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.........Neil
Waldman's highly textured paintings and prints seem
to radiate light and atmosphere from
within..."
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The
New York
Times
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Neil
Waldman's paintings and prints are included in many
prestigious collections around the world. His oils,
acrylics, watercolors and Giclées may be
seen in the capital buildings of more than a dozen
nations, as well as in numerous major corporations.
His works have garnered him many awards and
honours. Notable among these is a gold medal
Waldman received from the United Nations in a
closed international competition in which he was
chosen to represent the United States. The world
body selected his entry as the official poster for
the International Year of Peace. Today, it hangs in
the halls of the General Assembly.
Waldman
was commissioned by the American Brands Corporation
to paint the portraits of twenty famous Americans
for their centennial exhibition entitled "The
American Achievers". This collection travelled to
museums, galleries, and exhibit halls around the
country, and was eventually published in a book of
the same name. Waldman has also designed postage
stamps for thirteen nations, and illustrated more
than thirty books.
Educational
Background
- 1969-70,
Rochester Institute of Technology, M.S.
- 1965-69,
Rochester Institute of Technology, B.F.A.
- Employment
History 1994-present, art instructor, State
University of New York, Westchester Art Workshop
- 1971-present,
painter, freelance writer/illustrator, stamp
designer
Selected
Exhibitions
- 2000
National Museum of American Jewish History,
Philadelphia, Pa. 2000
- "View
From The Edge", Society of Illustrators, New
York, N.Y. 2000
- "Tribute
to the Arts Council", Krasdale Corporation
Gallery, White Plains, N.Y. 1999
- "The
Starry Night", Pace Prints Gallery, New York,
N.Y. 1999
- "Talent
1999", Allan Stone Gallery, New York, N.Y. 1999
- "Miracle
on Madison Avenue", Dennis Di Lorenzo Gallery,
New York, N.Y. 1999
- "Open
Studios", Westchester Arts Council, White
Plains, N.Y. 1999
- "Art
of the Northeast", Silvermine Guild Arts Center,
first prize for drawing 1999 Objects and Images
Fine Art, Bronxville, N.Y. 1998
- "Art
of the Northeast", Silvermine Guild Arts Center,
New Canaan, Ct. 1998
- "The
Portrait: Beyond Representation", The Castle
Gallery, New Rochelle, N.Y. 1998 Bon A Tirer
Gallery, Piermont, N.Y. 1998 The River Gallery,
Irvington, N.Y. 1998
- "Mysterious
Places", Gallery E, White Plains, N.Y. 1998
- Weber
Fine Art, Scarsdale, N.Y. 1998
- Objects
& Images Fine Art, Bronxville, N.Y. 1998
- Carrol
Condit Gallery, White Plains, N.Y. 1997
- AB
Gallery, Hartsdale, N.Y. 1997
- The
Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York, N.Y.
1997
- The
Elizabeth Stone Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
1997
- "The
Art of a Family", Deborah's Choice Gallery,
Muskeegon, Michigan 1996
- The
Society of Illustrators, New York, N.Y. 1996
- The
New York Public Library, New York, N.Y. 1995
- Rye
Center for the Arts, Rye, N.Y. 1995
- Pelham
Art Center, Pelham, N.Y.
Selected
Private Collections
- The
United Nations
- Merrill
Lynch
- The
Government of Ghana
- Merck
Sharpe Dohme
- The
Government of The Marshall Islands
- NBC
- The
Government of Sierra Leone
- The
Sony Corporation
- The
Government of Palau
- Sylvania
- The
Government of Antigua
- Texaco
- The
Government of Turks and Caicos
- Time-Life
- The
Government of Guyana
- American
Brands Corporation
- American
Airlines
- Corning
Glassworks
- New
York Presbyterian Hospital
Illustrated
Books - Titles and Awards
- Boyds
Mills Press
- By
the Hannukah Light
- The
Starry Night
- Pick
of the Lists
- The
Wisdom Bird
- Harcourt
Brace
- Bring
Back the Deer
- Washington
Irving Award
- Pick
of the Lists
- The
Highwayman
- Washington
Irving Award
- Best
Book of the Year Award, State of
Maryland
- The
Tyger
- Light
- And
the Earth Trembled
- Penguin
Putnam
- The
Passover Journey
- A.L.A.
Notable Book
- Child
Study Children's Book of the Year
- Children's
Book of the Month Club Selection
- Next
Year in Jerusalem
- National
Jewish Book Award
- Aesop
Prize of the American Folklore
Society
- The
Sealion
- Atheneum
- Nessa's
Fish
- Parents
Choice Honour Award
- Nessa's
Story
- Parents
Choice Award
- The
Gold Coin
- Christopher
Award
- The
Two Brothers
- American
Storytellers Award
- America
the Beautiful
- The
Golden City
- Wounded
Knee
- Harper
Collins
- Masada
- Smithsonian
Notable Book
- Bayou
Lullaby
- Best
Book of the Year, School Library
- Journal
- The
Never-ending Greenness
- Quetzel-
Sacred Bird of the Cloud Forest
- Bantam
Doubleday Dell
- A
Horse Called Starfire
- Troll
- The
Velveteen Rabbit
Book
Jacket Illustrations and Designs for Newberry Award
Winners
- Hatchet
- Dogsong
- The
Winter Room
- A
Fine White Dust
- The
Corn Grows Ripe
- Dobry
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