Born: 1967

Education: Moscow Art Institute

Currently resides: New York City

Selected honors: Awards from the New York Art Directors Club, Communication Arts, AIGA, American Center for Design, British Design & Art Direction, I.D. Annual Design Review, and numerous international biennials; nominee for the 2000 Chrysler Design Award; one of the five finalists for the first National Design Award; Member, Alliance Graphique Internationale

Teaching: Yale University, The Cooper Union, Parsons, and School of Visual Arts in New York

In 2001, the Museum of Modern Art listed Alexander Gelman as one of the “world’s most famous modern and contemporary artists in all media.” Gelman is the president and a founding partner of Design Machine, a leading brand consultancy based in New York. The firm’s clients include Absolut Vodka, Apple, Brother, Chanel, Dell, Disney, Dow Jones, GM, HBO, IBM, MTV, Nickelodeon, P&G, Pepsi, Seiko-Epson, Sheraton, Russell Simmons, Sony, Swatch, and United Airlines. He also has been a consultant for BBDO, DDB, Future Brand, J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather, Landor, TBWA/ Chiat/Day, Young & Rubicam, and Kessels Kramer.

Alexander Gelman is the president of the United States chapter of Alliance Graphique Internationale and a member of its International Executive Committee.

His work is part of permanent collections in the United States and abroad, including The Museum of Modern Art in New York and Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and has been featured in art, design, and advertising publications throughout the world. Gelman is the author of books, articles and texts on design, perception, and communication. His bestselling book, Subtraction: Aspects of Essential Design (2000 Rotovision UK), was published in German, French, Spanish, and Japanese and acclaimed a modern day classic.