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B R I E F     R E S U M E

(Extended resume available)

ALEX POWERS

Myrtle Beach, SC

alxpwrs@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

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

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

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

• 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

AUTHOR    

• Painting People in Watercolor, A Design Approach, Watson-Guptill Publications, paperback.

INCLUDED IN BOOKS 

• 16 books, two 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

• 22 articles, including the most recent:
  • The Artist Magazine, May 2007

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

• 15 including:
  • Republic of China, USA, Australia Watermedia Exhibition, Taiwan Watermedia Exhibition in 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

JUROR FOR EXHIBITIONS

• 50 including:
  • National Watercolor Society, (awards juror) Los Angeles, CA, 2001

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
• Many private and corporate collections

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