Altoon Sultan facts for kids
Altoon Sultan (born in 1948) is an American artist and author. She is known for painting countryside scenes. She uses a special type of paint called egg tempera. Her artworks are displayed in famous places. These include the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. She has also received two awards from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Altoon Sultan studied art at Brooklyn College. She earned her first degree in 1969. She then got her master's degree in 1971. She learned from artists like Philip Pearlstein and Lois Dodd. She also attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
About Her Art
Altoon Sultan loves to focus on the materials she uses. She also pays great attention to color. She often feels these are more important than a hidden meaning in her art. Many artists make very large artworks. But Sultan prefers to create smaller, more personal pieces.
Her Blog
Altoon Sultan writes a popular blog. It is called Studio and Garden. On her blog, she shares many things. She posts nature photos from her home in Groton, Vermont. She also shares pictures of her land and garden. She writes about her ideas on making art. She also reviews art shows she visits. She often goes to exhibitions in New York City.
Art Shows
Sultan's art has been shown in many places. In 2017, her work was at McKenzie Fine Art in New York. She started making special sculptures in 2015. These were bas-relief sculptures. They were made from painted porcelain. These sculptures were shown for the first time at the McKenzie show. In 2007, she had a show called Monuments of Architecture. This show was at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery. It featured her egg-tempera paintings. These paintings showed how her photography influenced her art.
Where Her Art Is Kept
You can find Altoon Sultan's art in important collections. Her work is part of the Kenneth Tyler Collection. This collection is at the National Gallery of Australia.
Books by Altoon Sultan
- Altoon Sultan, The Luminous Brush: Painting With Egg Tempera, Watson Guptill Publications, New York 1999. ISBN: 0-8230-2888-7
