Bio & Resume
STUDIO & HOME
The Bronx, New York City
email: Paul(dot)Wortman(at)gmail(dot)com
The Bronx, New York City
email: Paul(dot)Wortman(at)gmail(dot)com
- Born in Columbus, Ohio, 1954; Lived in St. Louis, MO; Uppsala, Sweden; Albany, NY; Bethesda, MD; Mexico City, DF; St. Mary's City, MD; and New York City
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1973 - 1977; Studio Art and Art History; Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Fall Semester 1974, Mexican Art History and Spanish Language
- The Art Students League of NY, 1978 - 1980, and 2001; Drawing, Artistic Anatomy, Painting, and Sculpture
- Pratt Graphics Center, Pratt Institute, 1981 - 1982; Etching and Monotype Printmaking
- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Brooklyn College, City University of NY (CUNY), 1983 - 1985; Drawing, Painting, and Art History
- 2024 Non-Juried Summer Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
- 2021 Remembering 9/11, The Art Students League of NY, New York, NY
- 2020 Art at 50 Plus: New Beginnings, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
- 2018. Drawings of Tango Dancers at Practicas and Milongas, Paul Pellicoro's Dancesport, New York, NY
- 2014 Across the Ages: An Alumni Exhibition, Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD
22nd Spring Studio Exhibit, Spring Studio, New York, NY; curated by Minerva Durham - 2012 20th Spring Studio Exhibit, Spring Studio, New York, NY
- 2001 Figure Drawing by More Than 100 Artists, Spring Studio, New York, NY
- 1998 Annual Exhibit of Art by Public School Teachers and Students, Friends of the Public Schools and Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY
- 1995 National Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, NYC
- 1994 The Self-Portrait Show, Art Initiatives, New York Law School, New York, NY
MFA Alumni Exhibition, Brooklyn College Art Gallery, Brooklyn College of the City University of NY, Brooklyn, NY; curated by Lois Dodd
- 1993 Annual Exhibition, Audubon Artists, National Arts Club, New York, NY
The Creative Mosaic, Friends of the Public Schools and Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY
- 1992 Collectors Show, The Century Club, New York, NY; painting in collection of George Wingate
Grand National Exhibition, American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
- 1990 National Competition '90, First Street Gallery, New York, NY; curated by Lennart Anderson
Annual Exhibit of Art by Public School Teachers and Students, Friends of the Public Schools and Sotheby's, Inc.,New York, NY
Masters and Apprentices III, Office of the Chancellor, New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY
- 1989 Still Life Now, The Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT; curated by Janet Fish
Nature: Fact and Fantasy, Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY; curated by Paul Chew
- 1988 Art of the Northeast USA, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT; curated by Lowery Sims
The Landscape, The Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT; curated by Wolf Kahn
- 1987 Contemporary Portraits from the Northeast, The Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT; curated by Philip Pearlstein
Summer Group Exhibition, Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC - 1986 National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; curated by Jack Levine
Everson Biennial, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; curated by Derek Guthrie
International Juried Show '86, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ
Annual Exhibition, Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ
- New York City Health and Hospitals Art Collection, Bellevue Hospital
- Private Collections in the US and Europe
- Fellowships, The American Forum for Global Education, Educator Program; "The China Project - China: The Outer Limits", seminars and travel in China (Tibet, Xinjiang, Xian, Chengdu, and Shanghai), South Korea and Mongolia, 2003; and "Experiencing Vietnam and Cambodia", seminars and travel in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, 2004
- Grants, Parents As Arts Partners Program, The Center For Arts Education, 2003 and 2004
- Sotheby's Prize, Annual Exhibit of Art by Public School Teachers and Students at Sotheby's, 1998
- Grant, "Viewing Art History Across Time and the Curriculum Project", Incorporating Arts into Core Curriculum, UFT/NYC Teacher Centers Consortium, 1996
- Teacher of the Year Honoree, representing the teachers of Community School District Six, NYC Department of Education Teacher Recognition Day, 1995
- Hewitt Award, Painting, Audubon Artists Annual Exhibition, 1993
- Juror's Prize, Painting, 20th Annual Sheffield Art League Exhibition, 1990
- Honorable Mention, Painting, The Landscape Exhibit, The Creative Arts Workshop, 1988; selected by Wolf Kahn
- Grant, Student Mural Project, Community School District Six of the NYC Board of Education, 1988
- Special Program Scholarship, Tuition and Art Supplies Award, The Art Student League of New York, 1978 - 1980
- Workshop Leader; 21st Annual Day At The University, United Federation of Teachers Retiree Programs, New York NY, June 10, 2016; presented "Seeing Art With Your Artist's Eyes" workshop
- Art Teacher, Retired; Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences @ Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, Region Six, New York City Department of Education, September 2002 to August 2011; teaching drawing, painting, and ceramic pottery/sculpture, to students Grades 9 - 12 at LMGHS; Grant Writer/Coordinator for LMGHS's grants from the Center for Arts Education's Parents As Arts Partners Program, 2002 - 2004; and Webmaster and Website Coordinator for LMGHS.org, 2003 - 2011; sabbatical to study graphic design and computer graphics at The Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY, 2000 - 2001; Art Teacher in New York City Department of Education/Board of Education Public Schools from September 1985 - August 2011
- Adjunct Lecturer; Kingsborough Community College, CUNY Affiliated High School Program, September 2002 - August 2011; LMGHS Art Department liaison for collaborative planning with KCC Art Department faculty members; organized and prepared Annual LMGHS Student Art Exhibitions with students in the KCC Art Gallery; organized guest artists talks, art history lectures, and museum visits for students in LMGHS art classes
- Adjunct Instructor, Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ, September 1990 - June 1991; taught Basic Drawing and Art Appreciation classes
- Freelance Illustrator; Painting for "Just the Thing: The Sweethearts Project Revisted" by The Kit McClure Band, Jazz and Funk CD, Red Hot Records and Motéma Music, NYC, Release Date, July 2006; Kit McClure Band photographs of the band for website, 2005; Belvoir Publications, Greenwich, CT, pen and ink illustrations of dogs for the monthly publication "Your Dog", 1999 - 2000
- Visiting Artist; Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, December 1986; presented slide lecture and workshop
- Visiting Artist; San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus, Calexico, California, April 1985; presented slide lecture and workshop
- Teaching Assistant; Brooklyn College, CUNY, Art Department, Brooklyn, NY, Spring Semester 1985; assisted Professor Joseph Groell in teaching "Life Drawing and Anatomy for Artists" course to undergraduate students
- Salmagundi Club, New York
- Permanent New York City Teacher of Fine Arts License
- Permanent New York State Teacher Certification in Art
- Life Member of The Art Students League of New York
