About Us
Greetings From The CEO
Welcome to Madison Art Shop!
We are an online Art Supply mail-order company based in Lakewood, NJ. Our Art Supply team is dedicated to help you buy the art supplies that you need at the best prices! We ship anywhere, quickly and at some of the best rates in the business!
MadisonArtShop.com® is one of the most well-known online art supply stores on the web today.
Established in 2002, Madison Art quickly became a nationally recognized art materials supplier in the art community. Our success with selling to many Fortune 500 companies, Universities and most importantly, individual customers who repeatedly purchase from us, stems from each of our team members' dedication expertise and personal attention.
Madison Art Shop is a family owned business! Jacob & Sharon (the President and Executive Vice President) are married since 1990 and are the proud parents of 7 lovely children. The kids often hang around the warehouse and help too!
Madison Art Shop is a proud member in good standing with NAMTA (National Art Materials Trade Association) & The BBB of NJ (Better Business Bureau of New Jersey) and BBBOnLine. We are Rated A-plus by the Better Business Bureau.
Company Links:
Jacob M. Shurkin jacob(at)madisonartshop.com
Jacob is the driving force behind MadisonArt.com. He's the one that ensures that the crew works cohesively, and that together, the end result meets and exceeds all customers’ expectations.
Among other duties, Jacob is on top of our webmasters in website design, heads our staff of buyers and is our chief internet strategist.
Jacob is married with 7 wonderful children. He is the author of a number of published books. Jacob enjoys spending quality and quantity time with the family.
Executive Vice President:
Sharon Shurkin sharon(at)madisonartshop.com
Sharon's primary job function is executive. She is also the company's leading active fine artist, consulted regularly with regarding the use and descriptions of many of our items. Sharon is also involved in purchasing and website layout. When artist-customers ask questions on the use of some of our art materials, if the other artists on our staff can’t handle it, the question usually gets bumped up to Sharon.
Sharon is a much sought after fine artist here in Lakewood, NJ. She studied fine arts at the Parsons School of Design in NYC and Monmouth University, where she received her degree and the prestigious "Student of the Year" award. She has been the head of the art department in a local high school as well as having taught courses herself in Basic Drawing, Basic Drawing II, Advanced Drawing, 2-dimensional Design, Cross-hatching, Calligraphy, Beginners Painting, Acrylic Painting, Watercolors, Oil Painting, Portraiture, Collage & Art History.
Sharon works herself mainly in oils on large canvas, with a touch of impressionism, being her own personal favorite.
Office Manager:
Rebecca Kleinkaufman Rebecca is extremely bright, detailed oriented and a pleasure to speak with. Rebecca is a consummate professional who ensures all customer satisfaction.
Shipping Manager:
Grace Shurkin Grace is a very bright, dedicated and caring individual. We get a lot of compliments on our "well packed" shipments. In fact, even our UPS pick-up drivers comment on it! And is all due to Grace's excellent supervision.
You can feel comfortable in your purchase because our art supplies are chosen for artists, by artists! One of our executives is a celebrated local artist and art instructor. She carefully hand-selects the art supplies we offer at Madison Art Shop based on her personal reviews and experiences with the products. If you have any questions while shopping, do not hesitate to contact our knowledgeable customer service agents who will be happy to assist you.
Madison Art Shop is a family owned and operated business. We view our customers as an extension of the family, and we are committed to offering products we would use ourselves for fair and reasonable prices. Our customer service is outstanding and strives to assist you in every way possible. You can shop comfortably with us, because when you order your art supplies, they will arrive fast and in perfect condition. As a member of the Madison Art Shop family, our goal is to serve you by providing practical, carefully selected, discounted art supplies that will allow you to create a masterpiece.
Does the quality of art supplies affect performance? ABSOLUTELY!
The inspired artist can create artistic masterpieces using any tools as long as he or she pours heart onto the work. However, select chosen art supplies certainly help to ease that process and improve the outcome. By using fine art supplies from trusted purveyors, you’ll enjoy brushes that easily spread over the canvas, paint that blends seamlessly, reliable equipment, and easels and furniture necessary to create an artistic oasis. These proper art supplies allow you to breeze through tedious prep work and focus solely on the piece at hand.
Why pay more than you have to? Save money and time at Madison Art Shop.
