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Al Gury

Al Gury is an educator, writer and artist.

He is a Professor of Painting, Drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Deeply committed to art education, he teaches many courses on painting, drawing and art history, as well as teaching art education methods to undergraduate and graduate students. National and international workshops are also a regular part of his engagement in art education. He is also a lecturer at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.

As a writer, Al Gury has written three books for Penguin-Random House on art methods and art history, Alla Prima, Color for Painters and Foundations of Drawing. In addition, he has authored dozens of articles for museums and art publications in the US and Europe such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Artists and Craftsman Magazine and numerous other venues. Al’s specialties include color traditions and practice in painting, old master and contemporary painting methods, drawing and figure anatomy history and methods, traditions and practice in portrait and landscape and others.

Al Gury is a practicing painter, with regular one person exhibitions at the F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia, as well as galleries and museums in other states.

Very involved in community and social justice activities, Al is a cat foster parent and advocate for animal rescue and nursing care via the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society.
  • Al Gury – Bringing Better Expression to Your Work Through Color (Online); Friday, June 6, 2025

    $40 for one year
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  • Al Gury – The Painters of Montmartre: Learning Their Techniques and Understanding Their Styles (Online); Mondays, May 12-June 2, 2025

    $250.00
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  • Al Gury – The Painters of Montmartre and the Birth of Modern Art in Paris (Recording)

    Free!
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  • Al Gury – The Beauty of Limited Palettes (Recorded)

    Free!
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  • Art Chat (Online); Thursdays, 10AM Pacific Time, 1PM Eastern Time, 6PM London Time – Free!

    Free!
    Add to cart

Al Gury

Al Gury is an educator, writer and artist.

He is a Professor of Painting, Drawing at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Deeply committed to art education, he teaches many courses on painting, drawing and art history, as well as teaching art education methods to undergraduate and graduate students. National and international workshops are also a regular part of his engagement in art education. He is also a lecturer at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.

As a writer, Al Gury has written three books for Penguin-Random House on art methods and art history, Alla Prima, Color for Painters and Foundations of Drawing. In addition, he has authored dozens of articles for museums and art publications in the US and Europe such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Artists and Craftsman Magazine and numerous other venues. Al’s specialties include color traditions and practice in painting, old master and contemporary painting methods, drawing and figure anatomy history and methods, traditions and practice in portrait and landscape and others.

Al Gury is a practicing painter, with regular one person exhibitions at the F.A.N. Gallery in Philadelphia, as well as galleries and museums in other states.

Very involved in community and social justice activities, Al is a cat foster parent and advocate for animal rescue and nursing care via the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society.
  • Al Gury – Bringing Better Expression to Your Work Through Color (Online); Friday, June 6, 2025

    $40 for one year
    Add to Cart
  • Al Gury – The Painters of Montmartre: Learning Their Techniques and Understanding Their Styles (Online); Mondays, May 12-June 2, 2025

    $250.00
    Add to cart
  • Al Gury – The Painters of Montmartre and the Birth of Modern Art in Paris (Recording)

    Free!
    Add to cart
  • Al Gury – The Beauty of Limited Palettes (Recorded)

    Free!
    Read more
  • Art Chat (Online); Thursdays, 10AM Pacific Time, 1PM Eastern Time, 6PM London Time – Free!

    Free!
    Add to cart

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