Artist's Biography

I received my art training at Queens College, part of the City University of New York. For more than 25 years, I have been a dedicated landscape painter and teaching artist. My book Landscape Painting: Essential Concepts and Techniques for Plein Air and Studio Practice was published by Watson-Guptill/ Random House in 2009.

I am best known for my atmospheric and semi-abstracted landscapes, which have been exhibited in New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, and Portland, Ore. I am currently represented by Lisa Harris Gallery in Seattle.

My teaching résumé includes 13 years with the Gage Academy of Art (where I presently teach) and seven years with Seattle Central Community College. Prior to that I taught at the Art Institute of Seattle and in New York City at F.I.T., part of the State University of New York. Additionally, I have lectured on Impressionism at the Seattle Art Museum and written about landscape painting for American Artist Magazine. (See Optimal Orientation of the Subject and the Artist in Plein Air.)

In 2010 I had the honor of jurying two exhibitions, the Seattle Co-Arts 60th Annual Art Show and Art Kudos International Art Competition and Exhibition. I also host and educational website at MitchAlbala.com.