A native of The Bronx, NY, Solomon Rothman was introduced to sculpture and painting at the School of Industrial Art, and studied the masters through years of dedicated experiment and practice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as Art Students League and Pratt Institute. His early experience as Art Director for the legendary inventor of the graphic novel, Will Eisner, opened his eyes to seeing everything from different perspectives and greatly influenced his fine art.

Mr. Rothman’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the Northeast, most notably in New York City at the National Arts Club, Madison Square Garden, Salmagundi: The Center For American Art, AudArt Gallery, and New York Art Directors Club; in New Jersey at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton, and a one-man show at the Spencer B. Newman Gallery of the Bergen Community Museum, Paramus. His sculpture, paintings, and drawings are represented in private and public collections here and abroad.

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Commissions —

Degrado Studio, NJ: “Planet XM” - 3-D illustration 1993-94

Sculpey Clay: “House in The Forest” - bas relief 1991

Private Collection: “Botanicus Rex - papier maché 1990

Henson Associates, NYC: Character development for Jim Henson 1989

Steuben Glass, NYC: “Metamorphosis,” and “The Lion”- crystal sculpture 1976

Exhibitions —

Infinity Gallery, Spring Expo - 2010

Audart Gallery, NYC, “Shrines to Fantasy” Exhibition - Oct.1996 - Jan.1997

The Nathans Art Gallery, Little Falls, NJ – 1984

The Harms Center For The Arts, Englewood, NJ – 1975

Lever House, NYC, Sculpture Affiliates of New Jersey Exhibition – 1975

Madison Square Garden, NYC, Sculpture Affiliates of NJ Exhibition – 1974

Bergen Community Museum, Spencer B. Newman Gallery/Solo Exhibition, Paramus, NJ – 1973

Juried Exhibitions —

“A Renaissance in 3-D Illustration,” Dimensional Illustration Award Show, NY Art Directors Club – 1992

Dimensional Illustration Award Show, NY Art Directors Club – 1989

“Into the Third Dimension,” Park Avenue Atrium, NYC – Summer 1989

National Painters & Sculpture Society of NJ, 37th Annual National Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC - 1978

Salmagundi: Annual Photography and Sculpture Exhibition, The Center for American Art, NYC – 1977

National Painters & Sculpture Society of NJ, 36th Annual National Exhibition,
National Arts Club, NYC – 1977

5th Annual State Art Exhibition, Somerset Art Museum, Somerset, NJ – 1975

Art From New Jersey / 9, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ – 1974

Awards —

Dimensional Illustrators Award: 1992 Bronze/International

Dimensional Illustrators Award: 1989 Merit

5th Annual State Art Exhibition, Somerset Art Association: 1975 Honorable Mention

Publications —

3-Dimensional Illustration Awards Annual IV: The Best in 3-D Advertising and Publishing Worldwide, 1993

3-Dimensional Illustration Awards Annual I, 1990

American Artist Magazine, NY, 1989 / Feature

The Making of Kubrick’s 2001 by Jerome Agel, 1970 / Contributor

Creative Experience —

Model Maker for Henson Associates, NYC, 1989 - Special assignment: Character development; Will Morrison, President of Production

Screenwriter, and co-producer with Samuel Bronston: “Isle of Demons,” an original, feature-length film, 1985 -1987

Creator of the nostalgic TV series, “To Be Continued”- A look back at Chapterplays of the 1930s and 40s, hosted by Buster Crabbe, 1980 -1982

Co-founder of Free School of Bergen County, 1969 -1971
Initiated and developed Art and Theater program
Instructor: Art & Design

Actor, Repertory Theater, NYC:
Actors’ Guild, Lead role in annual production: “Andersonville Trial,” 1966
The Lee Strasberg Admission Award to Actors’ Studio, 1964 -1965
Actors’ Repertory Theater, 1961-1963
Actors’ Mobile Theater, 1960-1961

Art Director, Will Eisner Productions, publishers, 1954 -1960
Design and Production of P. S. Magazine, a monthly 75-page book, working closely with comic book originator Will Eisner, and the original artists of “Mad Magazine.”
[See Book/BLOG for excerpts of this craziness from my book, Survival of Species.]