Alex Ferrante was born in Dallas Texas, and grew up between rural north eastern Oklahoma and south Texas. He earned his MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2018 and has completed residencies in Pennsylvania and New York State. He attended seminars at the American Academy in Rome and has exhibited across the United States in artist run spaces, galleries and museums such as San Angelo Museum of Art, TX, South Texas Museum of Art, TX, University of Colorado Boulder Museum of Art, CO, Millersville University, PA, Living Arts in Tulsa Oklahoma, OK, and Singapore Art Museum, SG. Alex is currently an artist in residence at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia.
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EDUCATION
2018 MFA in Ceramics at the School of Art and Art History University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
2014 BFA in Visual Arts at Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2020 Verging Paths, Verdant Ends, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA 
The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Small Favors, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2018 The Quiet Stir of Circumstance, Art Museum of Colorado University Boulder, Boulder, CO
2017 Untitled (juried), Colorado University Boulder, Boulder, CO 2016           
Pop Up, Lancaster, PA
Untitled (artist in residence exhibition), Skyes Gallery, Lancaster, PA 2015           
Drawing, The Hot Spot, Corpus Christi, TX
2014 Untitled, Texas A&M University gallery, Corpus Christi, TX Material Languages, The Hot Spot, Corpus christi, TX
Chawan Expo., Singapore Art Museum, Singapore
20th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition, San Angelo Museum, San Angelo, TX
Featured Artist Texas Clay, online
Cups, Somazzi studio, Thailand
2013    SAA, Islander Art Gallery, Corpus Christi, TX
Texas Six Pack Show, Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, TX
Presidents Council, Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi,

RESIDENCIES/WORKSHOPS
2017   The Gaze, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Aspen, CO
2016   Art and Philosophy Seminar, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
2015   Artist resident, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA
2014   Chautauqua Institution for Art, Chautauqua, NY Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA    

SCHOLARSHIPS/AWARDS
2018   Ceramics Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2017   Anderson Ranch Art Center Scholarship, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2015   Chautauqua Institution for Visual Art Scholarship, Chautauqua, NY
2014   Best in show, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
2010 -2014   Mary Lorena Brown Scholar, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, TX
 
PUBLICATIONS
2014    Soluble Salts as a Surface Treatment in NCECA Journal

PRESS
2015    Featured Artist in Artist Catalogue, Volume 4 Issue 1
2014    Featured Student Showcase in Ceramics Monthly
Featured Artist in Chawan Expo. Singapore catalogue
Featured Artist in 20th San Angelo National Ceramic Competition catalogue Featured Artist in Texas Clay