ALEX ZWARENSTEIN

 
 

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Born: 1952 in Zimbabwe

Education:

1975-1978 M.F.A. Royal Academy of Art, London where he studied with Peter Greenham, Ken Howard, Carel Weight, Norman Blamey and Bernard Dunstan.

1972-1975 B.A. Kingston on Thames Polytechnic


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Royal Academy, "Summer Exhibitions"

Fulham Art Center, "Concrete Poetry Exhibition with Scottish novelist Alan Spence and playwright Tom MacGrath"

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York
"Selected Group Exhibitions"

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York
"One-Man Exhibition '98, '00, '01, '03, '05"

Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York
"Summer Salon Exhibitions"

Miranda Gallery, Aspen, CO, "Group Exhibition"


AWARDS

Royal Academy Gold Medal
Edward Scott Scholarship
Vincent Harris Prize for Mural Design
Armitage Award
Eric Kennington Prize for Drawing
David Murray Studentship
Edward Landseer Scholarship
Turner Travelling Scholarship



 

COLLECTIONS

Museum of the City of New York

Abraham Art Collection

New York Stock Exchange

National Art Gallery of Zimbabwe

Matsushige Mita; President, Hitachi Corp.

Sir James Walker, Baronet

London City Council

Frank Bennack; CEO, Hearst Corporation

John F. Bookout; CEO, Shell Oil

Richard Furland; Chairman, Squibb

J.W. Michaels; Editor, Forbes Magazine

Sir Freddy Laker


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

National Academy of Design, New York
Instructor of painting and perspective

Harrow College of Art, London
Instructor of painting and drawing

Fashion Institute of Technology, New York
Instructor of drawing


PUBLICATIONS

"Materials and Techniques of Painting"
co-authored with Brian Little

"Forbes Magazine" and "National Review" covers

"Eyes Of New York" - Exhibition Catalogue 1998

"The Theatre of Geometry and Light" Exhibition Catalogue 2000

"An English Journal" - Exhibition Catalogue 2001

"Recent Works" - Exhibition Catalogue 2003

"Architectural Rhythms" - Gotham to Brighton - Exhibition Catalogue 2005



 
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