Alan Feltus (b. 1943, Washington, DC) studied at the Cooper Union where he received his BFA in 1966, and at Yale University where he received his MFA in 1968. Feltus is well-known for his paintings of female figures inspired by classical Greek sculptures and early Renaissance art. Created without the use of live models, Feltus’s paintings are intuitive, portraying the complexities of human relationships through the use of negative space. About his work he says, “I am interested in the psychological play that can be variously interpreted between my figures.”
Feltus’s work has been shown in many solo and group shows including exhibits at the Lux Art Institute in Encinitas, CA, and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. His work is found in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, the Huntington Museum of Art, the National Academy of Design, the Oklahoma City Art Museum, and the American Academy in Rome, among others. He was awarded the Rome Prize Fellowship in 1970.
Feltus currently lives and works in Italy.