alexis@alexispeskine.com
| Education | |
| 2005 | Master of Fine Arts Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal School of Art (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2004 | Master of Arts, Digital Arts Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2003 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Photography (Summa Cum Laude) Howard University (Washington, DC) |
| 1997 | License in Graphic and Digital Arts Formation Center for Apprentices in Graphic Arts (Paris, France) |
| Selected Exhibitions | |
| 2008 | Title TBD (Solo Exhibition) Essie Green Galleries (New York, NY) |
| 2008 | Alexis Peskine: Recent Works” (Solo Exhibition) G.R. N’Namdi Gallery (Detroit, MI) |
| 2008 | National Black Fine Art Show Galerie Intemporel, Galerie Bourbon-Lally (New York, NY) |
| 2008 | Garveyism” (Group Exhibition) Rush Arts (New York, NY) |
| 2007 | “Paris Noir: Reflections From The Dark Side of the City of Light” (Solo Exhibition) Obsidian Arts (Minneapolis, MN) |
| 2007 | “Martin Luther King: Life, Times and Legacy” (Group Exhibition) The Amistad Center at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, CT) |
| 2007 | Cloué (Solo Exhibition) Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT) |
| 2007 | “The French Evolution: Race, Politics and the 2005 Riots” (Solo Exhibition) Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 2007 | “Life Still” (Solo Exhibition) Artcore-NYC Gallery (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 2007 | “Content and Characters” (Solo Exhibition) Harriet’s Alter Ego (Brooklyn, NY) |
| 2006 | “The French Evolution: The Work of Alexis Peskine” (Solo Exhibition) Busboys and Poets (Washington, DC) |
| 2005 | “Intro Spective” (Group Thesis Show) Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2004 | Masters of Arts in Digital Arts Thesis Show Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2004 | “Black: The Race, The Culture, The Class” Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD) |
| 2003 | National Black Fine Art Show Kenkebela House, New York, New York |
| Selected Awards | |
| 2007 | Hennessy Black Masters Art Competition (Winner) Jurors: Sherman Edmiston, Essie Green Galleries, NY; Jumaane N’Namdi, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, NY; Ewen Cameron, CEO of Berlin Cameron United |
| 2005 | Walters Traveling Fellowship Award (Honorable Mention) Jurors: Chrissie Iles, Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Yukie Kamiya, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Wise Chauluka, Deputy Director, Office of Communications, Malawi, Africa |
| 2005 | Provincetown Award (Honorable Mention) Juror: Marianne Boesky, Director Marianne Boesky Gallery, NY |
| 2004 | Fulbright Scholarship, The Franco-American Exchange Commission |
| 2004 | Camm Slam Baltimore (2nd Place), Creative Alliance |
| 2003 | Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition (2nd Place), Verizon |
| 2003 | Betti Robinson Leadership Scholarship |
| 2002 | Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition (Grand Prize), Verizon |
| 2002 | Howard University’s Student Art Exhibit: Printmaking (1st place) Photography (2nd place) Drawing (2nd place) |
| Commissioned Work | |
| 2006 | Mural, Residential apartments; Ed Architectes, Paris, France |
| 2003 | Mural, Howard University Bookstore; Howard University Bookstore, Washington, DC |
| Professional Experience | |
| Photographer/Director | |
| 2006 | Quinze “Girlfriend,” CD booklet photography and design for French R&B singer Designer |
| 2006 | Roland Garros, T-shirt designs for site of the French Tennis Open |
| Producer/Director/Videographer/Editor | |
| 2006 | “Ce Mec,” music video for French rap group FRER200 |
| 2005 | “Andromède,” music video for the French rap group FRER200 Project Supervisor |
| 2005 | Baltimore City YouthWorks, Community mural painting project Creative Director |
| 2003 | Burrell Communications, Chicago, Illinois Sportswear Graphic Designer/Illustrator |
| 1995-1997 | Crayures, Paris, France |
| Languages |
| French, English, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Reviews |
| M. Schwendener, “Whose Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité? Colors of France Today,” The New York Times, July 2007 |
| H. Adams, “Alexis Peskine’s Not-So-Wretched Earth, Code Z, June 2007 |
| P. Harvey, “Alexis Peskine,” Nat Creole, March 2007 |
| J. Bowers, “Digitally Mastered,” Baltimore City Paper, May 2004 |
| Ruth Tisdale, “Howard Student Wins Prestigious Art Prize,” The Hilltop, October 2002 |
| Lectures and Discussions |
| “Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling,” National Black Fine Art Show, February 2008 |
| Opening keynote address, “Skittles” student art show, Wesleyan University, February 2008 |
| “Black Paris – Paris Noir: Reflections on ‘Race’ and Belonging in Contemporary Paris,” teacher workshop, Minneapolis, MN, February 2008 |
| “Paris Noir: Reflections from the Dark Side of the City of Light,” University of Minnesota, February 2008 |
| “Paris Noir: Reflections from the Dark Side of the City of Light,” Macalester College, February 2008 |
| “The French Evolution,” Brown University, December 2007 |