About the Artist

Born in Long Island and raised in Queens, NY, Troy Blackman was born into a very artistic and creative family. He developed an interest in art and began painting characters and images at the age of 4 years old. Troy attended the Art Institute of New York and studied fashion design. He also majored in theatre and fine arts at Queensborough Community College.

 

Art has always been an outlet and way of expression for Troy. His artwork is centered around telling stories through various images and scenarios. Troy's artwork speciality is acrylic and oil and he loves to portray characters by telling a narrative.

 

Troy successfully held his first major at show entitled "Jump Start" in 2015 in Long Island, NY. This show helped launch several more opportunities in the art community including regularly showcasing artwork with Set NYC (an arts and fashion collective organization that raises money towards ending child trafficking). He was also a guest artist in a fundraising campaign with Encourage Kids Inc., where he donated one of his paintings for auction. Troy currently sets his focus on continuing to hold art showcases in Manhattan, NY while continuing to share his talents of expressive art.