Inverting the Darwinian theory of “Survival of the
Fittest”, Craig N. Dourmashkin observes through his paintings that
society rejects the gentlest among us. The artist balances and heals this injustice with sunlight, kinetic
forms and extroverted colors. Dourmashkin’s
greatest concern is for the subjects of his paintings; their lives, their
feelings and the self-knowledge they derive from the interpretation.
A serious artist since the age of twelve, Craig taught
himself about the use of color with a set of oil paints given to him by
his grandmother. Educated at
the New York Technical School in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he received a
degree in Art and Advertising Design, Dourmashkin also received advanced
degrees in Art Education from Queens College.
His work has been exhibited at the Long Beach Museum of Art, The
Gallery of the Bryant Library, and the Ward-Nasse Gallery in Soho, New
York City. He teaches art in Manhattan, New York.
