Frank Shifreen, is an American artist, curator, and educator born 1948. Based in New York City, Shifreen is a neo-expressionist painter and multi-media artist. A graduate of the Pratt Institute and Adelphi University he is currently finishing a doctorate at the Teachers College at Columbia University where he is writing his dissertation on independant artists creating autonomous zones outiside of traditional art institutions. Shifreen played a significant role in the New York art movements of the early 1980s by organizing massive artist-run exhibitions in Gowanus, Brooklyn including the The Monumental Shows, Brooklyn Bridge Centenniel, and Terminal Show. His work has been exhbited internationally, most recently presenting solo painting exhibitions in Paris and Luxembourg.