Doug Auld was born in Queens, NY and moved to New Jersey as a child. He had a love and fascination with nature and wildlife as well as mechanics. The second born in a family of four and son of a car dealer, he went to a trade high school and studied mechanics with the intention of taking over his Father's Chrysler dealership, but in his last year of high school he began studying piano and classical music, eventually writing  his own original music. 

After a brief time in the music industry, he took up an interest in painting after visiting the "Salvador Dali Museum" in Cleveland, Ohio. Primarily self taught, Doug pursued Art and painting, eventually taking continuing education courses at the Art Students League, School of Visual Arts and The NY Academy in NYC. He presently lives, works and teaches in Hoboken, NJ.

PAST HIGHLIGHTS 

~ Series of Dymorphioc realism artworks /  www.dougauld.com 

~ Series of 100 Whistleblower portraits titled  “Those who blew the Whistle”  website

~ Completed a three-year Art project called "State of Grace." This consisted of ten large scale portraits of adolescent burn survivors. The New York Times featured the project in a front page story of their "Metro Section" in June of 2006 titled  Facing thier scars and finding Beauty.

~As one of only fifty finalists in the 2007 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, painting "Shayla" was displayed at the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. “Shayla” was the first burn survivor portrait to be featured at the National Portrait gallery.

~Guest at "The Art of Recovery," the 33rd annual event for the Regional Burn Centers where he featured several works at the Philadelphia Museum.

~~Doug and burn survivor volunteer Jelani Jeffry, were guest speakers at the
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NYC

~In the fall of 2007, Doug was given a one-man show at the Berrie Center Art Galleries at Ramapo College, Mahwah NJ. This was followed by an oral presentation to the student body by Doug and burn survivor Jelani Jeffry

~ Invited to Cologne, Germany to paint Maha Schaff, a 28-year old female burn survivor from Cologne who was tragically set on fire by her father. The painting and project was documented and featured on national television throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The painting was unveiled to Maha at an opening reception held at the Fifty Fifty Galerie in Dusseldorf, Germany

~Doug and burn survivor Jelani Jeffry were the invited guest speakers for the Grand Rounds at the Spaulding Medical Center in Boston, MA in Feb 08

~Painted" Back from Iraq " (portrait of Corporal J. R. Martinez) oil 50”x 60” 2008. The painting will be part of an upcoming show called "Remnants of War" that will open on Jan 7th at the New York Arts Club in NYC. J. R. Martinez is a US soldier and veteran of the Iraq war who was badly burned when his vehicle hit an IED.

Other highlights include

1993 Absolut Vodka “Artist of the Year '' original painting created for Absolut shown in publications throughout the year.

- Featured on CBS ,Entertainment Tonight ,NYC,USA

- Commissioned portrait of Jim Morrison for MTV " Museum of Unnatural History"

- Featured on Sun up San Diego, morning TV program.

- One Man Show at The Bergen Museum of Art and Science , NJ, USA

- One Man Show at Drew University with Governor Tom Kean NJ,USA

- One Man Show at The Limelight ,NYC,USA

- Group show at The Time is Always Now Gallery, SoHo ,NYC,USA

- Featured in the Salvador Dali newsletter.