Alexis Kandra
Alexis Kandra - Biography / Artist Statement
Alexis Kandra lives and works in New York City.
Born in 1991, Alexis grew up with a passion for art-making and the natural world. She studied at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and began making paintings inspired by natural history dioramas, psychology, and the unseen elements that connect everything together.
Alexis Kandra's paintings are portals into surreal parallel worlds, with unlikely animal interactions and theatrical settings. The grid acts as another dimension, or unseen structure behind the universe. Each painting tells a story about how complex and beautiful life can be.
Alexis Kandra - Resume
Education
2013 BFA Tyler School of Art, Painting Major, Art History Minor, Magna Cum Laude, Philadelphia PA2008 Pennsylvania Governors School for the Arts, Painting Major, Erie PA
Select Shows
2019
2019, Sept 20 - Oct 13Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Life on Spaceship Earth, Solo Show
2019, April 5 - April 27
Deep Space Gallery, Jersey City NJ
Forces of Nature, two person show with artist Gigi Chen
2019, Mar 16 - May 4
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Kaleidoscope, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2019, Mar 1 - 31
Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth NH
Enormous Tiny Art #25, group show
2019, Jan 19 - Mar 10
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
After Dark, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2018
2018, Dec 1 - Jan 12Gristle Art Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Trading Card Art Show II, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2018, Dec 8 - Jan 5
Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Holiday Bizarre, group show
2018, Dec 8 - Jan 5
Deep Space Gallery, Jersey City NJ
The Gigantic Miniature Show, group show
2018, Oct 20 - Nov 24
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Killing Jar, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2018, Oct 5 - Nov 2
Imaginary Clouds Collective, Philadelphia PA
Holographic Reflections, three person show curated by Sirus Fountain
2018, Sept 8 - Oct 13
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Cult of Meow II, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2018, Aug 16 - Sept 15
Deep Space, Jersey City NJ
Creature Feature, group show
2018, August 2 - 9
Jonathan Levine Projects, Jersey City NJ
People's Choice Online Show
2018, August 10 - 12
One Art Space Gallery, Manhattan NY
Save Art Space's Animal Instinct Show, curated by Mother Pigeon and ArtDogNYC
2018, June 2 - 3
13 Karat NY Gallery, Five Points Fest, Brooklyn NY
group show curated by Nick C. Kirk
2018, Mar 2 - Apr 1
Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth NH
Enormous Tiny Art #23, group show
2018, Jan 13 - Mar 3
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Constellations, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2017
2017, Oct 27 - Nov 30Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Alexis Kandra, solo show
2017, Sept 28 - Oct 22
Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Unnatural Histories VI, group show
2017, Sept 14 - Oct 6
AFA Galley, Manhattan NY
Works on Paper, group show curated by Michael Ruple
2017, Sept 9 - Oct 21
Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Cult of Meow, group show curated by Zoe Williams
2017, May 2 - 30
M.O.: Layered, group show at 287 Bleecker Street, Manhattan NY
Curated by Cami Ledy
2016
2016, Sep 15 - Oct 10Super (un)natural, group show at 287 Bleecker Street, Manhattan NY
Curated by Cami Ledy
2016, Mar 9
Joseph Carini collaboration with Alexis Kandra, designer Joseph Carini selected artwork by Alexis Kandra to be translated into a hand woven carpet, Auctioned by Church Street School for Music and Art, Manhattan NY
2016, Mar 4 - Apr 3
The Wild Bird Fund, Manhattan NY
Spring: New Paintings, a solo show curated by Andrew Garn
2015
2015, Dec 11 - 31Cotton Candy Machine, Brooklyn NY
Brooklyn Biennial Submissional, curated by Tara McPherson
2015, Nov 6 - Dec 6
Alexis Kandra, premiere solo show hosted by Koda, Brooklyn NY
Presented by Mighty Tanaka
2015, Jun 12
Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn NY
People's Choice Salon Show, Runner-Up Winner
2015, Mar 20 - Apr 15
One Art Space Gallery, Manhattan NY
Forces of Nature, group show curated by Mighty Tanaka
2014
2014, Oct 24NYsoundCircuit 6.1 All the Ends of the Earth, The DiMenna Center, New York NY
2014, Mar 7 - Apr 10
Choose Your Own Infinity, Solo Faculty Show at Church Street School for Music and Art, New York NY
2014, Mar 6 - Apr 4
The Last Brucennial, 837 Washington St, Manhattan NY
2013
2013, Nov 22 - 24Subject Matters, Osvaldo Romberg's Studio, Philadelphia PA
Curated by Osvaldo Romberg and K. Malcolm Richards
2013, August 2 - 25
Marginal Utility Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Get It While It's Cheap #3
2013, June 7 - 16
Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Trust Arts Education Center, Pittsburgh PA
Winner of the People's Choice Award
2013, May 17 - July 6
Pterodactyl Galley, Philadelphia PA
Intersection: An Exhibition of Art Science Collaborations, curated by Keith Hartwig
2012
2012, Dec 12 - Dec 16Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia PA
Solo BFA Thesis Show
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