For more than thirty years, Steven Alexander has explored the language of abstract painting with works that are characterized by luminous color, sensuous surfaces and simple geometric configurations. His work has been exhibited and collected extensively throughout the United States and abroad. He holds an MFA in painting from Columbia University, where he studied with Richard Pousette-Dart and Dore Ashton among others, and a BA from Austin College, where he studied with Vernon Fisher. His awards include a studio residency at P.S.1 in Long Island City, and the F. Lammot Belin Foundation grant for painting, as well as numerous commissions including the lobby of the Hines Building in New York City. He has been Artist in Residence at Studio Art Centers International in Florence and Visiting Artist at Parsons School of Design in New York, and is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Marywood University. He maintains a home and studio in the hills of eastern Pennsylvania.