Shmuel Taurog

Shmuel Taurog was born in 1978 and is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn. He has been making art since a young boy, and at his art sessions in the Pure Vision Arts studio creates paintings, drawings and sculptures. Shmuel’s favorite themes are nature and Jewish culture. Before attending PVA, his work had been exhibited at The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens and the The Board of Jewish Education. In addition to painting, Shmuel teaches art to adults at the AHRC agency for people with developmental disabilities. Articles about him have been published in the Jewish Week and the Jewish Board of Children and Family Services Newsletter. His works are included in many private collections.

2016
Birds of a Feather, Pure Vision Arts, NYC
Visions from the Edge, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT

2015
Somoza Palooza, Metropolitan West, NYC

2014
Savant-Garde, Pure Vision Arts, NYC
Transit on the Spectrum: The Art of Pure Vision, The New York Transit Museum, NYC

2013
Personal Space, Pure Vision Arts, NYC

2012
Pure Folk, American Folk Art Museum, NYC

2011
Innocence & Experience, Pure Vision Arts, NYC

2010
Labor of Love, Pure Vision Arts, NYC
Pure Vision Arts @ JBFCS, NYC

2009
Pure Vision Arts at Marlborough Gallery, NYC
The Outsider Art Fair, The Mart, NYC

2008
Modern Primitive, Pure Vision Arts, NYC
Pure Vision Arts at JBFCS, NYC
Pure Vision Arts at Marlborough Chelsea, NYC

2007
City Folk, Pure Vision Arts, NYC
Pure Vision Arts at Marlborough Gallery, NYC
Urban Visionaries, Pure Vision Arts. NYC

2006
Pure Vision Arts Group Exhibition. New York City Department
of Consumer Affairs Gallery

Pure Visions in the City. Pure Vision Arts Gallery, NYC

2005
The 13th Annual Outsider Art Fair, Puck Building, NYC

2004
The 12th Annual Outsider Art Fair, NYC
Shield Institute Benefit. Group Exhibition. Plaza Hotel, NYC

2003
The 11th Annual Outsider Art Fair, NYC
Pure Vision Arts Exhibition, Credit Suisse First Boston Bank. NY
Pure Vision Arts. Group Exhibition, NYC