Colorado artist Alex Alvis was born outside of Chicago and developed an early interest in art.  Her liberal arts education included the study of of drawing, painting and sculpture at Colorado Women’s College, Colorado College, and the University of South Florida.  Despite this formal instruction, many life changes, and through years of independent study and experimentation, Alvis had a major creative breakthrough in 2009 and established her own personal artistic style using a non-traditional sculpting medium for her original work.  Alvis’ dreamlike mood-capturing expressive subjects are infused with realism before they are transformed into brilliantly patinaed limited edition bronze.  Delighting and surprising her viewers with her innovative and distinct approach to color and form, Alvis has become a well-known award winning artist and has many faithful collectors Internationally and in the United States.

EDUCATION:

B.A. University of South Florida

MEMBERSHIPS:  American Women Artists, Queensbury, NY & National Sculpture Society, New York, NY

AWARDS:

2014 – Award of Recognition 3-D – American Women Artists 17th Annual National Juried Exposition, Addison Art Gallery, Cape Cod, MA

2014 – People’s Choice – Equine Art in the Park, Rocky Mountain Horse Exposition, Denver, CO

2013 – Fourth Place – Ex Arte Equinus 6 International Equine Art Competition, Art Horse Magazine

2012 – First Place – Equine Dream Art Show, Western States Horse Exposition, Sacramento, CA

2012 – People’s Choice – Equine Dream Art Show, Western States Horse Exposition, Sacramento, CA

2012 – Third Place – Equine Dream Art Show, Western States Horse Exposition, Sacramento, CA

EXHIBITIONS:

2016 – American Women Artists Annual Member’s Show and National Juried Exhibition, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT

2016 – Artist Reception, Art on a Whim, Vail, CO

2016 – Sculpture in the Park Group Exhibition,  Loveland High Plains Arts Council, Loveland, CO

2015 – Artist Reception, Art on a Whim, Breckenridge, CO

2015 – American Women Artists Annual Member’s Show and National Juried Exhibition, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ

2015 – Sculpture in the Park Group Exhibition, Loveland High Plains Arts Council, Loveland, CO

2014 – Artist Reception, Turpin Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

2014 – American Women Artists Annual Member’s Show and National Juried Exhibition, Addison Art Gallery, Cape Cod, MA

2014 – Long May They Run – A Tribute to the American Horse Group Show, Cultural Arts Council, Estes Park, CO

2014 – A Celebration of Wild Horses Through Art and Music Group Show, The Cloud Foundation, Colorado Springs, CO

2014 – Sculpture in the Park Group Exhibition, Loveland High Plains Arts Council, Loveland, CO

2014 – All Creatures Great and Small Group Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2014 – Equine Art in the Park Group Exhibition, Rocky Mountain Horse Exposition, Denver, CO

2014 – In The Meantime Gallery Joint Exhibition, Artspace Loveland Feed and Grain, Loveland, CO

2013 – American Women Artists Annual Member’s Show and National Juried Exhibition, RS Hanna Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX

2013 – Artist Reception, Turpin Gallery, Jackson Hole, WY

2013 – Sculpture in the Park Group Exhibition, Loveland High Plains Arts Council, Loveland, CO

2013 – Rogoway Turquoise Tortoise Gallery Joint Exhibition, Tubac, AZ

2013 – 32nd Annual Western Spirit Art Show Group Show, Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum, Cheyenne, WY

2013 – Ex Arte Equinus 6 International Equine Art Competition,  Art Horse Magazine, Beaumont, TX

2012 – Wild Horses Wild Lands Group Show, Cultural Arts Council, Estes Park, CO

2012 – Loveland Sculpture Invitational Juried Show, Loveland Sculpture Group, Loveland, CO

2012 – Equine Dream Art Show Group Show, Western States Horse Exposition, Sacramento, CA