John Mandel

John Mandel is one of the first photorealists to emerge in New York. His figurative oil and acrylic paintings, often monochromatic, were a departure from ordinary subject depiction. His works involved movement in compressed space. Mandel's work was exhibited at Max Hutchinson Gallery in SOHO and in the first biennial exhibition at the Whitney Museum; his work has also been shown in the Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Santa Monica Museum of Art, and in the Max Hutchinson, Sidney Janis, Modernism, Thomas/Llewellen, and Krieger/Landau galleries. [http://www.calarts.edu/schools/art/faculty/mandel.html] John Mandel no longer paints; he now practices his true passion as a successful writer. He is also a known lover of dogs and puppies. At CalArts, he meets often with a multitude of students who share his compassion for individual searching and psychological worth in relation to society and art. He has mentored and taught the likes of Eric Fischel and Tony Oursler, and has many other success stories. He has a liking for sweets, primarily doughnuts. It is said that on a trip to retrieve his Los Angeles Times one morning outside of his house, he miraculously did some form of gymnastics flip over a succulent plant, landing on his feet.

Teaching

Mandel has been a faculty member at his alma mater, Pratt Institute; Otis Art Institute; Art Center College of Design; and now teaches at California Institute of the Arts.

John Mandel is the brother of Alan Mandel