BiographyBORN: October, 17 1952EDUCATION: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA NICK VUKMANOVICHNick Vukmanovich’s pop icons showcase the bright colors of hidden emotions and agendas in a variety of faces and figures. In his efforts to redefine portraiture, Vukmanovich challenges our own definition of beauty – by visualizing humanity as part of appearance rather than something independent of it.Vukmanovich’s work is highly prized among European collectors. While American collectors have shown a tendency to associate his acrylics and color with the “Warhol” school of art, overseas collectors have found similarities with the work of Jean Dubuffet’s “art brut” as well as subtle reminders of the German Expressionism School.It is essential to look at Vukmanovich’s portraits as deeply psychological, the artist’s term is “psycho social.” They are not so much portraits of individuals but rather portraits of the mental states through which the subjects of his painting pass. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:Agora Gallery, New York NY 2002LIFE INTERPRETED EXTRAORDINARY VISIONSMind, Machine, and the Light Fantastic: A Digital Art ExhibitionSkot Foreman Fine Art, Ltd., Dania Beach, FL 2000Galerie On, Cologne, Germany 1998Galerie Ruth Sachse, Hamburg, Germany 1997The Annex Gallery, Dania, FL 1996Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1996Stellwagen Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1992Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA 1992Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA 1991Pittsburgh Center of the Arts, New Member Exhibition, 1991Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA 1989United States Department of Interior, East Liberty, PA 1988Mendselson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 1987 REVIEWS:Pittsburgh Tribune, Review, 1996, Graham ShearingTribune Media, Citylink, 1997, Fort Lauderdale, Michael Farver COLLECTIONS:Various Private and Public Collections worldwide