Artist Statement

My fascination with landscapes was established by the opportunity to paint in Brittany, France while serving as a program coordinator for George Washington University Art program. Capturing the landscape in a preferred setting against the changing light and weather conditions was challenging and ultimately this type of art work became a lifelong pursuit. The scenes presented in this show represents both saved views of my recent travels as well as current representations from living in the Washington, D.C. area and Baltimore. The aim of my artwork is not to be representational but to minimize or reduce its composition to the essence of what is viewed and imagined. Artists who have greatly influenced my work are Richard Diebenkorn, William Merritt Chase, Abbott Handerson Thayer, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (Balthus), April Gornik, and William Woodward.
Alan Knezevich, a former Smithsonian Institution Museum Associate Director and Chief Operating Officer, has over twenty-five years of executive management and planning for museums, visitor centers, and cultural-based U.S. government programs. He has also served in the capacity of creative director developing national art, science, and history exhibitions, publications, and websites. He has developed over 100 national and international major art exhibitions. He has also served as an adjunct professor in museum design and has lectured on museum development internationally. He has received numerous national design awards for his services in support of exhibitions, web sites, education publications, and marketing materials.

As an Artist, he has exhibited his work in various art competitions and private galleries in the Washington, D.C. area. He has participated in group exhibitions at the National Museum of American Art and the International Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution. Most of his work has been purchased by private collectors.