Allan Linder was born in 1966, the great grandson of Italian Immigrants. His father deserted his family when Linder was only eight years of age, leaving Linder and his three siblings to be raised in a nomadic lifestyle that prominently plays a role in his body of work.
A versatile artist from early childhood, Linder instinctively knew how to draw filling endless sketchbooks with his imagination. At the age of fifteen he was nationally acknowledged placing him in the top ten percent of art students in America. Linder went on to receive the Bank of America award for achievement in art and was given a financial scholarship. In 1984 he exhibited his already substantial body of work in his first gallery showing, exhibits of which now spread from Los Angeles to New York City.
Allan Linder is currently exhibiting in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hamburg, Germany; Paris, France and New York City. He also has a permanent collection on display in Los Angeles, California. He continues to work with a fever of enthusiasm and unceasing passion, challenging the viewer’s intellect as well as embracing the soul.
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The entire universe is a visual feast for the mind's eye. Everyday I am inspired by something new and more interesting than the day before. By observation I examine the form and shape of how things are made, then I return to my studio with a renewed vigor. I pour over my canvas for hours and days and it seems like minutes and seconds. When my paintbrush flows my life has rhythm and everything has its tides. I enjoy exploring life's little paradoxes through my artwork. After all one can never stop learning. ~ Linder