Born in Minsk, Russia, Albert Kotin emigrated to the United States in 1908 and became a U.S. citizen in 1923. He studied in New York at the Art Students League and at the National Academy of Design with Charles Hawthorne. He studied with Hawthorne and Hans Hofmann at Provincetown, Massachusetts. In Paris, he studied at the Academie Julian, Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, the Atelier de Freque and Colarossi.

Albert Kotin has completed mural commissions for the sociology department of New York University and the U.S.Treasury Department in Arlington, New Jersey. From 1933 to 1940, he was a part of the Federal Art Projects of the WPA (Works Progress Administration).

From 1941 to 1945, he served in World War II in the U.S. Army Engineering School and then taught at City College of New York (1952-1961), and other institutions for briefer periods of time including Long Island University and Southern Illinois University.

Albert Kotin participated in the famous 9th St. Exhibition in 1951. He also participated in the New York Painting and Sculpture Annuals 1953-1957 at the Stable Gallery, New York City.

Kotin died in New York City in 1980.

Albert Kotin was among the notable first wave of Abstract Expressionists: Albert Kotin (1907-1980) (New York School Abstract Expressionists: Artists Choice by Artists p. 16)

Sources include:
Peter Falk, Who Was Who in American Art
Marika Herskovic, Editor, American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey
Additional information courtesy of Marika Herskovic

Albert Kotin (1907-1980) was born in Minsk Russia. In the 1950's, Kotin was an integral part of the New York City 10th Street Group, which included some of the foremost Abstract Expressionist artists of the day, such as Phillip Guston, Willem de Kooning, Ad Reinhardt, Arshile Gorky, and Harold Rosenberg.

Albert Kotin studied at the National Academy, Art Students' League; Charles Hawthorne, Provincetown; Academie Julian, Paris; Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris; Colorossi, Paris; Atelier de Fresque, Paris; and Hans Hoffman School, New York.

His works have been exhibited in many shows and galleries in New York City, Mexico, Paris, Pennsylvania, Houston, Illiniios, just to name a few.