Alan Leitner is an American abstract artist. He was born in 1947 in an ethnically diverse section of Los Angeles. Alan was the middle of three children in a Jewish family. He received his B.S. in art in 1971 from
Woodbury University
Woodbury University is a private university in Burbank, California, with a satellite campus in San Diego.
History
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in Los Angeles, where he met his first wife who wanted to move to Hawaii. Also in 1971, he acquired an art foundry that produced blown glass, sculpture, ceramics and paintings, which contributed greatly to his understanding of art. In 1987, he received a M.F.A. in painting from the
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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. The graduate program required students to do some teaching, and through this teaching he met Alyn Brownley who at the time headed the art program at
Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College is a public community college in Pearl City, Hawaii. It is one of 10 campuses of the University of Hawaii system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Leeward's open admiss ...
. Brownley requested Alan to teach her art class for one semester while she pursued a move to
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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. After graduation, Dr. John Conner, the department associate dean, offered Alan a full-time teaching position at
Leeward Community College
Leeward Community College is a public community college in Pearl City, Hawaii. It is one of 10 campuses of the University of Hawaii system and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Leeward's open admiss ...
, where he is currently a professor.
Leeward Community College website
/ref> Alan has also taught at Honolulu Community College
Honolulu Community College is a public community college in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
HCC's strengths are in its industr ...
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