Ephraim Rubenstein

Ephraim Rubenstein (born 1956 Brooklyn, NY) is a noted American representational painter and teacher.

Ephraim Rubenstein
Born1956 (age 66–67)
Brooklyn, New York, USA
EducationColumbia University (BA, MFA)
OccupationArtist
Websitehttps://ephraimrubenstein.com/

Early life and training

Rubenstein was born to Seth Rubenstein, a Brooklyn-based trusts and estates lawyer.[1] His grandfather, E. Ivan Rubenstein, was a judge on the Brooklyn Supreme Court.[2]

Rubenstein began studying art privately in the painting group of David Levine and Aaron Shikler, as well as in the studio of Andrew Reiss. In 1977–78 he won a Brooklyn Arts and Cultural Association (BACA) high school scholarship to the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where he studied with Francis Cunningham. He graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Art History, in 1978, and from Columbia University School of the Arts with a MF.A. in Painting, in 1986.[3] From 1987 to 1998, he taught at University of Richmond, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Maryland Institute College of Art. He subsequently studied at the Art Students League of New York with Robert Beverly Hale and Francis Cunningham, and at the National Academy of Design school with Harvey Dinnerstein.

From 1986 to 1997, he showed at Tibor de Nagy Gallery, where he had seven solo exhibitions. He exhibited subsequently at Tatistcheff & Co and George Billis Gallery in Chelsea. He has exhibited internationally, with numerous works exhibited as part of the US State Department's Art in Embassies Program. Rubenstein is a frequent contributor to American Artist, American Artist Drawing and The Artist's Magazine.

Rubenstein has been an influential teacher. From 1987 to 1998, he taught at University of Richmond, then at the Rhode Island School of Design, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and the National Academy of Design School.

He teaches at the Art Students League of New York,[4] and Columbia University, Department of Narrative Medicine.[5]

He is represented by Maurine Littleton Gallery.[6]

Books

"Ephraim Rubenstein: Painting from Observation," in Art Students League of New York on painting: lessons and meditations on mediums, styles, and methods. Watson Guptill Publications. 2015. ISBN 9780385345439.

Collections

His painting, Self-portrait with Books, is in The Metropolitan Museum of Art.[7]

References
  1. Margolick, David (1992-07-17). "At the Bar; From a court that deals in deaths and wills, a feud that seems likely to live forever". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  2. "RUBENSTEIN SWORN IN; Lehman Appointee to Supreme Court Won Full Term in Fall". The New York Times. 1942-12-31. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  3. "Obituaries". Columbia College Today. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  4. "Ephraim Rubenstein – The Art Students League". The Art Students League. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  5. "Academics | Master's Degrees | Narrative Medicine M.S. Faculty & Advisors | Columbia University School of Professional Studies".
  6. "Ephraim Rubenstein | Maurine Littleton Gallery | Contemporary Art | (202) 333-9307".
  7. "Shop".
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