Arthur Dworin

Arthur Dworin



About The Artist


A Detroit native, Dworin has lived and worked in New York City since 1967. 1943 Born Detroit, MI 1950-65 Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts; 1963-65 Scholarship, Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts. 1965 Summer Residence, Kuniyoshi Studio, Woodstock, NY 1965 Scholarship, Art Students League, Woodstock, NY 1966 Lived and painted in Zacualpan, Mexico 1969 Arnold Blanch Fellow, Ossibow Island, GA EXHIBITIONS: 1962-65 Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts, Group Exhibitions 1964 AAA Gallery, Detroit, Three-person Show 1969 2a Mostra "ai Frati," Camaiore, Italy, Group Show 1969 Long Island Painters Show, Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY 1976 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Fall Group Show 1977 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Spring & Fall Group Shows 1977 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Solo Exhibition 1978 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Winter Group Show (OVER) 1978 Concordia College, Bronxville, New York, Group Show 1978 Viridian Gallery, NYC, "Boxes" 1978 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Spring Group Show 1979 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Winter Group Show 1979 Rensselaer Newman Cultural Center, Troy, NY, Group Show 1979 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Fall Group Show 1980 Viridian Gallery, NYC, "Freestyle: Works by 9 Artists" 1980 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Solo Exhibition 1986 Westbeth Group Show 1995 Westbeth Group Show; 2003 Westbeth Group Show 2006 Solo exhibit - Shalom Mountain Retreat & Study Center, 2009 Yonkers Artists showcase The Gallery at Riverfront Library 2009 YoHo artists Open Studio 2010 Yonkers Artists showcase The Gallery at Riverfront Library 2010 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Solo Show "Inner Fire" 2011-12 Group shows, Viridian Gallery, NYC 2013 Viridian Gallery, NYC, Solo Show, "Iron(y) 2014 Westbeth Gallery, NYC 4 person Show 2015 Viridian Gallery, NYC Group Show, "Renewal" 2015 Edward Williams Gallery, Petrocelli College, Fairliegh Dickonson Universty, Solo Show, Iron(y) II Currently showing at Viridian Gallery. NYC COMMISSIONS: 1963 Penguin Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey 2005 Illustrations for the New York Times WORKS ON EXTENDED LOAN: 1978-79 B&B America, NYC; 1979-80 EST NYC Office; COLLECTIONS: NYC, Standard Motor Products Inc, Bekeley Ca: Peter Selz; Paris, France: Gideon Vaisman; NYC: Rob Romano; Shiro Oda; East Hampton, NY: Irving Markowitz ; Washington, D.C: Joshua C. Taylor; Greenville, SC: Jeffrey Leimsieder; William Lusk ; Bloomfield Hills, MI: Guy Morrison ; Farmington Hills, MI: Abe Tompkins ; Southfield, MI: Stuart Tompkins ; Chaleston, SC: Diane L. Scher; Van Nuys, CA: William B. Thompson ; RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE: 1968-69 VISTA Volunteer--taught painting and drawing, New York; 1970 Worked at Museum of Modern Art, New York City; 1971-2008 Scenic artist for television, movies, ballet, opera, theatre; 1979 Designs for promotion of The Hunger Project, Inc., NYC 1978 Paintings used on sets in movie "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION: United Scenic Artists Union, YoHo Artists, Viridian Artists