ABOUT
ALXSw is a professional Creative in mediums of minimalist painting,
photography and writing. She has received various awards for photography
and painting, most notably at the Biennale Contemporania del Arte,
Florence, IT). Permaculture Design (and Agriculture) is a recent
addition to her pursuits and is garden manager at an Oregon coastal
formal garden. Her hub website is
alxsw.com with hotlinks to other
dedicated sites. Her current painting series is "Solastalgia". Her work
is exhibited at Beachstone Gallery in Lincoln City.
Painter (minimalism, abstract)
Photographer (photo journalism, abstract)
Zen Calligrapher (shodo)
Writer (research to haiku)
Member: Blue Sky Gallery, PDX / Oregon Soc. Artists - PDX /Artists Soc Assoc - Lincoln CIty, OR /
Contact: alxsart@protonmail.com
EXHIBITS
2023 Lincoln City
_June Chessman Gallery (group) LincolnCityCulturalCtr
_Beachstone Gallery (ASA) at Pac.ArtistsCoopGallery, Lincoln City, OR
2022
_Sept/Blue Sky Members Digital, PDX Exhibition:Connection
_Sept/Oregon Society of Artists : Rich & Vibrant Oils & Pastels, PDX
_Hoffman Gallery, 3-Artists Exhibit, Manzanita, OR
_Pacific Artists Cooperative Gallery, Lincoln City, OR member
ALXSw is a professional Creative in mediums of minimalist painting, photography and writing. She has received various awards for photography and painting, most notably at the Biennale Contemporania del Arte, Florence, IT).
Permaculture Design (and Agriculture) is a recent addition to her pursuits and is garden manager at an Oregon coastal formal garden. Her hub website is
alxsw.com with hotlinks to other dedicated sites. Her current painting series is "Solastalgia". Her work is exhibited at Beachstone Gallery in Lincoln City.
Thank you. My gratitude for a 2022 grant from the Artist Resilience Program, administered by the Oregon Arts Commission in partnership with Oregon Community Foundation and the James F. and Marion Miller Foundation
I am a minimalist painter, photographer, writer. Creative Freelancer. ALXSw is my tradename. I studied fine art and biological sciences at several universities, completing a M.S. in Visual Communications, & previously a M.S. in Criminal Justice (focus - anthro & ethnography). Art in some form has always been my core home.
EDUCATION Fine Arts & Bio sciences at several universities, M.S.Visual Comms
DAILY MOTION VIDEOS: https://www.dailymotion.com/artClown
PAINTING
President's Award at the 2009 Biennale de'l Arte Contemponarea,
Florence, Italy, 2009/ listed in the W's (west) at their website: www.florencebiennale.org/en/artists-2009/
Exhibits June2023 Art on The Edge/Chessman Gallery, Lincoln City Cultural Center//ongoing2023 Beachstone Gallery, Lincoln City OR//Sept22 OR Soc Artists Gallery (OSA), PDX // Aug22 Hoffman Art Center, Manzanita,OR // May 2022 Featured at PACG, Lincoln City,OR // 2008 NYC with E32, Linda Griggs, Curator // Gallery Aferro in NJ, Emma Cox, Curator // Exhibitions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR // numerous ad hoc art events // 2007-9 Bend Modern, Bend Independent Contemporary Art (BICA) Bend, OR
PHOTOGRAPHY
photography website: https://alxswphotography.webnode.com
EXHIBITS: Blue Sky Gallery, PDX, OR (Sept2022) // see.me Digital Exhibit, NYC, (August 2013) // Kallicott International Photography Exhibit, SFran, CA, August (https://kellicutt.org/Shows/2013/AwardRecipients), 3rd place // Carmel Art and Film Festival, CA (2009 People's Choice, Participant in 2010) // Nominee for BW Spider Award (years 2011, 2012) for architectural & still life photography // Featured in the 2010 Spring edition of ARTWORKS magazine.
WRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY - P U B L I C A T I O N S & P R O J E C T S
2022 "The Unraveling of A Pollinator Sanctuary" permaculturenews.org (AU) & permacultureEducation.org (US)
2022 Glam Gardening, (essay) permacultureeducation.org (US)
2022 "PFAS: Forever Is A Long Time", Tillamook County Master Gardeners Assoc.
2021 MEME development for permacultureEducation.org - Permaculture Principles
2021 Article: "Weeds & Invasives:Towards a Neutral Perspective" permacultureeducation.org
2021 Article: "Mullein, Friend to All" published in Small Farm Journal Fall Edition,
reprint: PermacultureNews AU 2021 and permaculture education.org
2012 Hunting photo from my thesis reportage published in AZ Wildviews magazine
2008 Textbook cover for "Waiting for the Outs", NAU, AZ
2008 Umpqua NF: Synopsis of The Rattle Fire
2007 Textbook cover for Second Edition: Exploring Differences, NAU,AZ
2006 Photo published in Crime, Media, and Culture, Fall issue, UK
2005 Nonfiction short in The Strange Fruit, Seattle, June 2005
2005 River Postcard series for Lewis and Clark Festivities, MT
2004 Brochure layout for AZ Game and Fish
2001 Photo essay on Martial Arts, York U, Toronto, Les Cashiers de la Femme
2000 First Place Award for Photo Essay, NAU Graduate Exposition
1999 Book Cover for Exploring Differences, First Edition
1994 Mile High Poetry Society publication "Aganippe" (poetry
DAILY MOTION VIDEOS: https://www.dailymotion.com/artClown