Born and raised in New York City, Alan Fishman has been an artist for more than 40 years. He received a BFA from Cornell University, with further study and years of residence in Italy.

His bright acrylic paintings are bold, direct, and filled with a distinctive vigorous energy. His work is assertive, even aggressive, but also playfully humorous and curiously innocent. With a love of color, texture, and form, and a rapt attention to and delight in the natural world, Fishman’s lyrical paintings are a clear reflection of his passions and pursuits.

A Professor Emeritus of the Fashion Institute of Technology, Fishman now lives with his family, in a converted barn in Belfast, Maine. Alan’s works have been continually exhibited in group and solo exhibitions, and can be found in many collections nationwide.

“Duetto" is a series of one-of-a-kind lamps that were created from vintage, used, and salvaged lamps and shades. These unique works, by Alan and his partner Marcie Jan Bronstein, celebrate the transformational power of light.  When illuminated, each shade glows and radiates, revealing unanticipated images, shapes, and colors. Both sculptural and painterly, these distinctive three-dimensional collages add beauty, grace, and magic to any room.

Alan Fishman