ALEXANDRA CHOWANIEC
Née / born 1983
Alexandra Chowaniec is a visual artist Dans la culture de l’art visuel
creating oil paintings that conceptualize contemporain, Alexandra Chowaniec
the human figure within contemporary est une artiste qui crée des peintures à
visual culture. She is an MFA graduate l’huile lesquelles mettent en vedette le
from the San Francisco Art Institute and visage humain. Elle est une diplômée de
received her BFA Honors in Painting from l’Institut des Arts de San Francisco où
Queen’s University in Canada. She elle a obtenu une maîtrise en Beaux-
studied painting at the Lorenzo de' arts, suite à un baccalauréat en Beaux-
Medici Art Institute in Florence, Italy arts avec mention en peinture, de
during the 2003 – 2005 time period. Her l’Université Queen’s, au Canada. De
work has been exhibited internationally, 2003 à 2005 elle étudie la peinture à
including at the Galerie d’Art Jean- l’institut Lorenzo de' Medici Art à
Claude Bergeron and Wall Space Florence, en Italie. Ses œuvres ont été
Gallery in Ottawa, Canada, The Agnes exposées internationalement dans
Etherington Art Centre and the Union différentes galeries parmi lesquelles on
Gallery in Kingston, Canada, and The retrouve la Galerie d’Art Jean-Claude
Lab, The Best of the Bay, Art Engine Bergeron, la Wall Space Gallery à
Gallery, Swell Gallery, and The Diego Ottawa, au Canada, le Centre d’Art
Rivera Gallery in San Francisco and The Agnes Etherington, la Union Gallery à
Museum of Modern Art with MOPA (the Kingston, au Canada, le Lab, The Best of
Museum of Pocket Art). She was the Bay, l’Art Engine Gallery, la Swell
awarded the Irene Pijoan Memorial Gallery, la Diego Rivera Gallery à San
Painting Award and the Helen Nininger Francisco, le Museum of Modern Art
Memorial Scholarship in Fine Art, a with MOPA (le musée d’art de poche).
residency at Red Ink Studios in San Elle a reçu le prix Irene Pijoan Memorial
Francisco, and is an SFAI grant recipient. pour la Peinture, une bourse pour ses
She is currently a SECA Award Nominee. études en Beaux-arts du Helen Nininger
Her work has been published in New Memorial, en plus d’une résidence aux
American Paintings, KitchArt Magazine, Studios Red Ink à San Francisco et enfin
and Ultraviolet, and reviewed by the elle est récipiendaire du SFAI. Elle est
San Francisco Chronicle (online edition), actuellement en nomination au SECA
the Ottawa Citizen, Queen’s Journal, Award. Son œuvre a été publiée dans
and Art Business online. She is Co le New American Paintings, le KitchArt
Producer for artist and filmmaker, Lynn Magazine, et l’Ultraviolet, alors que des
Hershman’s forthcoming feminist articles à son sujet ont paru dans le San
histories documentary, !Women Art Francisco Chronicle (édition en ligne),
Revolution. She currently lives and works dans le Ottawa Citizen, le Queen’s
in San Francisco and Ottawa. Journal, et le Art Business en line. Elle
collabore également avec un
producteur qui prépare un Intimate Cartography. MOPA: The
documentaire au sujet d’histoires Museum of Pocket Art, San
féministes, pour une cinéaste Francisco, CA, Houston, TX, Los
indépendante, Lynn Hershman. Elle Angeles, CA, New York, NY
habite et travaille présentement à San (International).
Francisco et à Ottawa.
The Best I’ve Ever Had (Two
FORMATION / EDUCATION Person). Art Engine Gallery, San
Francisco, CA
2009 Master of Fine Arts Degree, San
Francisco Art Institute, San Guest Artist: Sketch Tuesdays. 111
Francisco, CA Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree 2007 Soft Core. ARTworkSF Gallery, San
(Honors), Queen’s University, Francisco, CA
Kingston, ON
The Best of the Bay. Concourse
2004-5 Lorenzo de’Medici Institute of Fine Exhibition Center, San Francisco,
Art, Florence, Italy CA
EXPOSITIONS COLLECTIVES / SELECTED
2006 Art in the Park, (Ottawa Outdoor
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Art Exhibition). Central Park,
Ottawa, ON
2010 WESTFEST. Wall Space Gallery,
Ottawa, ON
BFA On View ’06. Agnes
Etherington Art Centre, Kingston
Guest Featured Artist. Cottage
ON
Industry Painting Salon, San
Francisco, CA
2005 Simpatico (Two Person). Union
Gallery, Kingston, ON
2009 MOPA at the LAB. The Lab. San
Francisco, CA
Variations On the Domestic. Ban
Righ Women’s Centre, Kingston,
Vernissage: 2009 MFA Graduate
ON
Thesis Exhibition. Herbst Pavilion
at Fort Mason Center, San
2002 Emerging Talent, (Juried). Galerie
Francisco, CA
d’Art Jean-Claude Bergeron,
Ottawa, ON
Dig. The Diego Rivera Gallery,
San Francisco, CA PRIX ET HONNEURS / AWARDS AND
ACHIEVEMENTS
Incarnate (Solo). Wall Space
Gallery, Ottawa, ON 2010 SECA Award Nomination,
SFMOMA
2008 The Butcher, The Baker and The
Candlestick Maker. Diego Rivera 2009 Irene Pijoan Memorial Painting
Gallery, San Francisco, CA Award, San Francisco Art Institute
Systema Naturae. Swell Gallery, Nomination for the Joan Mitchell
SFAI Graduate Center, San MFA Grant, Joan Mitchell
Francisco, CA Foundation
Nomination for the Headlands !Women Art Revolution
Centre for the Arts Graduate Documentary, San Francisco, CA
Fellowship
2010 San Francisco Art Institute – Adult
2007/8 Continuing Education Instructor
San Francisco Art Institute Grant 800 Chestnut Street, San
Recipient Francisco, CA
2005 The Helen Nininger Memorial 2009 San Francisco Art Institute –
Scholarship in Fine Art, Queen’s Teaching Assistant, San
University Francisco, CA – Figurative
Painting (Undergraduate)
Dean’s Honour List, Queen’s
University (2003-2006) 2007 San Francisco Art Institute –
Teaching Assistant, San
2002 The Robert Shotton Memorial Francisco, CA – Contemporary
Scholarship, Queen’s University Art History (Undergraduate)
PUBLICATIONS Red Ink Studios / dmna | Studio
Director, San Francisco, CA
2010 New American Paintings. 15
Years: Anniversary Edition. Open 2004 Union Gallery | Director of
Studios Press. Communications – Member of
the Board of Directors, Kingston,
2009 “Freshly Varnished and Ready for ON
Their Close Up,” by JD Beltran,
San Francisco Chronicle (online 2003/4
edition at SFGate.com), May 20, National Gallery of Canada |
2009. Instructor – Education
Department, Ottawa, ON
“The Art of Ugly” by Emily Falvey,
The Ottawa Citizen, March 18, Canadian Museum of
2009. Contemporary Photography |
Instructor – Education
2008 New American Paintings. Pacific Department, Ottawa, ON
West Coast Edition, vol.79. Open
Studios Press. MURAL COMMISSIONS
2008 “A Masters in Exploration” by 2007 Mt. Shasta Private Residence,
Mike Levin, KitchArt Magazine, collaborative commission
October 2008.
2006 Mural Commission, Queen’s
EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONEL / PROFESSIONAL University Alma Mater Society
EXPERIENCE John Deutsch University Centre,
Queen’s University, Kingston ON
2010 Visual Artist | Represented by
Wall Space Gallery, Ottawa, ON 2001 Mural Commission, Ottawa-
and Beaux-Arts des Amériques, Carleton Catholic School Board
Montréal, QC Installed at Immaculata High
School, Ottawa ON
2008 – to the present
Hotwire Productions / Lynn
Hershman | Co Producer
COLLECTIONS
Queen’s University Department of Art
Print Collection
Private Collections San Francisco, New
York, Toronto, Montréal and Ottawa
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