Get to know the artist

Alan Shuptrine, an internationally renowned American watercolor artist and master craftsman, is a painter known for his realistic watercolors, oils, gold leaf panels.  His work can be found in 14  American fine art museums, and in private collections, worldwide.  A  collection of Shuptrine's work was exhibited in a  two-year solo museum tour, Appalachian Watercolors of The Serpentine Chain, that traveled from the Tennessee State Museum, to The Morris Museum of Art, and the Huntsville Museum of Fine Art.  At the conclusion of the exhibition, he released his independently published award-winning book, I Come From A Place.

Shuptrine is also sought after for his mastery in designing and creating one-of-a-kind, handcrafted gold leaf art frames, and his expertise in the restoration, conservation, and preservation of antique gilded pieces and priceless works of art.

Shuptrine's most recent exhibition was the Artist in Residence and Featured Artist at Scotland's historic Skibo Castle in Dornoch during Fall 2025.  He is currently creating a body of work for his next museum exhibition, as well as offering watercolor and gold leaf classes, nationwide.

Works by Shuptrine can also be found at the following galleries:
Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook, Alabama
Grand Bohemian, Biltmore Village, Asheville, NC
Paderewski Fine Art and The Sportsman's Gallery, Ltd., Nashville, TN
FLOW Gallery, Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC