ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2022 Submission

I was born in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, in 1947. While attending Lincoln high school in Brooklyn I learned the craft of printmaking from my mentor and chairman of the art department Leon Friend. I attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and graduated with a BFA in 1968. My Graphic work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

My current prints have been recognized in several juried international and national competitions. All the proceeds of the sale of my work now go to funding The Ted Shaine Scholarship in Memory of Leon Friend at Pratt Institute.

Today I have returned to my roots as a printmaker and recently have created prints that celebrate the culture and history of where I was raised in New York. I now reside in Florida with my wife of 36 years.