Steven Salzman is an American artist who lives in New York City. He is notable for having been commissioned by
Absolut Vodka to contribute to an advertising campaign for the company named ''Absolut Salzman''.
Materials from this campaign are in the permanent collection at Sweden's
Spiritmuseum.
He works primarily in geometric shapes, but ''Artnet Magazine'' uses the term "presentational" rather than
abstract in describing a group exhibition that included his work.
Life
Salzman grew up in
New York City.
His art studies began at the
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school at 215 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists.
Although artists may stu ...
, then
Bard College (from where he graduated),
Hunter College
Hunter College is a public university in New York City. It is one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York and offers studies in more than one hundred undergraduate and postgraduate fields across five schools. It also admi ...
, and, finally the
Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.
Work
Salzman's work has been exhibited at galleries including Hunter College Graduate Center Gallery, William Turner Gallery, Luis De Jesus Los Angeles,
Hallwalls
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center (aka Hallwalls) is a non-profit art organization located in Buffalo, New York. Since 1974, Hallwalls has shown and shows the work of contemporary artists of diverse backgrounds who work in film, video, literature ...
,
White Columns
White Columns is New York City’s oldest alternative non-profit art space. White Columns is known as a showcase for up-and-coming artists, and is primarily devoted to emerging artists who are not affiliated with galleries. All work submitted is ...
, and the
Nassau County Museum of Art
The Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA) is located east of New York City on the former Frick "Clayton" Estate, a property in Roslyn Harbor in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast. The main museum building, named in honor of art collectors a ...
.
References
External links
Steven Salzman homepage
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Painters from New York City
20th-century American painters
21st-century American painters
American male painters
American contemporary painters
20th-century American male artists
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