Company: Rochester Institute of Technology
Born: New York, New York
Education:
Postgraduate Coursework, Pratt Institute (1976-1977)
MFA, Cornell University (1975)
BFA, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (1972)
Coursework, Yale University (1971)
Career:
Artist (1974-Present)
Painter (1974-Present)
Freelance Writer (1974-Present)
Educator (1974-Present)
Designer (1974-Present)
Illustrator (1974-Present)
Curator (1974-Present)
Professor (Retired), Department of Fine Art, Rochester Institute of Technology (1987-2021)
Adult Education Instructor, New York Botanical Garden (1985-1988)
Instructor, Asa Wright Nature Centre (1978-1980)
Career Related:
Illustrator, Levaquin (Now Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.) (2006); Visiting Lecturer, Syracuse University (2006); Visiting Artist, Syracuse University (2006); Designer, Program Franklin Mint Graphics, TDK U.S.A. Corporation (1987); Designer of Impressions Illustration, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1987); Designer of Exhibits, Brooklyn Botanic Garden (1987); Designer of Designs and Mechanicals, Long Island University Brochures (1986); Designer of Designs and Mechanicals, North Carolina Zoological Society (1986); Stamp Designer, Stamp Illustrator, USPS (1980-1981)
Civic:
Past President, Print Club of Rochester
Creative Works:
Artist, Art Exhibit, Axom Gallery, Rochester, New York (2025); Exhibitor, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation (2009-Present); Author, “Wheelhouse: Paintings & Works On Paper,” Artvoices Art Books (2024); Solo Exhibitor, Spectrum Gallery (2014); Artist, Jean Geisel Gallery (2014); Artist, The Little Theatre (2013); Artist, The Ink Shop (2012); Artist, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History (2012); Exhibitor, Windsor Whip Works Art Gallery (2011); Solo Exhibitor, Och Hee Gallery (2010); Artist, The Erie Canal Oxford Gallery (2010); Exhibitor, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester (2008); Solo Exhibitor, Redhouse Gallery (2007); Author, “Alan Singer, Selections” (2007); Exhibitor, Everson Museum of Art (2006); Exhibitor, Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester (2005); Solo Exhibitor, Dyer Arts Center, Rochester Institute of Technology (2004); Exhibitor, The Mill Art Center and Gallery (2003); Exhibitor, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institute (2003);Solo Exhibitor, Hobart William and Smith Colleges (2001); Solo Exhibitor, The Mill Art Center and Gallery (2001); Author, “Traveling the Erie Canal by Watercolor” (2001); Exhibitor, Norman Rockwell Museum (2000); Exhibitor, Sonnenberg (2000); Author, “Botanica” (2000); Solo Exhibitor, Century Club of Rochester (1999); Author, “Wildlife Art” (1999); Exhibitor, Everson Museum of Art (1999); Solo Exhibitor, Upstairs Gallery, Gallery Arabesque (1998); Exhibitor, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1997); Exhibitor, Buffalo Museum of Science (1997); Exhibitor, Monroe Community College (1997); Solo Exhibitor, Germanow-Coffey Gallery (1997); Exhibitor, Coffey Germanow Gallery (1995); Solo Exhibitor, Angel Fire Gallery (1993); Exhibitor, Memorial Art Gallery (1993); Exhibitor, Angel Fire Gallery (1992); Solo Exhibitor, 55 Mercer St. Gallery (1992); Solo Exhibitor, Haenah-Kent Gallery (1991); Exhibitor, Memorial Art Gallery (1991); Solo Exhibitor, Bali Miller Gallery (1988); Exhibitor, Rochester Institute of Technology (1988); Solo Exhibitor, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (1987); Exhibitor, National Academy Museum (1986); Exhibitor, Community Gallery, Brooklyn Museum (1985); Solo Exhibitor, 55 Mercer St. Gallery (1985); Artist, Slice of Life; Exhibitor, Bausch & Lomb Headquarters, Rochester, Mercer Gallery Monroe Community College; Author, Essays, Museum Catalogs; Author, Essays, Newspapers; Author, Essays, Journals; Artist, Joint Exhibition with his Father, Arthur, The Smithsonian, Washington, DC; Author, Six Published Books; Artist, Over 30 Solo Exhibitions
Awards:
Recipient, Grant, FEAD (2014); Recipient, Faculty Development Grant (1997); Grantee, Rochester Institute of Technology (1991); Recipient, Certificate of Merit, The Society of Illustrators (1985); Recipient, Best of Year Award, PCS Coins (1983); Recipient, Purchase Award, Nassau Community College (1976); Recipient, President’s Award, The National Arts Club (1975)
Family:
Son of Arthur B. Singer and Edith (Goulfine) Singer
Married: Anna K. Sears (9/1/1979-Present)
Children: Nathaniel
One Grandson
One Granddaughter
One Brother
Hobbies:
Gardening; Guitar; Hiking
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)