"Portal#119" 2025, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, and wax on canvas, 18 x 24 x 1 inches
"Portal#73" 2022 Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, and archival paper on a wooden panel, 18 x 24 X 1.75 inches
"Portal#104" 2024, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, glue, and canvas on a wooden panel, 26 x 32 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#110" 2024, Oil, Acrylic on canvas on a wooden panel, 26 x 33 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#111" 2024, Acrylic Enamel, glue, and sawdust on a wooden panel, 19 x 23.5 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#112" 2024, Acrylic Enamel, Oil, glue, and sawdust on a wooden panel, 17.5 x 23.5 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#89" 2023, Acrylic Enamel, glue, and sawdust on a wooden panel, 16 x 22 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#101" 2024, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint , wax on a wooden panel, 18.5 x 23.5 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#18" 2021, Acrylic enamel, oil paint, and canvas on a wooden panel, 26 x 30 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#28" 2021, Acrylic enamel, oil paint, and canvas on a wooden panel, 17.5 x 23.5 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#33" 2021, Acrylic enamel, oil paint, and archival paper on a wooden panel, 18 x 24 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#41" 2021, Acrylic enamel, oil paint, and glue on a wooden panel, 24 x 32 x 1.75 inches
"Portal#40" Mix media on a wooden panel, 18.75 x 24 x 1.75 inches
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"Portal On Paper#146" 2023, Oil paint on archival paper, 14 x 17 inches
"Portal On-Paper#147" 2023, Oil paint on archival paper, 14 x 17 inches
"On Paper Portal#168" 2025, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"On Paper Portal#166" 2025, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"On Paper Portal#16" 2025, Acrylic Enamel, oil paint, on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"Portal Burnt#130" 2023, Soot on archival paper, 19 x 21 inches
"Portal Burnt#122" 2022, Burnt archival paper, 18" x 24"
"Portal Burnt#106" 2022, Burnt archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"Portal Burn Mini#30" Burnt archival paper, 8.5 x 11 inches
"Portal#117 Beets" 2022, Smashed Beets on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"Portal#157 Pomegranates" 2024, Smashed Pomegranate seeds on archival paper, 18 x 21 inches
"Portal#154 Pomegranates" 2025, Smashed Pomegranate seeds on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
"Portal#166 Pomegranates" 2025, Smalshed Pomegranate seeds on archival paper, 18 x 24 inches
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"Road Rage#88" 2016, Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper, Signed and Numbered
"Road Rage#87" 2016, Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper. Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper, Signed and Numbered
"Road Rage#90" 2016, Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper. Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper, Signed and Numbered
"Road Rage#100" 2017, Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper. Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper, Signed and Numbered
"Road Rage#101" 2017, Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper. Photograph, Archival prints on panel or paper, Signed and Numbered
"On Paper#18" 2018, chalk, oil, wax pastel, lacquer, acrylic & oil enamel paint, on archival paper, 22" x 30"
"On Paper#24" 2018, chalk, oil, wax pastel, lacquer, acrylic and oil enamel paint, on archival paper, 30" x 22"
"On Paper#25" 2018, chalk, oil, wax pastel, lacquer, acrylic & oil enamel paint, on archival paper, 30" x 22"
"On Paper#30" 2018, chalk, oil, wax pastel, lacquer, acrylic & oil enamel paint, on archival paper, 30" x 22"
"On Paper#31" 2018, chalk, oil, wax pastel, lacquer, acrylic & oil enamel paint, on archival paper, 30" x 22"
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Stuart Lehrman

Cherry Hill, NJ

Résumé

Shop Available Works by Stuart Lehrman

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Artist Statement

In my artistic practice, I investigate the conflict between order and chaos, always willing to accept errors or fortunate byproducts to find a solution. This entails constant experimentation with the physical characteristics of different materials, where I'm dedicated to looking for creative and original answers to the problems I set for myself.

The Portal series has been incubating in my mind for quite some time now. Initially, I was focused on the concept of a "nest," but soon the idea evolved into something much broader in scope. My creative process involves unconventional techniques such as burning, melting, smashing, and using rust and oxidation. The diverse materials I have employed include ripe fruit, metal shavings, charred wood, sawdust, acorn shells, tar, and soot, which I incorporate into my Portal/Circle theme.

Biography

Stuart Lehrman began his career on the West Coast. Received MFA, Mills College, Oakland, California. Started showing his work at galleries in San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, and Dallas. His early work focused on richly colored ceramics and painted wooden and found object sculptures. He relocated to upstate New York in the 1990s and worked as art director for the New York State Health Department. Twelve years ago, he moved to Philadelphia to teach design courses at Jefferson University (now retired). He lives with his wife and works in his home/studio in Cherry Hill, NJ.        

His work is included in several public and private collections:

Public Collections

Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

California State University-East Bay, Hayward, CA

Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, CA

Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Private Collections

Dellen Publishing Company, San Francisco, CA

Heathman Hotel, Portland, OR                                          

Leanin Tree Publication, Denver, CO                    

Park’n Fly Service Corporation, St. Louis, MO

Peerless Electric Company,  Berkeley, CA

Oracle Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA                                    

Southland Corporation, Dallas, TX

The National Old City Apartments, Philadelphia, PA

Triple S. Investment Company, Portland, OR                    

Walden Venture Capital Investment Inc., San Francisco, CA    

Connected Strategy Group, Danville, PA    

Education

Mills College, Oakland, CA
MFA

Awards & Honors

2018
4th Annual Colorful Abstractions, Fusion Arts-Artsy Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

2017
Perkins Center for Arts, Photographic Award
Show scheduled in March 2018, Collingwood, NJ

Microgrant Project Award, InLiquid & dickblick.com
Philadelphia, PA

2013
Drexel University Purchases Award, "Road Rage #31"
Philadelphia, PA

1977
Full Merit Scholarship for graduate study, Mills College
Oakland, CA

Bibliography

2017
Heithaus, Harriet "National Photo Show Emphasizes Drama", The Naples Daily News, June 14, 2017

2014
Haupt, Chuck “The Photography Spot-Editor’s Choice”, Ragazine.cc, September 2014

Bloom, Robin "'RSVP' at LGTripp Gallery", WHYY Newsworks, August 2014

1991
Roland, Carolyn “Found Objects”, Art Matters, November 1991

Crohn, Jennifer “Art as a Civic Virture”, The East Bay Guardian, November 1991

Mullinax, Gary “Junk Debunks Presentation of Modern Art” The News Journal, September 12, 1991

Littlefield, Kinnery “Added Dimension shoulders the Load”, Press-Telegram, July 29, 1991

1987
Van Proyen, Mark “Craft and Abstraction”, Artweek, January 31, 1987

1985
Barker, Kenneth “Two Local Artist with Colorful Ideas”, San Francisco Chronicle, July 1, 1985

Bell, Michael “Sculpture Music”, Artweek, January 31, 1985

Boettger, Suzaan “Stuart Lehrman”, Artforum, December, 1985

1984
Jan, Alfred “Shape and Sources”, Fine Arts, January 5, 1984

1983
Liss, Andrea “Bay Area Geometric Abstraction”, Artweek, January 31, 1983

1982
Workman, Andree “Redolent Surface”, Artweek, January 31, 1982

Exhibitions

Solo

2023
Abington Art Center, Philadelphia, PA

2021      
Philadelphia International Airport Exhibitions Program, Philadelphia, PA 

2019
Stockton University Museum, Atlantic City, NJ

Cosmopolitan Club Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

1991
Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA

1990
Acme Art, San Francisco, CA

1989
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

1988
Acme Art, San Francisco, CA

1987
Acme Art, San Francisco, CA

1985
Acme Art, San Francisco, CA

1982
Foster Goldstrom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Two-Person

2019      
InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

1992
Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA

1989
Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA

1986
Acme Art, San Francisco, CA

1984
Stella Polaris, Los Angeles, CA

1984
Foster Goldstrom Gallery, Dallas, TX

1983
Foster Goldstrom Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Group

2021
Incubation
, Scott Mills Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

International Juried Exhibition 2021, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ

2020
The TRANSFORMATIONS Exhibition, Pennsylvania Center for Photography, Philadelphia, PA

2019
Art and Earth Exhibition, Berkeley Arts Council, Martinsburg, WVCurator: Jay Pastore, Roberto Clemente Museum, in Pittsburgh, PA

Compatible Contrast, SALUS University, Elkins Park, PA

Monochrome, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2018
2018 SOHO Photo Gallery National Competition, SOHO Photo Gallery, New York, NY

26th International Art Exhibition, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, Brownsville, TX

4th Annual Colorful Abstractions, Fusion Arts-Artsy Gallery, Palm Springs, CA

PHOTO 36 Award Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Art,s Collingswood, NJ

2017
Camera USA® 2017: National Photography Exhibition and Award, The von Liebig Art Center, Naples, FL
Curator: Robin O'Dell, Curator of Photographic Collections, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL

Fresh Hues, Media Arts Council & Gallery, Media, PA
Curator: Alice Beamesderfer, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Annual Open Media Juried Exhibition, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Curator: Robert Blackson, Director of Exhibitions and Public Programs, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Photography 36, Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Curator: Sarah Stolfa, Executive & Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA

Fragmented Identities, ArtSceneToday, Queens, NY

Contemporary Abstraction, Core New Art Space, Denver, CO

2016
Fragmented Identities, Venice Art House Gallery, Santa Croce, Venezia, Italy

Movement, Linus Art Galleries, Long Beach, CA

Small Works, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH

Raw Materials, Reinboth & Company, Lambertville, NJ

2015
Postcard Invitational, SPACEWOMb Gallery, New York, NY

Open Lens, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA

The Earth Speaks, ArtSpace Gallery, Stroudsburg, PA

2014
RSVP 4, LGTripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational

Curators Choice, Metropolitan Gallery, Austin, TX

1998
Rough Material, Foster Goldstrom Gallery, Manhattan-New York City, NY

1994
Lost & Found, ArtLink Contemporary Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN

Movement in Space, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

1993
Recycler, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA

The Sculpture Tour, University of Tennessee, Nashville, TN

1992
Fragile Earth, Lower Columbia College, Longview, WA

Found Objects as Art, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA

Real Space, Works Gallery, Costa Masa, CA

Residue Immortalized, Security Pacific Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1991
Emeryville Fifth Annual, Park Avenue Wharehouse, Emeryville, CA
Curator: Phil Linhares, Head Curator of the Oakland Museum

Lost and Found, Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA

Found Objects, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE

Art Trends, Clary-Miner Gallery Buffalo, NY
Curator: Barbara Haskell of the Whitney Museum

66th Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker-Kingsley Museum Sacramento, CA
Curator: Karen Tsujiumoto of the Oakland Museum

The North American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothill Art Center, Golden, CO

Earth, Brandstater Gallery, Loma Linda University, Riverside CA
Curator: Josine Starrels of the Long Beach Museum

1990
Miniatures & Small Works, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

New Direction, Barrett House, Poughkeepsie, NY
Curator: Charlotta Kotik of the Brooklyn Museum

Metal Now Exhibition, Downey Museum, Downey, CA

1986
Bay Area Abstraction, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

1985
Sculptural Painting, St. Mary’s College, Oakland CA

1984
Las Vegas Small Sculpture National, Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV

1983
Shapes and Sources, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

Painted, Route 66 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Planar Dimension: Geometric Abstraction by Bay Area Artists, Walnut Creek Civic Center, Walnut Creek, CA

1980
55th Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker-Kingsley Museum, Sacramento, CA

1979
Young Artist-New Directions, Diablo Valley College, Concord, CA

Clay from Molds: Multiples, Altered Castings, Combinations, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

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