Kyle Blumenthal

I am a native of Long Island, NY. I hold an MFA and an MA in Painting from C.W. Post College.I received my BFA in Painting and Art Education from Pratt Institute, and I attended the High School of Art and Design in NYC. As a professional painter, with my own company, I wear many hats.I work as an Illustrator, a Fine Artist, a Stage Designer, an Art Educator, and Display Artist. My work has been represented in the New York Times as well as other publications. My paintings convey a message of hope and enlightenment, and my subjects echo their spiritual identity through the use of forms, patterns, media, light and color. I have taught on all levels, from elementary school children to the advanced college student. I have taught young teachers how to be great teachers, nurtured young creatives from their childhood years through graduate school.I have counseled and advised students of all ages, and made myself available to art students for advice in the arts and life, as I continued to pursue my career as an artist. My works have been collected and commissioned, reviewed in major publications, and exhibited in New York, Long Island and Canada. I have served as a part-time Lecturer and counterpart for the Director of the Arts at Empire State College, Long Island Center. As an instructor for many years at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, I continue to share my knowledge with Pre-College age students, as I pursue my work in light, design, color and form. My life is steeped in the arts as I experiment through various media, and I encourage the viewer to contemplate and interact with my paintings. My desire is to show the spiritual side of life through visual form.