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Alex Radin grew up in NY on Long Island and has always enjoyed the act of creating. He graduated with a BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design in 1999. He has painted murals, portraits, and special commissions as well as done illustrations for books and magazines. In 2001, he began painting publicly during worship services at conferences, churches, and concerts. His work has been shown in Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. Alex has taught classes with a range of emphases, from the conceptual exploration of creativity and identity as an artist to the technical aspects of painting in oils and acrylics. You can view some more of his work at www.truthillustrations.com. Alex lives in Hanahan, SC. with his wife Sara and their two daughters. Artist Statment
Alex doesn't like placing his work in a box or a style and will tell you when asked about his approach to painting, "True art is born out of passion. I am interested less in technique and more in what is communicated, what a person feels, learns, really sees, when they encounter a work of art. With all that said I tend to like abstracting reality to communicate the spiritual significance of my observations of the tangible world based on my experiences. I paint what I see, hear, smell, touch, taste and feel. I like to take some time and detach from my subject matter and really get lost in the design and break up of shapes and space. I am intensely interested in the conversation that colors have with one another as well as communication between strokes; Relationships between color and color, color and strokes, strokes and shapes, shapes and texture, texture and strokes, shapes and color, shapes and shapes etc... Even though I get lost in all this, I always return to my subject matter in the end ." Education
• Columbus College of Art and Design, OH 1995-1999
• Villanova University, PA 1993-1995
• The Stony Brook School, Long Island NY 1988-1993 Professional Experience
• 2008 Jan-Mar - “From Concept to Completion” 10 wk Art Class Instruction; St. Andrew’s Church, Mt. Pleasant
• 2007 Beginning in December - Member at Courtyard Art Gallery; Downtown Charleston, SC
• 2006-Present - Further Design Group
• 1999-Present - Truth Illustrations
• 2001-Present - Taught classes, private lessons, workshops, and guest lectured on various aspects of art Exhibitions
• 2007, Selected for the “2007 Artist of the Year Soiree and Silent Auction”, The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art; Columbia, SC – Group Exhibition and Silent Auction
• 2007, Ellum Art Gallery; Dallas, Texas – Group Exhibition
• 2005, Private Showing at 313 Meeting Street; Charleston, SC – Solo Exhibition
• 2004, Selected for the “2004 Young Artist of the Year Contest”, The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art; Columbia, SC – Group Exhibition and Silent Auction
• 2004, “Approaching Release”; Art Institute of Charlotte, NC – Solo Exhibition
• 2002, Seacoast Church; Mt. Pleasant, SC – Solo Exhibition
• 2001, “Leaving Home”; Dublin, OH – Solo Exhibition
• 2000, Vineyard Coffee House; Columbus, OH – Solo Exhibition
• 2000, Karitos Christian Arts Conference; Chicago, IL – Group Exhibition
• 1999, Columbus College of Art and Design; Columbus, OH – Group Illustration Exhibition Published Work
Books
• Cover & All Inside Illustrations (20) - The Mother Who Weaved An Ark by Tonya Bennett, Derek Press 2005
• Cover & All Inside Illustrations (8) - The Illustrated Haggadah, Victory Publishing 2000
“The Good Shepherd” - Cover, “The Sabbath Candles”, “Set Apart”, “The Plagues of Egypt”, “Exodus”, “Khad Gadya”, “Redemption”,“Praise”
• Cover Illustration - Even So Come Lord Jesus, Victory Publishing 1996 “The Four Horseman” Magazines
• “Save The Rocks” Magazine Illustration, “Backpacker Magazine” – May 2001 Newspapers
• “Rage” Newspaper Editorial Illustration, “The Holy City Chronicle” –- March 2003
• “Breaking Through” Newspaper Cover Illustration, “The Holy City Chronicle” –- June 2002 Alex has also had many Digital Illustrations published in “The Holy City Chronicle” – June 2002 - December 2004 |
