Franklin Engel

Painter, Sculptor and Mixed Media Artist

Franklin Engel was born and raised in New York City, and began his professional training at the Art Students League. He is proud to be a life member of the League. Franklin's work has been exhibited in many galleries in New York including the Deutsche Gallery, Gallery International, 57th Street Gallery, Fusion III, The Art Students League, and Enigma Gallery.

His wood sculptures and oil paintings have been exhibited at "Odd Fellows Hall" in East Hampton and Art House Engel in Sag Harbor. He has worked extensively in Mixed Media, Creative Sculpture, film and slides for several Mixed Media productions including "Party Clips" at Theater East, "The Sun's Morning" at Manhattan Theater Club and The Mercer Arts, "Power Cut" at Provincetown Playhouse, and "Nine X NY" at Citicorp.

Franklin has created several visual theater pieces including "Subways," "Bench," and "City Games." He also created visual elements for the"New Playwright Series" at New Media Repertory Co., a non-profit theater company based in New York, which he co-founded with his wife Miranda McDermott in 1976.

Franklin resides in New York City with his wife and is extremely happy to be having this exhibit with his talented son, Christopher Engel.

Artist's Statement
From memories of childhood in East Harlem, to the beaches in Montauk with my family, to a playwright's statement about the human condition, I am constantly drawn to the human form. I strive to express vulnerability, remembrance, myth and above all the irony and humor that binds us all into survival.