Martin Levine Biography

Martin Levine

American

1945-

Biography

Artist/Printmaker Martin Levine was born in New York City on May 14,1945.

Levine works mainly in etching and lithography, depicting realistically rendered cityscapes. His work has been included extensively in both international and American invitational and juried exhibitions. His prints and drawings are in many important collections, including The Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Art Institute of Chicago and many others.

Levine has served on the jury for numerous International exhibitions, including Biennales in Varna, Bulgaria; Lodz, Poland; Belgrade, Yugoslavia; and Bristol, England. He is the former President of the Society of American Graphic Artists and was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1997. He has taught at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, since 1986.

Martin Levine has received over 120 National and International Awards, including and was a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Printmaking in 1976 and his work has been included in numerous exhibitions throughout the world.