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- B R I E F R E S U M E
- (Extended resume available)
- ALEX POWERS
- Myrtle Beach, SC
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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
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- AUTHOR
- Painting People in Watercolor, A Design Approach, Watson-Guptill Publications, paperback.
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- 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
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- INCLUDED IN MAGAZINES
- 22 articles, including the most recent:
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The Artist Magazine, May 2007
- BEST-OF-SHOW AWARDS IN NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
- 14 including:
- American Watercolor Society 139th 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
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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.
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- 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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