Beauty is. It is as natural as breathing. Its allure is transforming. I don’t think art is about anything else.
— Robert Zakanitch
Robert Rahway Zakanitch is an American-born painter currently living and working in Yonkers, NY. Active from a young age, Zakanitch has received acclaim since the 1970s as a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement. His works have been exhibited internationally as well as featured in public and private collections including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Whitney Museum of American Art. Zakanitch was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1995.