​Contemporary South African Art

Alexandra Eldridge, born of artist parents received her BA in Art and literature at Ohio University. She has continued her education at Cambridge University, England, Santa Reparata Graphic Workshop in Florence, Italy, Penland College, and most recently The Photographer’s Formulary in Montana. She co-founded an establishment for the arts, Golgonooza, based upon the philosophies of William Blake.She has had over 40 solo shows, and has participated in many group shows throughout the U.S. as well as many international exhibitions. She has exhibited in Paris, London, Belgrade, Ljubljana, New York, California, and Santa Fe.Alexandra has been commissioned to paint murals in the Place de Vosges, Paris, and her work has been used for the cover of eight books of poetry. Travelling, as an important part of her inspiration has led her to artist’s residencies on the Island of Elba, Italy, and the Valparaiso Foundation in Almeria, Spain.Art News, Art LTD, Art On Paper, New American Painting, and One Hundred Painter’s of the Southwest are just a few of the publications Alexandra has been featured in. Her work can be found in the collections of William Hurt, Steve Buscemi, and Edie Falco, along with many other prestigious collections.

 

EDUCATION

2004 The Photographers Formulary, Daguerreotype Workshop Montana1995 Santa Fe Institute of Fine Art, Master Class with Elizabeth MurraySanta Fe, New Mexico1992 Santa Reparata Graphic Workshop Florence, Italy1987 The Finishing School Great Neck, New York1986 Penland College Penland, North Carolina1985-86 Apprenticeship with Printmaker Mary Manusos Athens, Ohio1970 Cambridge University Cambridge, EnglandOhio University, BA Athens, Ohio

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2016 Jux. “The One Who Is All”, Santa Fe, NM2015 Nüart Gallery “To Open the Eternal Worlds”, Santa Fe, NM2014 The San Francisco Gallery “How to Teach a Soul to Fly”, San Francisco, CA2013 NuArt Gallery “Meetings With My Daemons”, Santa Fe, NM2011 NuArt Gallery “The Art of Wandering”, Santa Fe, NM2010 Chisholm Gallery “Alexandra Eldridge: Beyond the Corners of the Known World”, Lenox, MAVictoria Price Fine Art and Design “We Are Here So Lightly, Santa Fe, NM2008 Julie Baker Fine Art, “Entrance into Plentitude” Nevada City, CAChaos Gallery, “Man Has No Body Distinct From His Soul” Belgrade, Serbia2007 Weber Fine Art, “Light Came Running After Me” Scarsdale, NYVictoria Price Art & Design, “Domains of Intimacy” Santa Fe, NM2006 Julie Baker Fine Art, “Tell Me Something Astonishing” Nevada City, CA2005 George Billis Gallery LA, “And This I Have Dreamed” Los Angeles, CALee Weber Fine Art, “We are Hardly Ever at Home” Scarsdale, NY2004 Julie Baker Fine Art, “Grant me Beauty” Grass Valley, CATurner Carroll Gallery, “Love Each Other or Perish” Santa Fe, NM2003 Lee Weber Fine Art, “New Work” Scarsdale, NY2002 Julie Baker Fine Art, “My Private Dream Life” Grass Valley, CA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2015 Axle Contemporary “Axle Indoors” Santa Fe, NM2014 Axle Contemporary “Renga Project” Santa Fe, NM2014 Friesen Gallery “FILTERED: What Does Love Look Like?” Sun Valley, ID2013 Russell Collection Fine Art “Femme”, Austin, TXDiehl Gallery , Jackson , WYWeDo Gallery , Bangkok, Thailand2011 SKUC Gallery “City Of Women” Ljlublana, Slovenia2010 Julie Baker Fine Art “Group Exhibition”, Nevada City, CADavidson Galleries “Winter Exhibition”, Seattle, WASt. Pancras Church Crypt “ Lingering Whispers” London, England2007 Garson Fine Art, “New Works” New York, NYSalon Margraff, “Creamy Goodness” Santa Fe, NMAidan Savoy Gallery, “Clear Blue Sky” New York, NYHarwood Art Center, “In Search of Visual Lyricism” Albuquerque, NM2006 Telluride Gallery of Fine Art, “Gallery Artists” Telluride, COStudio Rasa, “Braided Lives” Berkeley, CA2005 John Stevenson Gallery, “New Art: Redefining the Photograph” New York, NY2004 Tucson Museum of Art, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” Tucson, AZ

RESIDENCIES

 

2014 Whittier College, LA, Artist in Residence, The Center for the Collaboration Among the Arts2013 Whittier College, LA, Artist in Residence, The Center for the Collaboration Among the Arts2012 Whittier College, LA, Artist in Residence, The Center for the Collaboration Among the Arts2001 Valparaiso Foundation Almeria, Spain2000 Hermitage of Santa Caterina, Artist Residency Isola d’Elbe, Italy1999 Place des Vosges Paris, FranceVilla Roccazia St. Tropez, FranceThe Photographers Formulary, Daguerreotype Workshop Montana Santa Fe Institute of Fine ArtMaster Class with Elizabeth Murray Santa FeNew Mexico Santa Reparata Graphic Workshop Florence, ItalyThe Finishing School Great Neck, New York Penland College Penland, North Carolina

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Radiance, Artist Alexandra Eldridge as Seen by Jennifer Esperanza. November 2016. Acrylic Artist Magazine “Romancing the Dream” Spring 2016The Magazine “Critical Reflection” August, 2015Spirituality & Health Magazine, “The Soul/Body Connection”, March, 2015American Art Collector “The Process of Becoming Alexandra Eldridge” March 2015, Issue 113The Magazine, “Critical Reflections” October, 2013   Jung Journal: Culture and Psyche, Volume 7, Number 2, pp 87-104, 2013THE Magazine, 2012, International SpotlightArt Ltd., 2011Husk Magazine, 2011The Pandorian, 2011Santa Fe Downtown, 2010Grad, Serbia, 2008Art Fama, Serbia, March 2008Art Papers, November/December 2007One Hundred Artists of the Southwest, 2006THE Magazine, April 2006Art Contemporaries, Fall 2004Trend Magazine, Winter/Spring 2004ART News, September 2002New American Paintings, No. 18, November 1998THE Magazine, November 1998

 

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

The Hirsch Fine Art Collection, Santa Fe, NMCartier Strauss Collection, London, UKSBB-Cable Network of Serbia, Belgrade, SerbiaChaos Gallery, Belgrade, SerbiaSally Bingham, Santa Fe, New MexicoClaude & Katherine Blanklette, El Paso, TexasSteve Buscemi & Jo Andres, New York, New YorkPaul & Elissa Cahn, St. Louis, MissouriPeter & Charron Denker, Dallas, TexasSteve Dunn, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMichael & Leslie Engl, Sun Valley, IdahoEdie Falco, New York, New YorkJose Gonzales, Mexico City, MexicoHelen & Brian Heekin, Cincinnati, OhioWilliam Hurt, New York, New YorkAlexander & Bettina Millikin, Santa Fe, New MexicoMary Riebold, New York, New YorkDenise Roberge, Palm Desert, CaliforniaJean Rouff, Paris, FranceJ. McDonald Williams, Dallas, TexasMark Zaplin, Santa Fe, New MexicoJean Rouff, Paris, France

 

Ref:  http://alexandraeldridge.com/biography/