“Bold illustrated scenes resembling nothing so much as frames from imaginary movies that look simultaneously familiar and foreign.”

-The Washington Post

Portfolio Snippets

  • “His paintings often have the look of suspended animation, like frames pulled from a movie reel."

    The Washington Post

  • "His people are full of tension, caught between one highly charged moment and the next.”

    The Washington Post

  • “The characters that inhabit his paintings seem to have secrets and hidden stories lurking just below the surface.”

    The Washington Post

About the Artist

Alan Rubin became a professional artist late in life after a long career as owner-operator of The Biograph Theatre in Washington, D.C.  The theatre became a cinema landmark showing independent and classic films for three decades.

He studied at the Pratt Institute in New York and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., and has been mentored by his friend, art professor, William Woodward.

“I love to create art that makes the viewer look at life from many camera angles, from many viewpoints, from our collective memory and from the surreal subconscious.”

Alan Rubin