John Alexander (artist)

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John Alexander
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Alexander in 2017
Born (1945-10-26) October 26, 1945 (age 79)
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Website johnalexanderstudios.com

John Alexander (born October 26, 1945) is an American painter. [1] [2] Alexander studied art at Lamar University in Beaumont and Southern Methodist University in Dallas. After teaching at the University of Houston from 1971 to 1978, he moved to New York. [3] [4]

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Alexander’s work is influenced by his affection for the southern landscape. [5] A painting called Lost Souls depicts Alexander’s cast of characters; various masked politicians, religious figures, skeletons, monkeys, and creatures, adrift in stormy waters. Alexander’s work ranges from the beautiful to the macabre. His thick paint and forceful linework is often the unifying trait throughout his work. Alexander is the creator of the Crystal Head Vodka skull bottle, and is a coowner of the company with actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd. [6]

Exhibitions

Alexander’s work can be found in the permanent collections of a number of museums, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; Hirshhorn Museum, DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; the Meadows Museum, Dallas; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, Texas; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans; Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., as well as other public and private collections worldwide.[ citation needed ]

In 2007-2008, the Smithsonian American Art Museum displayed John Alexander: A Retrospective [7] featuring works from works made over three decades.

Alexander was a 2012 recipient of the Guild Hall Lifetime Achievement Award [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Livingston, Jane, Alison de Lima Greene, and Robert Hughes (2008). John Alexander: A Retrospective. Museum Fine Arts, Houston. 240 pp.
  2. ↑ DeMaria, Shelley, Eleanor Jones Harvey, and John Alexander (2015). Human/Nature The Ridiculous and Sublime: Recent Works by John Alexander. Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, pp.
  3. ↑ Barbara Rose and Susie Kalil (1985). Fresh Paint, The Houston School. Texas Monthly Press, Austin, Texas. 256 pp.
  4. ↑ Patricia Covo Johnson (1995). Contemporary Art in Texas. Craftsman House, Roseville East, New South Wales. 240 pp.
  5. ↑ Greene, Alison de Lima (2000). Texas: 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers. New York, New York, 279 pp. [with contritbutions by Shannon Halwes, Kathleen Robinson, Robert Montgomery, Monica Garza, Jason Goldstein, and Alejandra Jiménez]
  6. ↑ "Crystal Head Vodka: Our Story" . Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "John Alexander: A Retrospective | Smithsonian American Art Museum". americanart.si.edu. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  8. ↑ "Academy of the Arts". Guild Hall. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  9. ↑ "GUILD HALL: Lifetime Achievement Awards Announced | The East Hampton Star". www.easthamptonstar.com. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
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