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Alex Ferrante was born in Dallas Texas, grew up in rural north eastern Oklahoma, and came to adulthood in 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.
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Alex Ferrante
EDUCATION
2018 MFA in Ceramics at the School of Art and Art History University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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