Born in 1948, I started to learn about art at a very early age, playing with colors and art materials in
my father's Art Design and Restoration studio. In 1963, I was accepted in the Fine Arts High School
N. Tonitza in Bucharest, Romania where I studied art techniques including drawing, painting, graphics,
engraving, sculpture, fresco, mosaic and ceramics.
After finishing the Fine Art High School, I attended the University of Bucharest Art Institute, graduating
in 1974 with a Masters degree in Graphic Arts Design.
Due to the fact that I refused the communist party membership and the content of my art did not
include communist propaganda elements, my artistic career was put on hold until I left the country
in 1980. Since 1980, after relocating to California, I worked as a Graphic Designer and Art Director
in the Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area until 2002 when I retired from the corporate world and
started Adrian Litman Architectural Art & Design Studio.
My art services apply to complex Public Art, Corporate and Private clients projects, including custom
paintings, murals, frescoes, mosaics, sculptures, stained glass panels, fountains and wall treatments,
all of which facilitate the harmonious integration of art with architecture.
Many of my projects include acoustical components made of recycled materials especially for public
places with high traffic, like libraries, large offices and public buildings.
Civic and Commercial art projects:
* City of Milpitas, CA - Alviso Adobe Park art project - in progress.
Large outdoor sculpture to be completed by May 2012.
* City of Newark, CA - Public Library Main brunch art project - in progress.
Interior wall sculptures to be completed by April 2012.
* City of Marin, CA - Martin Luther King School.
Art on acoustical panels installation. Completed in 2011.
* Stanford University School of Law - Stanford, CA.
Six sculptures, one fresco and six paintings project for the lobbies of the five newly
constructed Munger buildings on Campus. Completed in 2009.
* City of Milpitas, CA - The new Senior Center art project.
Four wall sculptures, Fireplace mosaic and large Mural. Completed in 2010.
* City of Milpitas, CA - The Transit Shelter art project. Completed in 2011.
* City of Napa, CA. - The Napa River Art program.
14' high metal sculpture. Completed in 2010.
*City of Campbell Development Dept. - Campbell, CA & Regis Homes - Foster City, CA.
250 SF mosaic design for the Park Towne Place located in the Historic downtown Campbell, CA.
Completed in 2007.
* DIAP Architects & Planners - San Mateo, CA.
Fresco a secco on cement panels 50"x74" - reception area. Completed in 2008.
Several Stained Glass Window designs. Office area. Completed in 2010.
* De Anza Cupertino Aquatic Center - San Jose, CA.
Staineless steel sculpture - 4' x 36' - suspended above the swimming pool. Completed in 2010.
Stained glass window - 5.5' x 5.5' - reception area. Completed in 2011.
* Fremont Surgery Center, MedSpa29 - Fremont, CA.
Copper and brass water feature sculpture. 3'x3'x9'. Completed in 2008.
* City of Davis, CA.
Finalist for the 3rd. street art project. 2012.
* City of Snoqualmie, WA.
Finalist for the new Community Center sculpture design. 2011.
* City of Santa Clarita, CA.
Finalist for the Aquatic Center Mural design. 2010.
* Union City Art Board - Union City, CA.
Finalist metal art design for the Union City Sports center. Completed in 2009.
* Adams County Visual Arts Commission - Brighton, CO.
Finalist metal art design for the new Government building. Completed in 2009.
* Mental Health Association of Alameda County, CA.
Complex sculpture hanging design to improve the looks and acoustical quality of the offices.
Completed in 2008.
* Humane Society - Palo Alto, CA.
Animal copper design sculptures for display on six windows (6'x8'). Completed in 2008.
* Alameda County Art Commission, Oakland, CA.
Alternate mosaic design for the new Castro Valley Public Library. Completed in 2007.
* San Francisco Perinatal Associates - San Francisco, CA.
12 oil paintings project for a new 10,000SF medical office. Completed in 2007.
* Rackable Systems - Fremont, CA.
Oil painting - 48x48" - purchased for the permanent collection. Completed in 2007.
* Federicos Cafe - Fremont, CA.
Complex artwork design including 3 metal sculptures (5'x9'), a mosaic water feature design (8'x8')
and several oil paintings (4'x4'). Completed in 2007.
* Unique Backyard - Loomis, CA.
Two water feature designs (3'x3'x9') - nature inspired. Completed in 2007.
Private Clients
Alex Moraru - Aptos, California
Andrei Mihnea - San Jose, California
Pavel Stoffel - San Jose, California
David Claudino - Palo Alto, California
Paul Vevera - El Dorado Hills, California
Jeanette Mahoney - Sammamesh, Washington
Jonathan Sanks - Anaheim Hills, California
Alex Sanks - Menlo Park, California
Roberta Murai - Saratoga, California
Dan Ionescu - Belmont, California
Arna Ionescu - San Francisco, California
Federico Rodriguez - Fremont, California
Isglee Rodriguez - Hayward, California
Sally Whitlinger - Foster City, California
Adriana Livianu - Foster City, California
Helen Wang - San Mateo, California
Dr. Michael Katz - Sausalito, California
Dr. Tanya Manyak - San Mateo, California
Deborah Mitchell - Corte Madera, California
John Lee - San Mateo, California
Sara & Donn Levine - San Mateo, California
Kelly Hambly - Auburn, California
Linda Wasserman - Fremont, California
Phyllis Sheffler - Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Cristina Strassman - Palo Alto, California
Antonio Guevara - Belmont, California
Mani Falcon - Fremont, California
Dr. Tom Lee - San Francisco, California
Cornelia Van Aken - Fremont, California
Dorothy Van Aken - Fremont, California
Carmen Lotreanu - Fremont, California
Christina Morovich - Fremont, California
Cecilia Ferreres - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fernanda D'Agosta - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nicolas Itturiaga - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dasha Semenova - Vancouver, Canada
Lara & Brett Silverman - Princeton, NJ
Art Shows
Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA - HobNob exhibit - 2011.
City of Santa Clara, CA - Biennale Sculpture Exhibition - 2011.
Sebastopol Center for the Arts - Still nature - group exhibition - 2010.
ArtWorksDowntown - San Rafael, CA - Mosaics - group exhibition - 2010.
Los Gatos Museum of Art - Los Gatos, CA - Open Juried Show Group exhibition - 2010.
City of San Mateo, CA - "Red" - group exhibition - 2008.
City of Santa Clara, CA - " All Fired Up" Sculpture Exhibition. 2007
Merit Award for "Cosmic Column" sculpture.
Art 21 Gallery - Palo Alto, CA - Group show - 2007.
Art Galleries
Christopher Hill Gallery - Napa, California
Palo Alto Humane Society & Art Gallery - Palo Alto, California
Green Design - San Jose, California
Wildwood Art Gallery - Kenwood, California
Rosted CoffeeBean - Cupertino, California
Aslan Gallery - Carmel, CA
Press
Nov. 26, 2005 San Jose Mercury News - House & Home section, full page article about Adrian Litman Art & design.
March 23, 2007 The Campbell Reporter - Article on Park Towne Place mosaic design.
Aug. 15, 2007 San Francisco Voice interview.
Sept. 22, 2007 Palo Alto weekly - Home & Garden Design section, article on Claudino's residence remodeling with fountain and outdoor ceramics designs.
June 3, 2011 Milpitas Post/Mercury News - Article about the artwork for Milpiotas Senior Center and
the Transit Shelter.
Studio address:
1021 Avila Terraza, Building #6, Fremont, CA 94538 510.386.7859 adrianlitman@sbcglobal.net
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