Now entering his sixth decade as an artist, Burton Silverman has taught at the School of Visual Arts, the Art Students League, the National Academy School of Fine Arts, the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and Brigham Young University's College of Fine Arts.
10 Facts About Burton Silverman
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Burton Silverman was the Smith Distinguished Visiting Professor at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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Burton Silverman's work has been included in retrospectives at the Butler Institute of American Art, the Brigham Young Museum of Art, the Sherwin Miller Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts University, and the Hofstra University Museum.
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Burton Silverman's art has been featured at in group exhibits at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Delaware Art Museum, and the Arnot Art Museum.
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Recently, Burton Silverman has had solo exhibitions at Gallery Henoch in New York City and at the Haynes Galleries in Nashville, Tennassee.
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In 1956, Burton Silverman traveled with fellow artist Harvey Dinnerstein to Montgomery, Alabama, to document the profound social changes taking place after Black activists refused to ride the city's then segregated buses.
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Burton Silverman is considered one of America's most accomplished and important realist painters and illustrators.
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Unlike his exact contemporary, the abstract expressionist Cy Twombly, Burton Silverman is neither world famous nor rich.
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Burton Silverman is the recipient of nine awards from the National Academy of Design Museum including two Henry W Ranger Purchase Awards.
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Burton Silverman was awarded a Gold medal from the Portrait Society of America 2004, the Annual Distinguished Artist Award from the Newington Cropsey Cultural Foundation, The John Singer Sargent Gold Medal from American Society of Portrait Artist, 2002, Lifetime Achievement Award The FACE Conference, 2018 and an Honorary Doctorate from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, 2001.