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Hope for Hope Fundraiser @ Clay Studio – Jan 30
1/25/2011
Please come this Sunday January 30 from 4pm to 7:30pm at the Clay Studio. There is a remarkable collection of artworks for sale hailing from some of the finest artists and makers in this country. Artworks for sale can be previewed online at www.hopeforhope.wordpress.com
The Art of Healing
11/16/2010
Group show in the President's office as well as Gallery One at the University of the Arts. Curated by Michelle Kishita, the show focuses on aspects of disease and healing and how these can be expressed through art.
Show at University of the Arts
10/8/2010
Making It: Alumni Works ’05-’10 is open from Friday, October 8 to Saturday, October 23.
Recent alumni submitted over 160 works for consideration for the 2010 Making It exhibit. Forty outstanding works were selected by a distinguished jury that included Sheryl Conkelton, former director of Exhibitions and Public Programs at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, Alida Fish, Professor in the Media Arts Department and Interim Dean of the University of the Arts College of Art & Design, Hilary Jay, Executive Director of Design Philadelphia, and Blanca Gonzalez, '01 (Painting), MA '09 (Museum Communication) and Director of Academic Support Services, University of the Arts.
Now showing in Wilmington
9/29/2010
The NWAA presents: Visual Fringe
September 29th - October 21st
NWAA and the Fringe Wilmington Festival present: Visual Fringe, kicking off the Festival with an opening reception on Wednesday, September 29, from 5-8pm. The exhibition includes drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, video, and live performance, and showcases the unconventional and experimental art of the region.
Husband Vs. Wife at Grizzly Grizzly
8/27/2010
After a month of re-interpreting eachother's shows at Grizzly Grizzly the re-install is ready for the public.
The Voodoo Living Room at Grizzly Grizzly
8/1/2010
My first solo show opens on Friday at Grizzly Grizzly gallery in Philadelphia. Tim Eads' Pumping Gatorade will be on display as well.
The show is an installation of various paintings, sculptures, fiberworks, and ceramics.
Show in Austin
5/13/2010
I have two works in the Arthouse at the Jones Center 5x7 show. After the opening it will travel to Dallas and Houston.
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Art Reviews on the Artblog
3/5/2010
In March I began reviewing art in Philadelphia for the Artblog. Libby and Roberta are great writers and have been covering the art scene in Philadelphia and New York for years. They have gathered together a great bunch of writers to help them cover the ever-expanding Philly art scene and I am on the beat.
You can read all my reviews on their site at http://theartblog.org/author/tiernanalexander/
Summer Teaching
2/19/2010
I will be teaching three classes this summer at UArts in their great continuing studies program. I'll be combining my old life with the new teaching Web Design I, Dreamweaver Fundamentals and Advanced Dreamweaver. I can't wait to get back in the classroom.
MFA Thesis Exhibition
12/5/2009 6-9pm
I completed my gradute degree in December at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The thesis exhibition opening is December 5th from 6 to 9 at the Rosenwald-Wolf, Hamilton, and Arronsen Galleries on the UArts campus and runs through January 6th.
Eight other painters, sculptors, and ceramicists will be showing their work as well. It will be a fantastic show. Hope to see you there.
MFA from University of the Arts
12/5/2009
After two and a half years I have completed my master's degree in ceramics. Now I only need a job, gallery representation, and fame and fortune. How hard can it be?
New American Talent
6/20/2009 – 8/23/2009
The twenty-fourth in a series of annual juried exhibitions, New American Talent features the work of emerging artists working in a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, photography and new media. Each work on view was selected by New American Talent juror, Hamza Walker, Curator and Director of Education, The Renaissance Society, The University of Chicago. This year’s New American Talent exhibits the work of 26 artists from the United States—12 of whom currently live and work in Texas.
TEXAS NATIONAL 2009
4/4/2009 – 5/17/2009
TEXAS NATIONAL 2009 - Mel Chin, Juror. This annual juried competition and exhibition annually attracts entrants from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It provides emerging artists an opportunity to have work juried by internationally acclaimed artists and presents new and innovative art to regional audiences.
Saturday, April 4
Opening reception, 5 - 7 p.m.
Gallery talk and winners announced by Mel Chin at 6 p.m.
The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House
329 East Main Street, Nacogdoches