 Pioneer of Realism Award - Spring Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism[31]
- 2018 Best in Show - Fusion Art 3rd Annual Cityscape Competition[32]
- 2015 - Still Life Artist of the Year - ADC Art Comes Alive![33]
- 2014 - Masterworks Museum Tour from the International Guild of Realism[34]
- 2014 - John Collins Memorial Award for an Oil Painting - American Artists Professional League[35]
- 2013 - New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship for Painting[36]
- 2013 - Honorable Mention - WINNER'S GALLERY[37]
Books
- Ten Marketing Secrets for Building a Sexier Brand[38]
- Briefs for Building Better Brands: Tips, Parables and Insights for Market Leaders[39]
Recent exhibitions
Gorman`s solo exhibits and invitational art shows have taken place throughout the United States.[3][4][40] Below is a partial list.
- 2020 LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Vehicle Art; ArteLibre’s “20 Years in 20 × 20 Exhibition”[41]
- 2020 Spring Salon Online Exhibtion, International Guild of Realismm March 20 - May 20 [31]
- 2020 Men of Steel (with Jan Anders Nelson) - Nicole Longnecker Fine Art - Houston, TX April-May 2020[42]
- 2020 Studio Montclair Good Works - Jan 17 - Feb 21, Studio Montclair Gallery - Montclair, NJ[43]
- 2020 RED Exhibit - Novado Gallery - Jersey City, NJ Feb. 14[44]
- 2019 Structures and Seduction - JCAST 2019 Solo Exhibit - Jersey City, NJ[45]
- 2015 Surfaces, Shapes and Spaces - Paintings by Allan Gorman - McGraw Gallery @ Newark, NJ[46]
- 2015 ArtPrize 7 - Grand Rapids, MI[47]
- 2015 ViewPoints, Studio Montclair’s 18th Annual Open Juried Exhibition, Aljira Center, Newark, NJ (June 6)[48]
- 2014 Ready to Rumble Road Show - A series of "pop-up" exhibits at Harley Davidson dealers in NY, NJ and PA from May - November [49]
- 2015 ART FAIRS AND MUSEUM 2015 ArtPrize- Grand Rapids MI Former Madmen Who Make Art - The Belskie Museum - Closter NJ[50]
- 2014 International Guild of Realism Masterworks Museum Tour - E.W. Norton Galleries - Shreveport LA; Ocala Museum of Art - Ocala FL; Albany Museum of Art - Albany GA[51]
- 2014 ArtPrize 6 - Grand Rapids, MI[50]
- 2015 NJ Member's Exhibition - Hunterdon Museum - Clinton NJ[52]
- 2014 and 2012 Mid-Atlantic Oil Painting 2012 and 2014 at the UMW Galleries (Fredericksburg, VA)[53]
- 2013 Revved Up and Ready to Rumble - Paintings by Allan Gorman - Azarian MCCullough Art Gallery at St Thomas Aquinas, Sparkill NY[54]
- 2013 Abstractions in Reality - Allan Gorman Paintings - Holy Family University, Philadelphia PA[55]
- 2014 Magic in the Machines - Paintings by Allan Gorman - Rotunda Art Gallery - J&J World Headquarters, New Brunswick, NJ[56]
- 2013 Geometries & Reflections - Allan Gorman Paintings - Holy Family University, Philadelphia PA [57]
- 2013 Hyperreal at Gallery 180 at The Illinois Institute of Art ( Jan 15 - 18 )[10]
- 2013 Hillside Square Gallery, Montclair, NJ (May–September)[58]
- 2013 Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts Gallery, NY (Salón 2, Feb 1)[59]
- 2012 Sussex Country Community College Art Gallery (through February 27)[60]
- 2012 Industrial Intrigue - Paintings by Allan Gorman - Gallery 50 Contemporary Art, Rehoboth Beach DE[61]
- 2011 Parkinson Art Center, NJ. Oct 14-19, 2001[62]
- 2011 Abstract Journeys - Paintings by Allan Gorman - Sussex County Community College Art Galleries, Newton NJ[63]
- 2011 A digital age edward hopper [64]
- 2011 Early Light by Montclair[65]
- 2010 Arts Annual at the NJ State Museum (Trenton, NJ)[53]
- 2010 Allan Gorman Paintings - Governor's Island Art Fair, NYC[66]
- 2010 STRUCKtures! - Paintings by Allan Gorman - Phoenix Gallery, NYC[67]
References
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