{{Short description|American painter (born 1947)}} thumb|Allan Gorman, contemporary painter '''Allan Gorman''' (1947 - )<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Gorman |url=https://www.saatchiart.com/allangormanart |access-date=2026-03-09 |website=Saatchi Art |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brandspa' s Allan Gorman|url=https://www.expertclick.com/NRWire/Releasedetails.aspx?id=15649|website=Expertick|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Allan Gorman|url=https://www.artprize.org/allan-gorman|website=artprize.org|access-date=September 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-29|title=Allan Gorman & Bryant Small: "Color, Inside and Outside the Lines"|url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/articles/getarticle2.php?titlelink=allan-gorman-and-bryant-small-color-inside-and-outside-the-lines|access-date=2026-01-04|website=NewJerseyStage.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McCALL|first=TRIS|date=2023-10-10|title=Montclair gallery shows by Allan Gorman and Lisa Lackey feature striking urban images|url=https://www.njarts.net/montclair-gallery-shows-by-allan-gorman-and-lisa-lackey-feature-striking-urban-images/|access-date=2026-01-04|website=NJArts.net|language=en-US}}</ref> The artist admits a predilection for intersecting edges, converging lights, colors, surfaces, and textures.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-07-07|title=Allan Gorman - Homiens|url=https://homiens.com/allan-gorman/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251212064521/https://homiens.com/allan-gorman/|archive-date=2025-12-12|access-date=2026-01-23|work=Homiens -|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":02">{{cite web |title=Allan Gorman April 2010 Artist of the Month {{!}} TheArtList.com - Art Contests, Art Competitions, and Opportunities for Visual Artists and Photographers: THE ART LIST|url=https://www.theartlist.com/aom_04_10.html|access-date=2020-05-19|website=www.theartlist.com}}</ref> His art has progressively evolved from an initial photorealistic period through several phases that have been described as industrialist, architectural, and abstractionist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Gorman |url=https://www.grandmastersfineart.com/allan-gorman.html |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=100 CONTEMPORARY GRANDMASTERS OF FINE ART |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Perspectives: featuring Anne Finkelstein, Cora Jane Glasser, Allan Gorman, and Gwyneth Leech - EXHIBITIONS - Garvey{{!}}Simon |url=https://www.garveysimon.com/exhibitions/new-york-perspectives-featuring-anne-finkelstein-cora-jane-glasser-allan-gorman-and-gwyneth-leech |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=www.garveysimon.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CCM Art Gallery Welcomes Allan Gorman Exhibit Opening Nov. 26 |url=https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/CCM-Art-Gallery-Welcomes-Allan-Gorman-Exhibit-Opening-Nov.-26 |access-date=2026-01-23 |website=www.morriscountynj.gov |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name="gormanrehs">{{cite web |title=Allan Gorman |url=http://www.rehs.com/Allan_Gorman_Bio.html |access-date=September 19, 2015 |website=rehs.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HuffPost Arts & Culture - 5 Paintings |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-seed/edith-park-truesdell-davi_b_846439.html |access-date=September 25, 2015 |website=huffingtonpost.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CAIT |url=http://cait.rutgers.edu/system/files/u5/CAIT_NL9-071111.pdf |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20120714015058/http://cait.rutgers.edu/system/files/u5/CAIT_NL9-071111.pdf |archive-date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=September 24, 2015 |website=cait.rutgers.edu}}</ref><ref name="Allan Gorman Hyperrealism2">{{cite web |title=Allan Gorman Hyperrealism |url=https://chicagofineart.blogspot.com.co/2013/01/allan-gorman-hyperreal-at-gallery-180.html |access-date=September 24, 2015 |website=Chicago Fine Art}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{cite web |title=Allan Gorman_page 32 |url=http://www.pw.org/files/verification/poets_artists_24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223013408/http://www.pw.org/files/verification/poets_artists_24.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=September 25, 2015 |website=pw.org}}</ref> Since 2019, one of his pieces has been part of the collection at the European Museum of Modern Art.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |last2= |first2= |date=2024 |title=Urbes, contemporary landscape, LAST DAYS {{!}} Exhibitions · MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art |url=https://www.meam.es/en/exhibitions/126/urbes-contemporary-landscape.html |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=meam.es |language=en}}</ref> A list of Gorman's acknowledged art teachers includes Power Booth, Gary Godbee, and David Kapp.<ref name=":22" /> Interviews of the artist are available online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Gorman: Painting the Industrial Landscape |url=https://www.visionaryartcollective.com/interviews/allan-gorman-painting-the-industrial-landscape |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Visionary Art Collective |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview — Artistcloseup.com - Your favorite place to discover new artists |url=https://www.artistcloseup.com/blog/interview-allan-gorman |access-date=2026-02-02 |website=Artistcloseup.com - Your favorite place to discover new artists |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Curatorial === He has often participated in art events and societies as a curator, a juror, or a board member.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Circle |url=http://studiomontclair.org/2013/05/27/full-circle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160035/http://studiomontclair.org/2013/05/27/full-circle/ |archive-date=2015-12-22 |access-date=September 25, 2015 |website=studiomontclair.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Super Yacht Builder |url=http://internetmeme.info/yacht/seafair-yacht.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222142148/http://internetmeme.info/yacht/seafair-yacht.html |archive-date=2015-12-22 |access-date=September 25, 2015 |website=internetmeme.info}}</ref> In 2017 he was a curator of the exhibition "Industrialism in the 21st Century", at the Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Industrialism in the Twenty-First Century - Nicole Longnecker Gallery |url=https://www.longneckergallery.com/show/nicole-longnecker-gallery-industrialism-in-the-twenty-first-century |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.longneckergallery.com}}</ref>
=== Branding === Largely self-taught, Gorman began his art career in 1970, working in the advertising industry, eventually founding his own firm in 1987.<ref name=":02" /> During his career in branding (1970–2006), he worked at advertising agencies such as Young & Rubicam, Grey Advertising, Foote, Cone & Belding and others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brand Delight |url=http://02cd747.netsolhost.com/talks/docs/agcdspeakerkitRR3.pdf |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=02cd747.netsolhost.com}}</ref> He opened his own advertising shop in 1987.<ref>{{cite web |title=Art by former advertising men |url=http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/art/art-by-former-advertising-men-at-the-belskie-through-sept-27-1.1404235?page=all |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=northjersey.com}}</ref> He was a past president of the Art Directors Club of NJ.<ref>{{cite web |title=Presidents Advisory Council |url=http://www.adcnj.org/about/boardstaff/pac.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140907200657/http://www.adcnj.org/about/boardstaff/pac.html |archive-date=September 7, 2014 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=adcnj.org}}</ref> In 2007 he was inducted into the New Jersey Advertising Club's Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |title=Advertising Hall of Fame of New Jersey |url=http://www.njadclub.org/page-1695241 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007212804/http://www.njadclub.org/page-1695241 |archive-date=2015-10-07 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=njadclub.org}}</ref> Details of Gorman's career in branding are found in the May 4, 2015, issue of ''Motorcycle Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wyman-Blackburn |first1=Steven |title=Allan Gorman - The Dance Captured Through The Eyes of Mad Men |url=http://www.themotorcyclemag.com/home/artist-allan-gorman/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305151042/http://www.themotorcyclemag.com/home/artist-allan-gorman/ |archive-date=2016-03-05 |access-date=October 14, 2015 |website=themotorcyclemag.com}}</ref>
==Recent Awards==
* 2025 Fortheartist one year fellowship<ref>{{Cite web |title=For The Artists|url=https://fortheartist.nyc/|access-date=2026-01-28|website=For the Artist|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship Recipient for Painting - New Jersey State Council on the Arts<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJS - Council of the Arts - 2022 Individual Artist Fellowship Awards |url=https://nj.gov/state/njsca/assets/pdf/2022-iaf-awards-list.pdf |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=nj.gov}}</ref> * 2022 Best in Show - Grey Cube Gallery Online Exhibit<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallery |url=https://greycubegallery.com/shows/2022/index.html |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=greycubegallery.com |language=en}}</ref> * 2021 First Place Award - J Mane Gallery Cityscape<ref>{{Cite web |title=4th Anniversary Show |url=https://www.jmanegallery.com/4th-anniversary-show |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=J. Mane Gallery |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2020 Architectural Artist of the Year - ADC Gallery's Art<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACA 2020 : Awards |url=https://adcfineart.com/pages/aca-2020-awards |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=Art Design Consultants |language=en}}</ref> * 2020 Pioneer of Realism Award - Spring Salon Online Exhibition, International Guild of Realism<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Interactive |first=Myriad |title=2020 Spring Salon Online {{sic|Exhib|tion|nolink=y}} |url=https://www.americanartcollector.com/shows/410/2020-spring-salon-online-exhibtion |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=American Art Collector |language=en}}</ref> * 2018 Best in Show - Fusion Art 3rd Annual Cityscape Competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Fusion Art Announces the Winners of the 3rd Annual Cityscapes Art Exhibition on Art.Base.BASE |url=https://art.base.co/news_story/1463-fusion-art-announces-the-winners-of-the-3rd-annual-cityscapes-art-exhibition |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=Art.Base}}</ref> * 2015 - Still Life Artist of the Year - ADC Art Comes Alive!<ref>{{cite web |title=ACA 2015 Award Winners |url=http://adcfineart.com/aca-2015-award-winners/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104075524/http://adcfineart.com/aca-2015-award-winners/ |archive-date=2015-11-04 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=adcfineart.com}}</ref> * 2014 - Masterworks Museum Tour from the International Guild of Realism<ref>{{cite web |title=Master Works Museum Tour |url=http://www.realismguild.com/Masterworks.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023035128/http://www.realismguild.com/Masterworks.html |archive-date=2015-10-23 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=realismguild.com}}</ref> * 2014 - John Collins Memorial Award for an Oil Painting - American Artists Professional League<ref>{{cite web |title=2014 AAPL catalog |url=http://www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/pdf-archive/2014_AAPL_catalog.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222131306/http://www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/pdf-archive/2014_AAPL_catalog.pdf |archive-date=2015-12-22 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/}}</ref> * 2013 - New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship for Painting<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 Fellowship Recipients |url=https://nj.gov/state/njsca/pdf/2013-fellowship-recipients-2.pdf |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=nj.gov}}</ref> * 2013 - Honorable Mention - WINNER'S GALLERY<ref>{{cite web |title=WINNER'S GALLERY |url=http://artist.net.in/winners-feb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031858/http://artist.net.in/winners-feb.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=October 9, 2015 |website=artist.net.in}}</ref>
==Memberships==
* American Artists Professional League<ref>{{Cite web |title=The American Artist professional League - 87th Grand National Exhibition, 2015 |url=https://static1.squarespace.com/static/604e969622e44a51184e1394/t/610312c868ac63036a538f66/1765559581706/2015_87gn_cat.pdf |website=squarespace.com/}}</ref> * Studio Montclair<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Circle |url=http://studiomontclair.org/2013/05/27/full-circle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160035/http://studiomontclair.org/2013/05/27/full-circle/ |archive-date=2015-12-22 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |website=studiomontclair.org}}</ref> * International Guild of Realism<ref>{{cite web |title=Members E-F-G |url=http://www.realismguild.com/ArtistsEFG.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009013242/http://www.realismguild.com/ArtistsEFG.html |archive-date=2015-10-09 |access-date=October 8, 2015 |website=realismguild.com}}</ref> * Grandmasters of Fine Art<ref>{{cite web |title=Allan Gorman |url=https://www.grandmastersfineart.com/allan-gorman.html |access-date=2020-05-19 |website=100 CONTEMPORARY GRANDMASTERS OF FINE ART |language=en}}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery widths="240px" heights="240px" class="center"> File:A Concrete Conclusion (2025).jpg|''A Concrete Conclusion'' (2025), oil on linen, 57 x 44 inch File:Midnight in Harlem (2024).jpg|''Midnight in Harlem'' Oil on Cradled Panel, 30x30 inch File:Metropolis (2024).jpg|''Metropolis'' Oil on Cradled Panel, 36x48 inch File:50 Shades of Grey with a Felony Violation (2025).jpg|''50 Shades of Grey with a Felony Violation'' Oil and Enamel on Cradled Panel, 30x60 inch (2 panels) File:Elevated Highways at Dusk (2024).jpg|''Elevated Highways at Dusk'' Oil on Cradled Panel, 48x36 inch File:The Portal to the Other Side (2024).jpg|''The Portal to the Other Side'' Oil on Cradled Panel, 30x30 inch </gallery> <gallery widths="150px" heights="150px" class="center"> File:59th Street Bridge and Tram (2022).jpg|''59th Street Bridge and Tram'' (2022), oil on linen, 57 x 44 inch File:Culver Line Rust (2019).jpg|''Culver Line Rust'' (2019), oil on panel, 30 x 30 inch File:Shadows at Kearny Point (2020).jpg|''Shadows at Kearny Point'' (2020), oil on panel, 20 x 16 inch File:Whirlwind (2018).jpg|''Whirlwind'' (2018), oil on linen, 59 x 47 inch File:Windows, Shadows, and a Mobile (2021).jpg|''Windows, Shadows, and a Mobile'' (2021), oil on panel, 20 x 16 inch File:ROCKET , painting by Allan Gorman 104 x 74 inches Oil on Linen.jpeg|''ROCKET'' (2015), Oil on Linen, 104 x 74 inch </gallery>
==Books==
- Ten Marketing Secrets for Building a Sexier Brand<ref name=book1>{{cite book|title=Ten Marketing Secrets for Building a Sexier Brand|oclc=730152459 }}</ref>
- Briefs for Building Better Brands: Tips, Parables and Insights for Market Leaders<ref name=books2>{{cite book|last1=Gorman|first1=essays by Allan|title=Briefs for building better brands: tips, parables and insights for market leaders|date=2004|publisher=AGCD Brandspa Book|location=Montclair, NJ|isbn=0974916900|url=http://www.abebooks.com/9780974916903/Briefs-Building-Better-Brands-Tips-0974916900/plp/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1442350387&sr=1-1&keywords=9780974916903|access-date=September 15, 2015}}</ref>
== Exhibitions ==
=== At Museums ===
* 2018 - Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, FL<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Exhibit on Automobile and Motorcycle Painting Opens at Museum of Art - The City of Las Cruces|url=https://lascruces.gov/exhibit-on-automobile-and-motorcycle-painting-opens-at-museum-of-art/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250619000336/https://lascruces.gov/exhibit-on-automobile-and-motorcycle-painting-opens-at-museum-of-art/|archive-date=2025-06-19|access-date=2026-01-21|website=lascruces.gov|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2018 - Dane G. Hansen Museum, Logan, KS<ref name=":0" /> * 2019 - Saginaw Art Museum - Saginaw, MI<ref name=":0" /> * 2022 - Deusenberg Automobile Museum - Auburn, IN<ref>{{Cite web |title=LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting |url=https://automobilemuseum.org/events/museum-programs/luster-realism-and-hyperrealism-in-contemporary-automobile-and-motorcycle-painting |website=automobilemuseum.org}}</ref> * 2022 - The Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=A.D. |date=2025 |title=The Lustrous LUSTER Tour ~ 2018 to 2025 |url=https://www.adcook.com/the-lustrous-luster-tour-2018-to-2025/ |website=adcook.com/}}</ref> * 2023 - Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opening Reception for |url=https://www.newjerseystage.com/events/2023/09/22/opening-reception-for-%22allan-gorman:-searching-for-drama%E2%80%9D-at-algonquin-arts-theatre-in-manasquan-nj-on-2023-09-22-at-6:00pm |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=New Jersey Stage |language=en}}</ref> * 2024 - MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, Spain<ref name=":32">{{Cite web |last= |last2= |first2= |date=2024 |title=Urbes, contemporary landscape, LAST DAYS {{!}} Exhibitions · MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art |url=https://www.meam.es/en/exhibitions/126/urbes-contemporary-landscape.html |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=meam.es |language=en}}</ref>
* 2025 - Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, NM<ref name=":0" />
=== Solo shows ===
* 2010 Events in NJ, Montclair, NJ<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-10-30 |title=Events in New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/nyregion/31listingsnj.html |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2012 at the Sussex County Community College Art Gallery<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-02-18 |title=Events in New Jersey |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/19/nyregion/events-in-new-jersey.html |access-date=2026-02-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2013 at The Galleries at Hillside Square, Montclair, NJ<ref>{{Cite web |title=Next Friday - Allan Gorman Solo Exhibt at Hillside Square - Montclair NJ |url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Next-Friday---Allan-Gorman-Solo-Exhibt-at-Hillside-Square---Montclair-NJ.html?soid=1103621682843&aid=r71IicpZg0g |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=myemail.constantcontact.com}}</ref> * 2018 at Art in the Atrium, Morristown, NJ<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allan Gorman Art News - Solo Exhibit in Morristown NJ, Reception 9/22 |url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Allan-Gorman-Art-News---Solo-Exhibit-in-Morristown-NJ--Reception-9-22.html?soid=1103621682843&aid=zb1jK_QYqyk |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=myemail.constantcontact.com}}</ref> * 2018 at the County College of Morris, NJ<ref>{{Cite news |title=CCM Art Gallery Welcomes Allan Gorman Exhibit Opening Nov. 26 |url=https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/CCM-Art-Gallery-Welcomes-Allan-Gorman-Exhibit-Opening-Nov.-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251229025244/https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/CCM-Art-Gallery-Welcomes-Allan-Gorman-Exhibit-Opening-Nov.-26 |archive-date=2025-12-29 |access-date=2026-02-03 |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2022 32nd Annual Jersey City Art & Studio Tour<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jersey City's 32nd Annual Arts Festival |url=https://thejcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/JCAST2022.pdf |website=thejcast.com}}</ref> * 2025 Fine Arts Gallery at St. Peter’s University<ref>{{Cite web |last=Level |first=Eye |date=2025-10-28 |title=Allan Gorman & Bryant Small: “Color, Inside and Outside the Lines” |url=https://www.eye-level.net/post/allan-gorman-bryant-small-color-inside-and-outside-the-lines |access-date=2026-02-03 |website=Eye Level |language=en}}</ref>
== Critique ==
* 2023 - Hajra Salinas - ''..an astute knack for discerning the abstract concepts embedded within everyday urban..''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salinas|first=Hajra|date=2023-11-25|title=Allan Gorman: From Brooklyn Streets to Abstract Peaks|url=https://aatonau.com/allan-gorman-from-brooklyn-streets-to-abstract-peaks/|access-date=2026-01-21|website=AATONAU|language=en-US}}</ref> * 2023 - Lorena Kloosterboer - ''eye-catching compositions that vary from striking panoramas to intriguing close-ups''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kloosterboer |first=Lorena |date=2023-10-26 |title=Kloosterboer on Gorman |url=https://lorenakloosterboer.medium.com/kloosterboer-on-gorman-d6ff9cd8ac80 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> * 2025 - Angela Li - ''a career that continually challenges boundaries and embraces evolution''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Li |first=Angela |date=2025-02-26 |title=Allan Gorman: Finding Beauty in Structure and Abstraction |url=https://aatonau.com/allan-gorman-finding-beauty-in-structure-and-abstraction/ |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=AATONAU |language=en-US}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEnnS1FS1p0/ Allan Gorman video - Solo painting exhibition - Artist Space Gallery - 2022] *[https://allangorman.com/ Allan Gorman official website] *[https://museum-of-art.net/rooms/walk/30582 Online Exhibition of Allan Gorman]
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