Stanley Sporny was born in Philadelphia in 1946. As a young adult, studying at the Philadelphia College of Art from 1964-68, he came under the influence of painter Sidney Goodman and ceramist William Daley. From 1969-72, at the University of Pennsylvania, he earned his MFA while under the direction of celebrated artists Neil Welliver, Red Grooms, Alex Katz, Alice Neel, Elaine de Kooning, James Brooks, Paul Georges, and Larry Poons.As the graduating representative for the University of Pennsylvania, and sponsored by Alex Katz, he spent the summer of 1972 at the prestigious Skowhegan School. From Maine, Sporny travelled on a Fulbright Grant to Sri Lanka (1972-75) and subsequently spent nine years there, building a house and studio and starting a family. Because of terrorism and civil war Sporny moved back to the United States.
[Oil on canvas, 61.0 x 91.4 cm]
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