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Lives and works in West Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
EDUCATION
Columbia University, New York City, MFA
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, BA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Manifest
2013 - David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, Slave to Love
- Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Terraplane
2012 - David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York, Recent Paintings
2010 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Brooks Run to the Ocean...
- Morpeth Contemporary Gallery, Hopewell, NJ, Paintings
- Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Dallas, Vibrolux
2007 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, World At Large
2006 - Test Pattern Gallery, Scranton, Echo Systems
2004 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Terra Sutra
2002 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, As What Is
2001 - Mahady Contemporary Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, Works from the Belin Project
- Gremillion Gallery, Austin, Andalucia
2000 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Notes From Toscana
1999 - AFA Gallery, Scranton, Recent Paintings
1997 - Suraci Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, Figure Paintings
1995 - Kings College, Wilkes Barre, Paintings
1994 - Roxx Gallery, Baltimore, Paintings
1992 - Amdur Gallery, Austin, Recent Paintings
1986 - Waterfront Studio, Brooklyn, Collages
1982 - 161 Gallery, New York, Recent Paintings
1978 - P.S. 1, Long Island City, Monks, Crows & Pilgrims, studio installation
1977 - Columbia University Campus Sites, New York, 3 Outdoor Situations
TWO & THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2014 - David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York, Steven Alexander, Barbara Grad, Logan Grider
2013 - David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York, Steven Alexander, Logan Grider, Robert Reed
2011 - Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, Steven Alexander & Taro Suzuki: Paintings
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 - The Curator Galley. New York, Some Assembly Required (curated by Mark Wethli)
- Dallas Art Fair, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
- Art Wynwood/Miami, David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York
- Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paperazzi 4
- Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, Sideshow Nation III: Circle the Wagons
2014 - David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe, Holiday Group Show
- David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York, SummerSet 2014
- Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, To Leo, A Tribute from the American Abstract Artists
- Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paperazzi 3
- Art Miami, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
- Art Wynwood International Art Fair/Miami, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
- Dallas Art Fair, David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
2013 - Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paperazzi 2
2012 - David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York, SummerSet 2012
- Gremillion & Co Fine Art, Houston, 20 Artists
- Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paperazzi
2011 - David Findlay Jr Fine Art, New York, SummerSet
- Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, American Abstract Artists: Abstraction∞ (curated by Janet Kurnatowski)
- McKenzie Fine Art, New York, Plane Speaking
- Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paper 2011
- R&F Gallery, Kingston, NY, Conversations (curated by Joanne Mattera & Laura Moriarty)
2010 - Salao de Artes, Galeria Murilo Castro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, As You Like It - Part II
- Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, Paper Works
- David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, Op, Pop & Geo Again
- Gallery OneTwentyEight, New York, Geometric Themes and Variations (curated by Gloria Klein)
- Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Works On Paper
- New Arts Program Gallery, Kutztown, PA, Small Works Invitational
2009 - Denise Bibro Platform, New York, Blogpix (Curated by Joanne Mattera)
- Gallery OneTwentyEight, New York, Geometrics II (Curated by Gloria Klein)
- Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, Project Room
- Pocket Utopia, Brooklyn, 246 Editions
2007 - SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy, Invitational
2006 - Scope/Miami International Art Fair, Heidi Cho Gallery, New York
- Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, summer group
2004 - Heidi Cho Gallery, New York, summer group
2003 - Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Forty
2001 - Institute for International Education, New York, invitational
1999 - Gremillion Gallery, Austin, Inaugural Exhibition
- Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, Gallery Group
1998 - Everhart Museum, Scranton, Art X 12
1996 - The Painting Center, New York, National Juried Show
1994 - Takasaki Art Center College, Takasaki, Japan, Strength In Diversity
1993 - Inman Gallery, Houston, Small Works Invitational
1992 - Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, gallery group
- D-Art Visual Arts Center, Dallas, 1992 Critic's Choice
1991 - Sena Galleries, Santa Fe, Summer Invitational
1990 - Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Austin Annual
1989 - Mexic-Arte Museum, Austin, Austin Annual
1975 - Modern Art Museum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County Annual
1974 - Oklahoma Art Museum, Oklahoma City, Eight State Biennial
- Art Museum of South Texas, Port Arthur, Five State Annual
AWARDS & SELECTED COMMISSIONS
American Abstract Artists, Elected Member
2015 - Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
2013 - Commission, Liberty Mutual Building, Boston
2012 - Commission, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Austin
2010 - Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Discipline Field, Marywood University
2009 - Artist-In-Residence, Studio Art Centers International, Florence
2008 - Commission, Lobby, Hines Building, New York
- Commission, MD Anderson Medical Center, Houston
2002 - Commission, Mercedes Benz Corporation, USA
2000 - Belin Foundation Grant for Painting
1984 - Summer Studio Residency, P.S. 122, New York
1977-78 - Studio Residency, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Baylor College of Medicine
Compaq Computer Corporation
Continental Airlines
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Hines Interests, New York
Liberty Mutual
Mercedes Benz Corporation
MD Anderson Medical Center
And numerous private collections throughout the US and abroad
PUBLICATIONS
2013 - MORMAÇO: Poems of Lêdo Ivo, Paintings by Steven Alexander, 224 pages, 42 color plates, published by Contra Capa Livraria LTDA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Strasnick, Stephanie, "Steven Alexander, Logan Grider, Robert Reed", ARTnews, October 2013
Holzman, Eric, "Terraplane: The Paintings of Steven Alexander", Steven Alexander: Terraplane, exhibition catalog, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, 2013
Mattera, Joanne, "Building Geometry: Steven Alexander, Warren Isensee, Chris Johanson, Christian Maychack", Joanne Mattera Art Blog, October 10, 2012
Frank, Peter, "Steven Alexander: Presence", Steven Alexander: Recent Paintings, exhibition catalog, David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York City, 2012
Rooney, Ashley E., 100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2011
Robinson, Walter, "Weekend Update", Artnet.com Magazine, January 10, 2011
Mattera, Joanne, "It's A Plane! (Part 2 of 3)", Joanne Mattera Art Blog, January 19, 2011
Beck, Kate, "The Paintings of Steven Alexander", Steven Alexander: Brooks Run to the Ocean..., exhibition catalog, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, 2010
Mattera, Joanne, "What I Saw This Summer, Part 4: Studio Visit with Pam Farrell and Steven Alexander", Joanne Mattera Art Blog, September 3, 2009
Beck, Kate, "Color as it Happens: Steven Alexander and Willy Bo Richardson", Kate Beck Art Notes online, August 10, 2009
Rywalt, Chris, "GeoMetrics II" , NYC Art online, March 25, 2009
Mattera, Joanne, "Awash in Color: Roy G. Biv and Friends", Joanne Mattera Art Blog, May 28, 2008
Wei, Lilly, "Color, Actually",Steven Alexander: World At Large, exhibition catalog, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, 2007
Forart, "Steven Alexander at Test Pattern", Electric City Renaissance, online review, June 2006
Steven Alexander: Terra Sutra, exhibition catalog, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, 2004
Steven Alexander: As What Is, exhibition catalog, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston, 2002
Barnes, Michael, "Alexander's Andalucia", Austin American Statesman, May 12, 2001
Steven Alexander: Andalucia, exhibition catalog, Gremillion Gallery, Austin 2001
1992 Critic's Choice, exhibition catalog, D-Art Visual Arts Center, Dallas 1992
Levy, Rebecca, "The Artst's Eye", Austin Chronicle, October 25, 1991
Whittaker, Michael, "That's Pretty Great", Austin Chronicle, September 15, 1989
Palmer, Robert, "The Pop Life", The New York Times, June 23, 1982
Shore, Michael, "How Does It Look? How Does It Sound?", ARTnews, November 1980
Rockwell, John, "Model Citizens", The New York Times, September 11, 1979
TEACHING & LECTURES
Present - Professor of Visual Arts, Marywood University
2005 - Visiting Professor at Studio Art Centers International, Florence
2003 - Visiting Artist at Parsons the New School for Design
1999 - Visiting Professor at Studio Art Centers International, Florence
1996 - Taught Painting at Marywood University/France, Anjou & Paris
1990-1993 - Adjunct Professor of Art at Austin Community College
WRITING & CURATING
2008-15 - STEVEN ALEXANDER JOURNAL - Selected reviews and observations regarding contemporary art and culture, published online at http://StevenAlexanderJournal.blogspot.com/
2013 - "James Perry: Constructing Space", catalog essay for the exhibition James Perry: Recent Sculpture, Gremillion & Co. Fine Art, Houston
2012 - "Gonçalo Ivo: Monumental Acts of Devotion", essay translated to Portuguese and French for the monograph Gonçalo Ivo: Oratório, published by Contra Cappa Livraria LTDA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2011 - "Theodoros Stamos: Mapping Infinity and More", catalog essay, 499 Park Avenue Gallery, New York City
2010 - "The Paintings of Gonçalo Ivo", catalog essay for Gonçalo Ivo: Paintings and Objects exhibition catalog, translated to Portuguese and published by Multiart Gallery, Fortaleza, Brazil
2010 - "New York School Redux", catalog essay for New York School Redux exhibition, 499 Park Avenue Gallery, New York City
2009 - "The Altered Landscape", catalog essay for The Altered Landscape exhibition, 499 Park Avenue Gallery, New York City
2009 - "CrossCurrents: Ann Pachner and Emily Cheng", catalog essay for CrossCurrents exhibition, 499 Park Avenue Gallery, New York City
2007 - "Gary Komarin's Zone of Continuity", catalog essay for Gary Komarin: Mexican Thoughts exhibition catalog, published by Gail Severn Gallery, Sun Valley
2001 - "Painting, With the Figure", catalog essay for Five Figure Painters exhibition catalog, published by AFA Gallery, Scranton
2000 - Curator and essayist for NATURE: Contemporary Art & the Natural World, exhibition brochure published by Contemporary Gallery, Marywood University, including works by Per Kirkeby, Eugene Leroy, Maya Lin, Judy Pfaff, Milton Resnick, Susan Rothenberg, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Don Van Vleit, Terry Winters
1997 - Curator and catalog essayist for The Poetic Object: Paintings of Rebecca Purdum, exhibition catalog published by Contemporary Gallery, Marywood University
1976 - Edited and designed ROOMS P.S.1, catalog for the inaugural "Rooms" exhibition at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, published by the Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
David Findlay Jr Gallery, New York
David Richard Gallery, Santa Fe
Gremillion & Co Fine Art, Houston