Aleksander Betko is a contemporary artist whose work captures the definition of life in New York City. His work evokes New York’s storied past of the iconic 1980’s. Emigrating from Poland in the early 1980’s his family settled in New York and Aleksander began studying at The Art Students League as a child. After attending Purchase College to study fine art, Aleksander studied under master painter Harvey Dinnerstein. His work is a collection of paintings, drawings, and prints that depict the human condition and the land- scape where it takes place. His work has appeared in a number of group and solo shows as well as private collections and publications. Aleksander currently lives and works in Massachusetts and is pursuing an MFA.
Education
1994 – 1997 SUNY Purchase, Fine Art Major in Painting
1990 – 1996 Art Student’s League of New York, Study in Life Painting with Peter Cox
2000 – 2001 Art Students’ League of New York, Study in Life with Harvey Dinnerstein
2023 - Present UMASS Lowell
Gallery Representation and Exhibitions
Gallery Henoch - 2004 – 2006
Lyons Wier Gallery – Under the Radar – July 2011
Brooklyn Museum – Top Ten Finalist Targeting First Saturday Group Show December 2012
Dacia Gallery – Art Show on Broadway – November 2012
Dacia Gallery – Figurative Group Show – December 2012
Dacia Gallery in conjunction with The European House of Arts – Universal Art Project – Mazieres, France – July 2013. Erfurt, Germany – August 2013, Sibiu, Romania – August 2013
Dacia Gallery – Solo Show – August 2013
Karen and Ed Adler Gallery – Solo Show – September – November 2016
Sugarlift – 2021
The Other Art Fair Sponsored By Saatchi Art – November 2021
Zhou B Art Center – Liberating The Flesh Group Show – July 2022
33 Contemporary – Summer Pop Up Group Show – August 2022
33 Contemporary – Me, Myself, And I Group Show – October 2022
Wausau Museum Of Contemporary Art – 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition – January 2023
33 Contemporary – Expressions in Motion– August 2023
Selected Bibliography
2011 Art PR Wire “Under The Radar OPENING”
2011 All Art News “Under the Radar is Lyons Wier Gallery’s Second Group Exhibition of the Summer Season”
2012 Artists Wanted “Art Takes Time Square”
2012 BLOUIN ARTINFO “Art News and Gossip”
2012 Observer, Gallerist NY “Brooklyn Museum Announces Top 10 Artists From ‘Go Brooklyn,’ Its Crowd-Sourced Competition [Updated With the Winners' Artworks]”
2012 Brooklyn Spectator – Painting Beyond the Pose, with Aleksander Betko
2013 Saatchi Online – Featured Artist – Week of April 6th
2013 iARTistas “Goss 183 #6 (Profile and feature)
2013 Hyperallergic “A View from the Easel – 37th Installment”
2013 Huffington Post “The Immigrant’s Paradox”
2013 FineArt Connoisseur “New York Through New Eyes: The Paintings of Aleksander Betko”
2014 Poets and Artists “Raw Beauty” Issue #55
2015 Greenpointers – “Eight Brilliant Painters with Studios in Greenpoint”
2015 Poets and Artists "Realism Issue" Edited by Frank Bernarducci Issue #67
2022 #hashtagmag – “Interview With Aleksander Betko”
2023 Fine Arts Connoisseur – Drawing Us To See
2023 Poets and Artists - 10 Questions
2023 Fine Arts Connoisseur – Artist Spotlight: Aleksander Betko
2023 Fine Arts Connoisseur - Five Artists to Watch