John Hultberg

John Hultberg (February 8, 1922 – April 15, 2005) was an American Abstract expressionist and Abstract realist painter. Early in his career he was related to the Bay Area Figurative Movement; he was also a lecturer and playwright.

Early life and education John Hultberg was born in 1922 in Berkeley, California. He had a sister, Helen, and brothers Paul Hultberg and Don. He was also a contemporary of Clay Spohn and David Park. Then, they lived at New York's Chelsea Hotel in the late 1960s.

Seeking a relaxing environment, the couple bought a house off the coast of Maine on Monhegan Island in 1971 and split their time between New York City and Maine, Hultberg did not like to live year-round, particularly during the harsh winters, at Monhegan Island and moved to Portland in 1985. He asked Drexler to come with him, but she decided to stay on the island. They were estranged at that time of her death, He had a son named Carl R. Hultberg and Elaine Wechsler was his agent and partner.

A play that he wrote was produced the University of Maine theatre department.

He was teaching at the Art Students League and was a full-time resident in New York by 1990. Portland Museum of Art, Maine Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art