Renowned for his mastery in the arts, Shuptrine is a nationally awarded artist and a master craftsman. He is a leading practitioner in the centuries-old art of handcrafting and water gilding fine art frames and mirrors, wood carving, and sgraffito etching. He is also a painter known for his realistic watercolors, oils, gold leaf panels. His bold, yet sensitive and thought-provoking works, frames, and restoration pieces are in the permanent collections of many American museums and hundreds of corporate and private collections nationwide. Born the son of recognized painter, Hubert Shuptrine (1936-2006), Alan has continued the legacy of realism in watercolor that both Andrew Wyeth and his father Hubert established.

Covered by publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur, American Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist Magazine and numerous others, Shuptrine garnered recognition when he was asked to participate in the exhibit, In the Tradition of Wyeth: Contemporary Watercolor Masters at The Vero Beach Museum of Art. The exhibition opened with Alan’s paintings displayed alongside the works of his two childhood heroes: his father and Andrew Wyeth.

Following the museum exhibition at Vero Beach, Shuptrine participated in a solo 2-year, 4-museum traveling exhibition from 2017 to 2019 showcasing over 80 of his paintings about the Celtic roots of Appalachia and the traditions of our ancestors. Alan collaborated with best-selling author and National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year, Jennifer Pharr Davis, on a self-published coffee table book titled I Come From A Place. The book was awarded the Independent Publisher’s Award for Best Regional Non-Fiction.

Shuptrine continues to create themed collections of his work while planning future museum exhibitions, speaking engagements, appearances at national literary and art showcases, and workshops. In 2022, Shuptrine exhibited his gilded creations, as well as taught a master course on water gilding curriculum, at The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy. He was also selected to participate in the Art in Embassies program by the United States Department of State when his painting, Dancing Man, was chosen for display in the residence of the Ambassador to Qatar. 2023, Shuptrine painted a body of work for the Artist in Residence at Palmetto Bluff Resort, Bluffton, South Carolina where his works were exhibited and offered at Flow Gallery. 2024 has focused on watercolor, oil on canvas, and gilded sgraffito panels, as well as traveling to Ireland and Scotland for inspiration on a new collection of watercolors as an encore to I Come From a Place. Shuptrine is currently planning an exhibition of works in for 2025 as the Artist in Residence at Skibo Castle in Scotland.

Exhibitions and Collections:
• Art Renewal Center 17th Annual International Salon Competition Finalist, 2024
• National Watercolor Society Members Only Juried Exhibition Finalist, New York, 2024
• Artists Magazine: The Best in Watercolor Finalist, Summer 2024
• Central South Art Exhibition, Centennial Arts Center, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN 2024
• Exhibition at Flow Gallery, Palmetto Bluff, SC 2023-2024
• American Embassy in Quatar, exhibiting 2023-2026
• Artist in Residence, Palmetto Bluff Resort, Bluffton, SC, Fall 2023
• Coastal Treasures, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Fall, 2023
• Southern Watercolor Society Juried Members Exhibition, 2023
• Featured Artist, Greenville Center for Creative Arts, Greenville, SC, Feb 2023
• Featured Artist, Grand Bohemian Gallery – The Kessler Collection, Asheville, NC, Fall 2022
• American Watercolor Society, Associate Members Exhibition, 2022
• Gallery Artist, Paderewski Fine Art & The Sportsman’s Gallery Ltd.
• Shuptrine- A Gilded Age, September, Florence, Italy 2022
• Arts at Erlanger, Erlanger Baroness Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, 2021 and 2022
• ArtFields, Selected Artist and Featured Speaker, Lake City, SC, 2021 and May 2022
• First Place and Best in Show for Watercolor, Mountain View Americana Art Show, South Carolina, 2021
• Featured Artist, Grand Bohemian Gallery – The Kessler Collection, Birmingham, AL, April 2020 and 2021
• Biltmore Farms Featured Speaker, Asheville, NC, May 2019
• Reframed: American Women from the Sellars Collection featuring framing by Alan Shuptrine, The Huntsville Museum of Art, Summer 2019
• Generations, Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center, Hendersonville, TN, 2019
• Alan Shuptrine: Appalachian Watercolors of The Serpentine Chain, 2017-2019 Tennessee State Museum (Nashville, TN); The Morris Museum of Art (Augusta, GA); The Huntsville Museum of Art (AL); The Museum Center a 5ive Points (TN)
• In the Tradition of Wyeth: Contemporary Watercolor Masters, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach FL, 2011-2012
• Water Gilding: A Lost Art, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2016
• Gold Leaf Master Craftsman (Katrina Restorations) New Orleans, LA
• The Serpentine Chain Collection Preview, The Poinsett Club, Greenville, SC, 2016
• The Serpentine Chain Collection Preview, The Biltmore Forest Country Club, Asheville, NC, 2015
• The Bascom Guest Instructor Exhibition, Highlands, NC, 2014
• Hudson Valley Art Association Juried Exhibition, New York, 2013
• National Watercolor Society Members Only Juried Exhibition Finalist, New York, 2012
• National Watercolor Society, Finalist in Members Juried Exhibition, San Pedro, California, 2011
• The Bascom: Shuptrine Exhibition, Highlands, North Carolina, 2010
• Tennessee Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Chattanooga, TN, 2010
• Salmagundi Art Club Floral Exhibition, New York, 2010
• Huntsville Museum of Art Annual Gala, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL, 2009
• The Southern Watercolor Society Juried Annual Exhibition Finalist, 2009
• Spectrum, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, 2009
• Salmagundi Art Club Annual Juried Painting/Sculpture Exhibition, Non-Members, NYC, 2008
• Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, Quincy, FL, 2008
Awards & Recognitions:
• Watercolor Magazine Finalist, Best in Watercolor Competition, 2024
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, The Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN, 2021
• First Place, Best in Show, and Founding Member Award, Mountain View Americana Art Show, SC, 2021
• Gold Medal Award, Best Regional Non-Fiction, Independent Publishers Book Awards, I Come From A Place, coffee table art book by Alan Shuptrine and author, Jennifer Pharr Davis, 2020
• Best Noted Revolving Exhibition, The Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN, 2017-19, Alan Shuptrine, The Serpentine Chain
• My Artist Portfolio Landscape, International Competition, Honorable Mention, 2012
• American Artist Magazine All Media Competition, Watercolor, Honorable Mention, 2012
• 35th Annual Southern Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition Finalist, Winner of the Colart Americas (Winsor and Newton) Award, 2012
• Tennessee Watercolor Society Biennial Juried Exhibition Finalist, Winner of the Beauty of Water Media Award, and achieved Signature Membership, 2012
• Salmagundi Art Club Annual Juried Exhibition, Certificate of Merit, 2011, 2014, 2015, NYC
• Cover Finalist for American Artist Watercolor Magazine, Summer 2008 Issue