Schmertzler is a master story teller. He boils our times and its events into a comprehensive whole that exposes the players and illuminates the connections between them. He follows his own interests but is also open to make commissioned works for your home, office or publications that illustrate suggested subject matter. Artwork is available for exhibition and sale. Make your event stand out with live caricature entertainment by booking Allen Schmertzler (Let's Face It).

BIOGRAPHY

ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

Central Branch Union Bank, “Face Creativity”, Portland, Oregon September 2017

Concordia University, “Art Gets Political”, Portland, Oregon October 2014

Multnomah Art Center Gallery, “The Art of Politics, 2012", Portland, Oregon September 2012

Trinity Episcopal Church, "Occupy Politics, 2012", Portland, Oregon October 2012. 

Mt. Hood Community College, Fireplace Gallery, "A Divided House Across 150 Aprils", Gresham, Oregon, 2012

Ross Ragland Theater, "Politics,People and Motion", Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2011

Passion Lab Gallery@The Contemporary Arts Kitchen, "The Body and Society in Motion", Klamath Falls, Oregon, 2010

Broderick Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2006

Talisman Gallery, annual exhibitions, Portland, Oregon 2000 - 2005

Multnomah Art Center, Portland, Oregon 1999

GROUP EXHIBITONS

Lane Gallery, “Unity Project”, Portland, Oregon March 2017

Oregon Society of Artists, “200 X 200 Show”, Portland, Oregon 2014-2017

Sacramento Fine Arts Center, “Bold Expressions”, Sacramento, California October 2012-2013

Mark Wooley Gallery, “Carnaval”, Portland, Oregon July 2013

Broderick Gallery, Rainier, Oregon, 2011

Artist Haven Gallery, "International Fine Art Painting Competition", Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 2011

Lewis and Clark College, "And Justice For All", Portland, Oregon 2010

Goodfoote Gallery, "Big One Hundred Show", Portland, Oregon 2010 

Pittock Mansion, "Changing Times, The Role Newspapers in America", Portland, Oregon 2010

Lake Oswego Art Festival, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2010

Olympic Mills Gallery, "Labor and Work”, Portland, Oregon 2009

Lake Oswego Art Festival, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2009

Kingstad Gallery, "Mixed Media", Beaverton, Oregon 2009

Kingstad Gallery, "Art Peace", Beaverton, Oregon 2009

Newport Visual Arts Center, "Human Form", Newport, Oregon 2004

Beaverton Arts Showcase, Beaverton, Oregon 2004

Columbia Art Gallery "Political Art", Hood River, Oregon 2003.

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon 2002

White Gallery PSU, Portland, Oregon 2001

Macri Gallery "4 Play the Figure", Portland, Oregon 1999

Feinlein Gallery, Portland, Oregon 1997, 1998

Tualatin Art Splash,Tualatin, Oregon 1998

Wentz Gallery "Go Figure", Portland, Oregon 1996

AWARDS

Honorable Mention, Oregon Society of Artists, 2015

Honorable Mention, Oregon society of artists, 2014

American Art Awards 2013, First and Second Place Political Commentary

Langnickel Brush award, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, 2012 

Honorable Mention, Sacramento Fine arts Center, 2012American Art Awards 2011, ,

Second (humorous), Fourth, Fifth and Sixth ( political commentary ) place awards

Artist Haven Gallery, International Fine Art Competition, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Best in Category (Figurative/People/Portraiture) 

American Art Awards 2010, First and Fifth place awards 

Honorary Mention, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, 2009 y

Honorary Mention, Kingstad Gallery, Mixed Media 2009

Best in Show, Kingstad Gallery, Peace Art: Art Peace 2009

President’s Choice Award at Beaverton Arts Showcase February 2004

Blue Ribbon Award at Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts 2002

ART AFFILIATIONS

Gigmasters, booking for live caricature events 2017-current

Oregon Society of Artists 2014-current

International Society of Caricature Artists ( ISCA ) 2009-current

Portland Open Studios 2002-2011

Founding Member of Talisman Gallery, Portland, Oregon 2000-2005

PUBLICATIONS

Huffington Post, Political blogger/caricaturist, 2013-January 2018

TheDailyJournalist.com, Political blogger/caricaturist, 2013-current

Contemporary Painters, Danijela Kracun and Charles McFadden, Schiffer Books, 2012 

Road to Sunrise, Olivia Beck, AuthorHouse, cover illustration 2011

2011 International Fine Art, Publication Competition

American Art Collector, Alcove Press publication 2009

Multnomah Village Post Editorial Cartoonist, 1994-2005

PAC for Oregon Term Limits - "Oregonian" 2002

Portland State University, "Metroscape" 1998

Lewis and Clark College, Law Related Education Publicaton 1980 - 1986

"Portland Reflection", 1981

Oregon State Bar, "Oregon State Bar Bulletin" 1979 - 1980

COMMISSIONS (does not include commissions for individuals)

St. Thomas Moore School, Portland, Oregon, 2017-18

Portland Youth Symphony, Portland, Oregon 2015

White Bird Dance Company, 2010

Eldon Rosenthal: (A sequel to "Sneak and Peek" was commissioned by Rosenthal who was one of the attorneys representing Brandon Mayfield in the "Mayfield Versus U.S.” civil law suit.)

Hillsboro School District 1980 - 2000

Lewis and Clark College Writing Project 1990

Kaiser Permanente of Oregon 1983 - 1985

Committee to Elect Tigard Representative Paul Phillips 1983

J. Westin Walsh Publishing, Portland, Maine 1980 -1981

ART EDUCATION

Private Studio Figurative Painting with Arvie Smith 1997 - 2002

Animator, cartoonist, filmmaker Bill Plymptom 1980 -1984

Apprenticeship with Los Angeles editorial cartoonist, Merle Cunnington. 1975 - 1977

Los Angeles Magazine and New Yorker Cartoonist , Eric Teitlebaum 1976 - 1978

Life Drawing and Painting , Bill Garnett 1989 - 1994

Painting/ Drawing at Pacific Northwest College of Art - Portland, Oregon 1979 -1997

Sculpture, Michihiro Kosuge at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon 1984

DEGREES 

Oregon Standard Teacher Certification, Social Sciences 1980

California Secondary Teacher Certification, Social Sciences 1975

Bachelor of Arts, California State University, Northridge, California 1974

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