Doug McIlvain’s scope of art encompasses abstract, geometric shapes as well as true life representations of people and wildlife in various mediums such as wood, stone, and bronze. His three-dimensional likenesses have a compelling attraction to be felt, which he encourages. His abstracts are in harmony with the materials used from nature. He discovers shapes and forms suggested by the natural growth or formation of the medium. Convex and concave planes are played against each other to reveal intriguing forms.
He creates a realistic portrayal of both figures and animals in the same manner as the Old World Masters, with devotion to quality, accuracy, and detail. The size of these works span from the miniature to monumental. Doug is a skillful artisan who takes pride in creating the best in wood, bronze, and stone.
EDUCATION
Doug received a Master of Arts from New York University, New York, NY, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Additional academic pursuits in Europe and the United States include: studying with Raphael Sabatini, Jose DeCreft and Bruno Lucchesi; Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy; New School, New York, NY; Artisans Institute, Pietrosanta, Italy; University of California, Berkeley, CA; and The Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture.
GALLERIES/ART EXPOS
New York Art Exposition, Jacob Javits Center, NYC
Allied Artists of America/National Art Club, Gramercy Park, NYC
Chuck Levithan Gallery, Soho, NYC
International Gallery, NYC
Phoenix Gallery, Soho, NYC
W.R. Grace Bldg. Gallery, NYC
Schering Plough, Morristown, NJ
Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
Monmouth Council of the Arts
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
Pennsylvania Academy of Art
Newark Museum of Art
Villa De Borchesi, Rome, Italy
Philadelphia Civic Center Museum
Detroit Institute of Art
Trenton State Museum
Jersey City Museum of Art
Staten Island Children's Museum
Morris Museum of Art
Monmouth Museum
Artisans Institute, Pietrosanta, Italy
Trenton City Museum
Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Florida
Leaver House, NYC
Warner Communications
Merrill Lynch Corporate, Princeton, NJ
Nabisco Brands Corporation
Banker's Trust Corporation
W.R. Grace, NYC
Forestal Center, Princeton, NJ
Montclair State University
Monmouth University
Rider College
The New School, NYC
Georgian Court College
New York University
Temple University