About the artist:

Artist, craftsman, innovator, technician, poet, musician; all of these terms are needed to describe Nissan Engel. In a prolific career spanning nearly four decades, Engel has developed a unique form of expression - rich, complex, highly personal - that defies easy classification. An artist of international stature, he is perhaps best known for his work in mixed media, in which he manipulates dispatate elements to create harmonious, lyrical compositions. His body of work reflects a continual evolution, a constant seeking of new arenas in which to play out his ideas - painting, drawing, collage, printmaking. As he masters each new technique, he incorporates it into his work to achieve his ultimate artistic goals: harmony and equilibrium. Born is Israel in 1931, Engel graduated from the renowned Beaux-Arts Bezalel in Jerusalem and later recieved a diploma in theater design from the Centre dramatique de l'Est in Strasbourg, France. He moved to Paris in the mid-1950s, where he painted and also worked on a variety of stage designs and costume projects; he had the first of many successful painting exhibits starting in 1960 at the Galerie Weil. In 1965 he moved to New York City. During his days in Paris and throughout his ten-year stay in the United States, Engel worked almost exclusively in the painting medium. The subjects of his early works - landscapes, still lifes, and equestrian figures often presented in horse racing and circus scenes - were rendered in a style that was predominantly figural and representationnal, reflecting his academic training. The paintings from this period are strongly graphic and characterized by a bold and direct use of color. Engel's early influences include Picasso, Klee, Marini, Kandinsky, and other European expressionists, as well as the conceptual artists Oppenheim and Beuys. He also was influenced by the abstract expressionnists of the New York School, many of whom he knew and befriended while living in New York City. Nissan Engel passed away November 3rd, 2016. Chronology and Exhibitions 1931 Born in Haifa, Israel 1952-56 Studied at Beaux-Arts Bezalel, Jerusalem; diploma 1957 Sudied theater set and costume design at Centre dramatique de l'Est, Strasbourg, France; diploma 1958 Landwelin Gallery, Strasbourg, France 1960 André Weil Gallery, Paris, France 1963 André Weil Gallery, Paris, France 1964 Reyn Gallery, New York City, New York, USA 1965 Moved to New York City 1966 Fresno Art Center, Fresno, California, USA Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, California, USA 1967-69 Sculpture and stained-glass comissions: New York, New Jersey, and Maryland 1970 Riebenfield Gallery, Jaffa, Israel 1971 Goldman Gallery, Haifa, Israel Probus Rex Gallery, New York City 1972 Lim Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1973 Lithographs published by New York Graphic Society and Roten Galleries, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Lowenadler Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Raye Landis Gallery, East Brunswick, New Jersey, USA White Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland 1974 Horace Richter Gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland 1975 Returned to Paris Lowenadler Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden White Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland International Art Fairs in Basel and Cologne 1976 Albert Verbeke Gallery, Paris, France Alexandra Monett, Brussels, Belgium Goldman Gallery, Haifa, Israel Vinciana Gallery, Milan, Italy 1977 Arcador Gallery, Grenoble, France Eliane Poggi Gallery, Grenoble, France Laura Vincy Gallery, Paris, France 1978 Attali Gallery, Paris, France Capricorn Gallery, Reims, France 1979 Won gold medal at the International Art Fair, Paris, sponsored by the Mexican Academy of Sciences and Humanistics FR3, Lille, France Frances Laterman, New York City, New York, USA Jaquester Gallery, Paris, France 1980 Albert Verbeke Gallery, Paris, France Albert Henri Gallery, Rennes, France Collective Impressions Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Frances Laterman, New York City, New York, USA 1981 Art Expo, New York 81 Jaquester Gallery, Paris, France John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA 1982 J.C. Riedel/104 Franklin Street Gallery, New York City, New York, USA Nordstrand Gallery, Oslo, Norway 1983 Britt Olsson Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Galerie du Boulevard, Lausanne, Switzerland Jonathan Pools, New York City, New York, USA Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Nurit & Werner Haase, New York City, New York, USA Stockholm Art Fair 1984 Britt Olsson Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Galerie 101, Malmö, Sweden International Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland 1985 Eliane Poggi Gallery, Grenoble, France "Fiest" Paris, France Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, USA Art Fairs in Basel, London, and Stockholm 1988 Eliane Poggi Gallery, Grenoble, France Saga, Paris, France 1989 Meissner Gallery, Hamburg Nahan Galleries, New York City, New York, USA Saga, Paris, France 1990 Aurbach Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA Konstgalleri Vattern, Motala, Sweden Nahan Galleries, New York City, New York, USA Art Fairs in Basel and Tokyo 1991 Eliane Poggi Gallery, Grenoble, France Art Fairs in Chicago, London, Miami, Milan, and Stockholm 1992 Meissner Gallery, Hamburg, Germany Nahan Galleries, New York City, New York, USA Saga, Paris, France 1993 Amkonigsplatz Gallery, Paderborn, Germany Galerie A.D.S., Paris, France Gloria Cohen Gallery, Paris, France Saga, Paris France Van Almsick Gallery, Gronau-Epe, Germany 1994 Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, USA French Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA Elbaz Gallery, New York City, New York, USA J. Bastien Art Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 1995 Galerie de l'Estampe, Strasbourg, France Khun Gallery, Berlin, Germany Roer Gallery, Mûnster, Germany Winkler Gallery, Osnabrûck, Germany Nordstrand Gallery, Oslo, Norway 1996 Mensing Gallery, Hamm, Germany John Davies Gallery, London, England Frank Gallery, Paris, France Art Brillant Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Music Festival of Provins, Provins, France Jean Fradin Gallery, "Printemps des Arts", Nantes, France Geneva Art Fair, Geneva, Switzerland Khun Gallery, Berlin, Germany Jaeschke Gallery, Braunshueig, Germany 1997 Saga, Paris, France Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, USA Frank Gallery, Paris, France Participation in salons: Grand Prix International de Peinture, Cannes, France 1958 Jeune peinture, Paris, France 1960-65 Grands et jeunes d'aujourd'hui, France 1960-85 des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France 1960-65 Comparaisons, Paris, France 1980 de Montrouge, France 1980-83 Nissan Engel's works are found in numerous private and public collections, including the following: Abright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, New York Bridgeston Museum, Tokyo The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan Elf Atochem Corporation, Paris Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, California The Jewish Museum, New York City Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York at Purchase Schlumberger Foundation, Paris Weizman Institute, Rehovot, Israel Niagara Falls Museum, USA