Henry Mandell was born in New York City where he continues to live and work. He also maintains a studio is in the Pacific Northwest, with production facilities in New York City. Trained as a traditional painter and printmaker, he is currently an abstract artist using digital tools, stories and text which become transformed into abstract paintings and prints. A contemporary Abstract Expressionist. Mandell received a BFA in Fine Art from Ithaca College then studied art at The School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in New York City. Mandell is the Project Manager for The Estate of Mark Rothko. In 2012, the artist's painting "Tamahagane" was acquired by The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston for their permanent collection. In 2014, he received a mural commission from The Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina. Mandell’s 11-by-26-foot mural “Tatara Fire” refers to “the symbols of transformation through fire,” The mural consists of multicolored lines, evoking comparisons to iconic abstract artist Jackson Pollock. The source texts used for “Tatara Fire” consist of 10,000 words, most of which are used in the piece. He studied graphic design, typographic design and typography at The School of Visual Arts, New York N.Y. 1985-89 along with Illustration, painting, photography and digital design. His works are included in several private and public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC, Collection of Christopher and Lori Rothko and the Michael and Anne Spalter Digital Art Collection. This work is vintage 1980's and would go well with a Memphis Milano interior. Select Exhibitions 2003 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Henry Mandell, New Paintings;2002-2003, Larchmont, New York 2002 Metaphor Contemporary Art, Paper 2003, Brooklyn, New York 2002 M%, Inaugural Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio 2002 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Less Than One, Larchmont, New York 2002 L.I.C.K. Ltd. Fine Art, 15, Long Island City, NY 2002 Metaphor Contemporary Art, Atmosphere, Brooklyn, NY 2002 Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Ordinate/Coordinate, Larchmont, NY 1997 Strauss Gallery, Desire Los Angeles, CA 1996 Organization of Independent Artists, New Painters NY, NY 1992 Transcom Media Gallery, Time Trial New York, NY 1990 Calaban Gallery, Post Mortem New York, NY