Alex Powers - Resume

(Extended resume available) (updated Sept. 2010)

EDUCATION

- B.A. in mathematics, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA

- Art schools in Indialantic, FL; Woodstock, NY; Madison, CT and Provincetown, MA.

MUSEUM AND ART FAIR EXHIBITIONS

including:

- The Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL, 2004

- The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, 2003

- The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN, 2003

- The Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, 2003

- The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 2002

- The South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC, 2000

- The Toronto International Art Fair, 2008

- Franklin G. Burroughs & Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle
Beach, SC, 2010-2011

AUTHOR

Painting People in Watercolor, A Design Approach,

Watson-Guptill Publications, paperback (out-of-print after 17 years).

INCLUDED IN BOOKS

17 books, 2 of which are:

- New American Painting, The Open Studios Press, 1997, 1999

- In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.,
William Morrow Publications, 2002

INCLUDED IN MAGAZINES

25 articles, including

- Watercolor magazine, fall 2006,

20 Great Watercolor Teachers

- The Artist’s Magazine, May 2007,

It’s (Not) Just a Drawing

- American Artist, Sept. 2008,

Using Faces and Figures to Express Your Feelings

- International Artist, Feb./Mar. 2010, What Kind of Artist Are You?

- L’Art de l’Aquarelle, French magazine, No 6 quarterly. Sept. 2010,

8 page article.

BEST-OF-SHOW AWARDS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

14 including:

- American Watercolor Society 139^th International

Exhibition, New York, NY, Gold Medal, 1997

- The Artist Magazine Art Competition 1999,
Experimental Category

- San Diego Watercolor Society International Juried

Exhibition, San Diego, CA, 2002

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

13 including:

- Republic of China, USA, Australia Watermedia Exhibition, Taiwan, 1994

- In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 2001 and traveling exhibitions, 2002-2004

- 100 Years/100 Artists, South Carolina State Museum,
Columbia, SC, 1999-2000

- Red State Blues, Halsey Gallery,
College of Charleston, SC, 2008

- 2-artist political exhibition, Edward Day Gallery,
Toronto, Canada, 2008.

- State of the Art 2009: National Biennial Watercolor

Invitational Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL,

2009

.- Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Columbia, SC, 2011

JUROR FOR EXHIBITIONS

50 including:

- National Watercolor Society, (awards juror)
Los Angeles, CA, 2001

- Southwest Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX, 2011

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR

Teaches 8 to 10 workshops each year in the US and Canada.

COLLECTIONS:

- Green Bay Museum of Art, Green Bay, WI

- Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC

- South Carolina State Art Collection, Columbia, SC

- Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL

- Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN

- Many private and corporate collections.

	alex powers resume
home paintings/drawings occupy wall street paintings (upcoming / recent activities) critique for a fee workshops (recommended viewing & reading) galleries autobiography resume	(Extended resume available) (updated Sept. 2010) EDUCATION - B.A. in mathematics, Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA - Art schools in Indialantic, FL; Woodstock, NY; Madison, CT and Provincetown, MA. MUSEUM AND ART FAIR EXHIBITIONS including: - The Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery, AL, 2004 - The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, 2003 - The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN, 2003 - The Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN, 2003 - The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL, 2002 - The South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC, 2000 - The Toronto International Art Fair, 2008 - Franklin G. Burroughs & Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC, 2010-2011 AUTHOR Painting People in Watercolor, A Design Approach, Watson-Guptill Publications, paperback (out-of-print after 17 years). INCLUDED IN BOOKS 17 books, 2 of which are: - New American Painting, The Open Studios Press, 1997, 1999 - In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., William Morrow Publications, 2002 . INCLUDED IN MAGAZINES 25 articles, including - Watercolor magazine, fall 2006, 20 Great Watercolor Teachers - The Artist’s Magazine, May 2007, It’s (Not) Just a Drawing - American Artist, Sept. 2008, Using Faces and Figures to Express Your Feelings - International Artist, Feb./Mar. 2010, What Kind of Artist Are You? - L’Art de l’Aquarelle, French magazine, No 6 quarterly. Sept. 2010, 8 page article. BEST-OF-SHOW AWARDS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS 14 including: - American Watercolor Society 139^th International Exhibition, New York, NY, Gold Medal, 1997 - The Artist Magazine Art Competition 1999, Experimental Category - San Diego Watercolor Society International Juried Exhibition, San Diego, CA, 2002 INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 13 including: - Republic of China, USA, Australia Watermedia Exhibition, Taiwan, 1994 - In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., 2001 and traveling exhibitions, 2002-2004 - 100 Years/100 Artists, South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC, 1999-2000 - Red State Blues, Halsey Gallery, College of Charleston, SC, 2008 - 2-artist political exhibition, Edward Day Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 2008. - State of the Art 2009: National Biennial Watercolor Invitational Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL, 2009 .- Center for Contemporary Art (CCA), Columbia, SC, 2011 JUROR FOR EXHIBITIONS 50 including: - National Watercolor Society, (awards juror) Los Angeles, CA, 2001 - Southwest Watercolor Society, Dallas, TX, 2011 WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR Teaches 8 to 10 workshops each year in the US and Canada. COLLECTIONS: - Green Bay Museum of Art, Green Bay, WI - Burroughs and Chapin Art Museum, Myrtle Beach, SC - South Carolina State Art Collection, Columbia, SC - Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL - Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN - Many private and corporate collections.
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