Short Bio
Award-winning artist Allan Linder brings 25 years of expertise to the canvas, with a background in film, character design, and animation.
Statement
As an artist, I'm always looking for ways to bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. My work is an exploration of shared culture, using texture and color to create a language that invites the viewer to participate. I take a multi-layered approach to a wide range of subjects, deconstructing recognizable forms and shifting meaning to create a sense of multifaceted interpretation.
I'm particularly interested in digital portraiture and cityscapes, using new fractal design tools to imagine the human condition in the future. As we increasingly enter the virtual realm, it's important to have a representation of ourselves as individuals. That's why I'm drawn to the idea of the Supreme Mind as a physical avatar, and why I've been working to capture the essence of human portraits as futuristic digital avatars. It's a new direction for my art, and a way to bridge the divide between the real and the unreal.
Biography
As a seasoned, award-winning artist with over three decades of experience, Allan Linder knows how to create captivating works that speak to the viewer. His diverse range of mediums and subjects keeps his art fresh and exciting, and his recent painting "Getting There" made waves when its accompanying NFT went viral.
But Linder's career is no flash in the pan. He has exhibited all around the world, from the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion Museum in Connecticut to galleries in Brazil, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy. His art has also graced the walls of private collections both at home and abroad and is a permanent fixture in the Elmira Museum of Art in New York and the Rochester Contemporary Art Center.
And Linder isn't slowing down anytime soon. In the coming years, he'll be exhibiting at the NFT.NYC event in 2023, as well as the Swiss Art Fair in Zürich and the CICA Art Museum in Seoul, South Korea. His love of experimentation is clear in his recent collection "Walking in the Rain," which merges traditional art with digital paint and is printed as a giclée on canvas. With a career as multifaceted as Allan Linder's, there's always something new and exciting around the corner.
Resume / CV
== Exhibitions ==
2021 - Group Exhibit, 6 x 6 Exhibit, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY2021 - Group Exhibit, "Cityscapes" Contemporary Art Gallery, Middleton, DE2020 - Group Exhibit, "Transitions" Saatchi Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2019 - Group Exhibit, Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY2019 - Group Exhibit, Anonymous Drawings Kunsthaus Kannen Museum, Münster, Germany2018 - Group Exhibit, Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY2018 - Group Exhibit, Pop-Up Gallery, Belcampo, New York, NY2017 - Group Exhibit, Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY2017 - Solo Exhibit, Pop-Up Gallery, Covina, New York, NY2016 - Group Exhibit, Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY2015 - Group Exhibit, Anonymous Drawings ArtQ13, Rome, Italy2015 - Group Exhibit, 17th Annual Gallery Gala, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY2014 - Solo Exhibit, Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY2014 - Group Exhibit, Black and White, Chelsea Loft Gallery, NY, NY2013 - Charity Auction, Hope Gala at the Edison Ballroom, NY, NY2013 - Group Exhibit, David Kesting Gallery, Brooklyn, NY2013 - Group Exhibit, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC2012 - Charity Auction, The Santi School in Nepal, St. Johns UMC, Baltimore, MD2012 - Group Exhibit, Anonyme Zeichner CFP, Exhibit, Bar Barbette, Berlin, Germany2012 - Solo Exhibit, The Loft Gallery, New York, NY2012 - Solo Exhibit, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY2011 - Group Exhibit, Anonymous Drawings Archive Zurich, Switzerland2011 - Benefit, Aces & Angels, "Salute to the Troops", Belasco Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.2011 - Benefit, for CARE, Move 2011, Avenue Lounge, New York, NY2011 - Solo Exhibit, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY2011 - Group Exhibition, "Black History" ASA Art Gallery, New York, NY2010 - Charity Auction, "You Are Here" Gulf oil disaster benefit, The Icehouse, New Orleans, LA2010 - Group Exhibition, “Contemporary Impressionism” Alternative Gallery, Brooklyn, NY2010 - Group Exhibition, “Anything Goes” The Courtyard Gallery, Asheville, NC2009 - Solo Exhibition, “Seems Like Old Times” Cantina, Brooklyn, NY2008 - Charity Auction, The Santi School in Nepal, L.O.F. Gallery, Baltimore, MD2008 - Group Exhibit, Anonyme Zeichner N°9 Kunstraum, Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany2008 - Solo Exhibit, “The Joy of Spring” Architectural Gallery, New York, NY2008 - Solo Exhibit, "Pieces of Truth" Loft 158, New York, NY2008 - Solo Exhibit, "Winter Kills" Loft 158, New York, NY2007 - Group Exhibit, “La Moustache” Boa Taverne Moderne, Montreal Canada2007 - Group Exhibit Benefit, "Wishing You Were Here" Arts Council, New Haven, CT2007 - Two-person Exhibit, "Summer in the City" Hoorn-Ashby Gallery, NY, NY2007 - Solo Exhibit, Architectural Digest Home Design Show, New York, NY2007 - Solo Exhibit, "Windows and Doors" The Showroom, New York, NY2006 - Group Exhibit, JHL Presents “Time is Money” Greenwich Village, NY2006 - Group Exhibit, "Apples and Magnolias", Manhattan Center, New York, NY2005 - Benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Beverly Hills Friars Club, B.H., CA2005 - Group Exhibit, “East Coast Artist Benefit” The Performing Garage, Soho, NY2004 - Three Person Exhibit, “Shut up and Paint” The Aurora Gallery; Chelsea, NY2004 - Group Exhibit, “History In The Making” The Aurora Gallery; Chelsea, NY2004 - Group Exhibit, “Crossing the Bridge” Axelle Fine Arts Gallery; Brooklyn, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Aids Benefit” The Artists’ Gallery, Soho, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “9/11 Memorial Exhibit” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Surrealism Unbound” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Pop Music and Art” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Spring Retrospective” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Neutral Current” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Solo Exhibit, “Transitions” The Studio Museum Bldg., Harlem, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “The Art Party” Show Nightclub, New York, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “A New Beginning” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Plugged In” 35 Main Street Gallery, Sussex, NJ2003 - Solo Exhibit, “Higher Elevation” Hiroko’s Place, Soho, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Art as Therapy” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Group Exhibit, “Future History” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY 2003 - Group Exhibit, “The Mind of an Artist” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2003 - Solo Exhibit, “I want you to be where you want to be” Java & Jazz, NY, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Transitions” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “The Artists Choice” The Artists’ Gallery, Chelsea, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Lost in the city” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Lost in the city” The Armory Show, New York, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Keyhole of time” Galerie X, Hamburg, Germany2002 - Solo Exhibit, “Moods” Rain Lounge, Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Seasons” Gallery Mali Villas-Boas, Sao Paulo, Brazil2002 - Group Exhibit, “Unity Canvas” Williamsburg Art & Hist. Ctr., Brooklyn, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “9/11 Artists Response” Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY2002 - Group Exhibit, “Blue Print of life” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY2001 - Group Exhibit, “ICONS” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY2001 - Group Exhibit, “Primitive” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY2001 - Group Exhibit, “Ethereality” Ward-Nasse Gallery, Soho, NY1999 - Solo Exhibit, “Retrospective” Hollywood Warehouse Gallery, Hollywood, CA1997 - Solo Exhibit, “Secrets” Creative Intelligence Agency Gallery, Burbank, CA1995 - Solo Exhibit, “Thoughts and Dreams” Private Noho Gallery, Hollywood, CA1994 - Group Exhibit, “Installations” L1 Gallery, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland1993 - Group Exhibit, “Black and White” Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA1992 - Solo Exhibit, “Inner Space/Outer Space” The Balboa Bldg., Northridge, CA1990 - Group Exhibit, “Democracy" South Bay Contemporary Museum of Art, CA1990 - Group Exhibit, “Words and Images” Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA1989 - Solo Exhibit, “Los Angeles International Exposition” Los Angeles, CA1988 - Group Exhibit, “Portraits” Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA1986 - Group Exhibit, “The Pencil and its Potential” Installations One Gallery, Encino, CA1984 - Solo Exhibit, “Fantasy” The New Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
== Awards ==
2022 - Overturned, Awarded Finalist at Art Show International Gallery, Los Angeles, CA2022 - The RED ROOM is awarded finalist for the Spectrum - Red Dot Miami Art Fair2022 - Nominated, Musicbed Challenge, Narrative Short Film, Quantum Enigma, Fortworth, TX2022 - Third Place Award, Getting There, Contemporary Art Gallery, Middleton, DE2017 - Finalist, Quantum Enigma, Epic Film Festival, Miami, FL2017 - Official Selection, Quantum Enigma, Asia Web Awards, Seoul, South Korea2017 - Nominated, for The Pen/Robert W. Bingham Fellowship Award, Los Angeles, CA2017 - Official Selection, Quantum Enigma, Fake Flesh Film Festival, Kamloops, BC, Canada2017 - Official Selection, Quantum Enigma, Twin Lion Intl. Short Film Festival, Mumbai, India2016 - Nominated for the Eric Hoffer Award, Titusville, NJ2015 - Nominated, IPPY Book Award, Traverse City, MI2014 - Nominated, Prisoner of the Mind, Geekie Award, Los Angeles, CA2014 - Nominated, Prisoner of the Mind, Next Gen Indie Book Award, Vancouver, WA2013 - Nominated, Prisoner of the Mind, Geekie Award, Los Angeles, CA2007 - Award, “Best Advertisement” New York Spaces Magazine, New York, NY2002 - Award, “Peoples Choice” ABC, Sydney, Australia1999 - Award, “Contemporary Art International” Los Angeles, CA1984 - Award, “United States Achievement Academy National Art Award”, Los Angeles, CA1984 - Award, “Bank of America Award for Achievement” Los Angeles, CA
