2022
“Inspiration And Hard Work,” December 2022
Based in Urbana, Illinois, the artist Adrian Gottlieb (b. 1975) has been highly regarded in the world of contemporary realism for almost two decades. He is best known for his figurative pieces and portraiture, both official and personal, and is also admired for an uncanny ability to integrate radiant figures into realistic landscapes. What comes off his easel are people who are luminous — many seem to glow from within — and replete with both purpose and poise.
by Peter Trippi
Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur
2015
“Celebrating America’s Great Gollectors”, February 2015
Michael Huffington is a film producer and founder of Huffington Pictures, based in the western US….Working directly with the artist is the most enjoyable and rewarding experience for me as a collector, he says. Nine portraits have come from the easel of Adrian Gottlieb (“one of the finest portraitists in the US today”), including portraits of Huffington and the director Niclas Gillis.
by Peter Trippi
Editor, Fine Art Connoisseur
“Foreword”: Adrian Gottlieb Catalog (soon to be published)
At the forefront of this revival of classical art disciplines… has been the American artist Adrian Gottlieb, one of the most talented and accomplished painters in contemporary Representational Art….in these paintings we see exhibited an artist with a mastery not only of draftsmanship and design, but also of his medium.
by Matthew Innes
Editor, Underpaintings Magazine
“Adrian Gottlieb A New Old Master”, Fall/Winter 2014-15
Enter his studio and you step into the sacred world of high art. There is a sense of quiet and peacefullness to the space, like a ballet studio when a master class is about to begin.
by Molly Siple
writer, California Art Club Newsletter
“Painter Spotlight: Adrian Gottlieb, a Poet with Paint”, 2014
Adrian Gottlieb is considered to be one of the best living portrait painters in the world. A true poet with paint, he manages to imbue his works with an exceptional sensitivity that sets him aside from many of his technically acclaimed peers.
by Wim Van Aalst
writer, Epoch Times Magazine
The 25th anniversary commemorative book, The Florence Academy of Art: The First 25 Years, March 25, 2015
This 300-page volume chronicles the school’s fabled history, telling the full story of its founding and evolution and featuring artwork and historical images from the academy’s leaders, faculty, and alumni. Written and edited by Allison Malafronte, with more than 500 full-color images and detailed information and interviews from their most important figures, The Florence Academy of Art: The First 25 Years is an important visual and written record of one school’s international influence on several generations of draftsmen, painters, and sculptors.
Publications, Catalogs, Newspapers / Periodicals
• 2022 Inspiration and Hard Work, Fine Art Connoisseur
• 2018 Reflections, Fine Art Connoisseur
• 2018 Adrian Gottlieb – Monolithic Dignity, American Art Collector
• 2015 Calfornia Art Club Newsletter: A New Old Master
• 2015 Fine Art Connoisseur: Celebrating America’s Great Collectors
• 2015 – The 25th anniversary commemorative book, The Florence Academy of Art: The First 25 Years, March 25, 2015, Featured Painting: Halcyon
• 2012 – American Artist Magazine: 75 Greatest Artists of All Time
• 2012 – Portrait of Jennifer by Adrian Gottlieb, featured hardcover ed. of L’amore rubato, by Dacia Daraini, published by Rizzoli, January 2012, ISBN-10: 881706081X, ISBN-13: 978-8817060813
• 2012 – Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Volume 9 issue 2, April 2012: “Adrian Gottlieb Introduces the Piambura,” page 15
• 2012 – Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, volume 9 issue 1, page 33
• 2011 – Art & Antiques Magazine, Summer 2011, page 21
• 2011 – Southwest Art Magazine, October 2011, page 19
• 2011 American Art Collector, #63, page 179, “Artist focus: Adrian Gottlieb. Beyond the Aesthetic.”
• 2011 – Southwest Art Magazine, Sept. issue: Adrian Gottlieb Follows Centuries-Old Traditions To Create Contemporary Figurative Oils By Norman Kolpas
• 2010 – Drawing Inspiration: Visual Artists at Work, by Michael Fleishman, Adrian Gottlieb featured under Character Development, Chapter 12.
• 2010 – Southwest Art Magazine, April issue: Emerging Artist | Adrian Gottlieb by Bonnie Gangelhoff
• 2010 – The Artist Magazine, October issue: In Darkness Visible, Employing the Verdaccio technique that dates from the Italian Renaissance, Adrian Gottlieb paints faces that seem to emit light. By Daniel Brown
• 2009 – Apollo Magazine, June 21: Tradition With a Twist, on the 18TH Earl of Pembroke , page 1, by Michael Hall
• 2008 – The Artist’s Magazine Annual Art Competition, Dec. 2008: First Place Winner, Adrian Gottlieb, Portrait and Figure, page 65
• 2008 – American Artist Magazine, Oct. 2008, Cover Competition Winner, page 17-18
• 2008 – Artist Advocate Magazine, Winter 2008, Page 14
• 2007 – Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Sept/Oct. 2007, Page 83-84: Artists Making Their Mark Adrian Gottlieb by Daan Hoekstra
• 2007 – Featured Artist: International Artist Magazine Aug/Sept. 2007 – Issue #56 – Page 22: Portrait Society of America’s 9th Annual Award Winners Showcase
• 2003 – Hirshl & Adler Exhibition Catalog: Realism Revisited, The Florence Academy of Art., Hirshl & Adler Galleries, NY, NY. Catalog accompanied by 8-page gatefold brochure featuring 13 color illustrations and essay: “A New Direction in Art Education, Andy Warhol and A New Aesthetic Movement” authored by Dr. Gregory S. Hedberg.
• 2003 – Museum Exhibition Catalog: Realism Revisited, The Florence Academy of Art by Gerald M. Ackerman, Daniel Graves, R. Kober and G. Lindner, 224 pgs, 137 color reproductions. © 2003, The Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen. Germany, ISBN 3-9807182-7-1
• 2003 – Jan, American Artist Magazine: Recent Award Winners
• 2002 – Oct/Nov, International Artist Magazine – Issue #27: Master Portrait Artists’ Showcase Page 38
• 2000 Nov The Burlington Free Press, Guide to the Arts, Weekend Edition, CIAO! “Instead of Stendhal’s Syndrome… Vermont native finds inspiration in Florence, Italy.”
• 2000 Jul 28 The Patriot Ledger: “International artists exhibit at historic Cohasset Inn.”
