About the artist:
Born: January 16, 1932, aboard the S.S. Bremen, in the North Sea Max Epstein is a Canadian painter, illustrator and printmaker. The Artist received his training in Canada and France. During his long and prolific career, the artist has received numerous Canadian and American awards and prizes. Max has exhibited at several major galleries in both Toronto and New York and his works are in the private collections of various corporations, foundations, at museums, including the WHITNEY Museum of American Art. EDUCATION 1976-77George Brown College, Toronto, Canada. Diploma in Screen Printing 1973-74Artists Workshop, Toronto, Canada 1948-50Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Prance 1939-47Public and High School, Tel Aviv, Israel PRIZES AND AWARDS 1995Artists Fellowship Foundation, Inc., New York City. '91 1993Change Foundation, Inc., NYC. '91, '93 1991Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, NYC 1973Glenhyrst Arts Council, Branford Ontario. Second Annual Juried Show, Second Prize 1971Tom Thompson Museum, Owen Sound, Ontario Canada. Special Award Ontario Arts Council awards. '69, '70 SELECTED ONE-MAN SHOWS 1999ABC Gallery - Lambertville, NJ. 1996Gallery Stendhal - New York City, NY. 1985Associated Fine Art Gallery, NYC. 1983Frank Fedele Fine Art Gallery, NYC. '81, '79 1982Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, NY. Falcon Fine Art Gallery, NYC. '70 1980Studio 4 Graphics Gallery, NYC. 197999 Step Studio Gallery, NYC. P.K Fine Art Gallery, NYC. New York Art Expo, NYC. 1978Group of One Gallery, Toronto. 1973567 Gallery, Toronto. The Evans Gallery, Toronto. 1972Gallery Moos, Inc., Montreal. Drew Smith Galleries, Toronto. 1971St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, Toronto. Ryback Gallery, Toronto. Nightingale Galleries, Toronto. Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock, NY. 1970Studio 4 Graphics Gallery, NYC. 1969Canadian National Exhibition (Home Show) Maple Down Country Club Gallery, Toronto. Profile '69, Inn on the Park, Toronto. Sobot Gallery, Toronto. '68, '67 1970Franklin Simons Gallery, NYC. SELECTED GROUP SHOWS 1996Gallery Stendhal - New York City, NY 1983Graphics Reps Gallery, NYC. Frank Fedele Gallery, NYC. '82, '79 Grippi Gallery, NYC. '82 198299 Step Studio Gallery, NYC. '80 1981Studio 4 Gallery, NYC. 1980Falcon Fine Art Gallery, NYC. 543 Gallery, NYC. 1979P. K Fine Art Gallery, NYC. 1977Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. '76, '75 Gallery M, Toronto. '76, '75 1975Hollander York Gallery, Toronto. Gallery Danielli, Toronto. 1973Aviva Art Auction, Toronto. Gallery Moos, Montreal. '72 Drew Smith Gallery, Toronto. '72, '71 1972The Evans Gallery, Toronto. 1972 1971Tom Thompson Museum, Owen Sound, Ontario. Society of Canadian Sculptors, Toronto. Ripples Gallery, Toronto. Eaton's Fine Arts Gallery, Toronto. '70 1970Collectors Cabinet Gallery, Toronto. '69 1969Albert White Gallery, Toronto. Glenhyrst Art Council 2d Annual Jurled Show, Brantford, Ontario. Kitchner Gallery of Fine Arts Galerie Dresdnere, Toronto. Sobot Gallery, Toronto. '68 1954Art Gallery of Toronto (now Art Gallery of Ontario). 1950Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris France. 1948Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris France. SELECTED COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS New York City - Falcon Fine Arts - Graphic Reps, Inc. - Book of file Month Club - Whitney Museum of American Art Toronto - Bristol Place Hotel - Mount Sinai Hospital - Beth Emeth Synagogue - United Artists Records, Toronto - Dominion Bank - The Bank of Nova Scotia - Town Shoe Stores - Ontario Medical Association - The Permanent Trust Co. - Hickling Johnson Labs - Canadian lmperial Bank of Commerce - Olympia & York Corp., Alliance Building Corp. - Cadillac Fairview Corp. WORKING MEDIUMS Painting-oil, acrylics, watercolor Drawing-pencil, charcoal, conte crayon Sculpture, Plexiglass, stainless steel, iron, copper, bronze Printmaking-silkscreen