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Paul H. Abrams

 

   Paul Abrams often paints mystical still lifes and dramatic moody landscapes in oils. He strives for images of beauty and mystery, translating into art a world

 reflecting magical wonder. By dealing with lyrical and fragile moments in time, Paul Abrams’ work stirs an awareness of life's splendor and enigmatic qualities.

 The artist's work is included in numerous private collections and is represented by galleries across the country and in the Hudson Valley region of New York

State including Sorelle Gallery,  Albany, NY, John Zaccheo Fine Art , Manchester, VT, Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz, NY and the Davis Gallery of Fine

 Art, Genoa, Nevada.

   A graduate [cum laude] from Cornell University with at Bachelor of Fine Arts and the State University of New York at New Paltz with a Masters of Fine Arts,

Paul Abrams has been a professional illustrator for over 25 years and returned to painting in 1996.

 

Education:

Masters of Fine Arts- Painting (cum laude) SUNY New Paltz, 1978

Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting (cum laude) Cornell University, 1976

Art Students League, NYC

Riley League, Westchester, NY

 

Related Experience

Professional Illustrator and Art Instructor since 1978

 

Museum Collections:

State University of New York at Albany Collection  (link)

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions:

2012  RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon , NY

2009 Clement Art Gallery, Troy, NY

2008 Arlington Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Woodstock Art Association and Museum

 

Selected Juried and Invitational Group Exhibitions:

2009 Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vt - 2 person show

2006 Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY - 2 person show

Windham Fine Arts , Windham, NY - 2 person show

2005 Woodstock Regional Exhibit, Woodstock, NY

The Living Room Gallery, Kingston, NY - 2 person show

Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA - 4 person landscape exhibition

Mark Gruber Gallery, New Paltz, NY

Woodstock Art Museum

WSA Gallery, Woodstock, NY

Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY

2004 Segalas Gallery, Bernardsville, NJ- 2 person exhibit

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY - 4 person exhibition

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

2003 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

2002 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY

Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY

Objects and Images, Bronxville, NY

2001 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY

Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY

Objects and Images, Bronxville, NY

2000 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY

Coffey Gallery, Kingston, NY

Objects and Images, Bronxville, NY

1999 Lanning Gallery, Sedona, Arizona

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Charter Oak Gallery, Fairfield, CT

Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY

Objects and Images, Bronxville, NY

1998 Lanning Gallery, Sedona, Arizona

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY

Mark Gruber, New Paltz, NY

Artforms Gallery, Albany, NY

Greenhut Gallery, Albany, NY

Selected Publications and Reviews

“Couples Paintings Harken back to Past” Daily Freeman, May 2005

“Art Scene” The Catskill Guide, May 2000, May 2005

“Home Grown Treasures at the WAA” Woodstock Times, December 2004

“Luminous Visions on View in Kingston” Poughkeepsie Journal, May 2005

“Incredible Lightness” Woodstock Times, May 2006

“The Abrams Report” The Sunday Record, April 2006

“Paintings By Paul Abrams and Jane Bloodgood -Abrams” Artworks, Daily Freeman, May 2006