Artist Lectures
PAINTING FROM LIFE
Lecture with Max Ginsburg
Jan 8, 2024, 6-8pm
We are excited to bring world renowned Artist, Max Ginsburg back to The Art Guild. Please join us for a lecture, slide show and discussion with Max Ginsburg as he will share his process, his art and the masters that have influenced him along his journey. Light refreshments will be served.
Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity, space is limited.
This lecture is Free to Workshop participants, please contact Tracy Lefkowitz to register tlefkowitz@theartguild.org
About:
Ginsburg’s paintings are in many museums and private collections including The Butler Institute of American Art, The New Britain Museum, The Washington County Museum of Fine Art, The Society of Illustrators Museum, The Art Renewal Center Collection, The Salmagundi Club, The Hospital Workers Union 1199 and other public institutions.
He exhibited his fine art from 1953 to the present. From 1980 – 2004 he painted illustrations commissioned by the major publishing companies.
Ginsburg taught art over 60 years:
1960 – 1982 at The High School of Art & Design (NYC).
1984 – 2000 at The School of Visual Arts (NYC).
2008 – Ongoing: at The Art Students League of N.Y.
He has given many PAINTING FROM LIFE WORKSHOPS around the U.S. and abroad.
In 2011 he published his BOOK “MAX GINSBURG – RETROSPECTIVE.”
2020 – Ongoing: Online Painting Classes and Workshops
Over the years he exhibited and received many awards. The following are some of the more recent exhibitions and awards:
2023 – Lifetime Achievement Award, RealismLive
2022 – Love Award, Allied Artists of America
2020 – GOLD MEDAL, The Portrait Society of America
2017 – Solo Exhibition, FEI Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan
2017 – Solo Exhibition, Florence Academy Of Art, U.S.
2016 – Solo Exhibition, Highline Loft Gallery, NYC
2015 – The William Draper GRAND PRIZE at The Portrait Society of America Competition
2014 – Solo Exhibition, ArtRage Gallery in Syracuse, NY
2013 – Gold Medal Award, California Art Club, CA
2011 – BEST IN SHOW at ARC, The Art Renewal Center, International Salon Competition
2011 – Retrospective Solo Exhibition, The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
2011 – Retrospective Solo Exhibition, The Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
For more details, awards and Bio before 2011 see Biography in web site www.maxginsburg.com, and in his book “Max Ginsburg – Retrospective”.
Education:
Although he studied art & painting in the following schools, his education and skill development in realistic painting was learned primarily from his father, Abraham Ginsburg, a portrait painter
1945-1949, H.S.of Music & Art, NYC
1949-1953, Syracuse University (BFA), Syracuse, NY
1960-1963 City College of NY (MA), NYC
Date: Monday, Jan 8, 2024 6-8pm
Admission: $25M/$30NM