ALEXANDRA WILSON

​Born 1995, Poole
Living and working in Bournemouth/Christchurch

Contact Information
Phone: 07891362259          
Email: alexwilson.artist@gmail.com
Website: www.alexandrakwilson.co.uk
 
Education 

2017-2018               MA Fine Art (Distinction) at Arts University Bournemouth
2014-2017               BA (Hons) Fine Art at Arts University Bournemouth
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Solo Exhibitions

2019                          (Forthcoming) Travel Prize outcome (venue tbc)
                                     (Forthcoming) Drawing Territory, Artist Studio, Fairfield Road, Bargates, Christchurch, Dorset    
 
2018                          A Conversation of Space (Site-specific), Rented shop, Christchurch High-Street

2016                          Tripartite 1995, ArtSway, Station Road, Sway


Group Exhibitions

2019/20                 Mechanical Human Matter, Arts University Bournemouth                                              

2018                          Drawing Boundaries: Folding Islands, Mutability, British Pavilion, Giardini, Venice Biennale 2018
                                    (Architecture)
            
                                    MAKE YOUR MARK, Drawing exhibition, Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St,
                                    Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire
                                        
                                    MISC., MA Grad Show 2018, North Light Studios, Arts University Bournemouth

                                    I am the Space that I am, The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Poole

                                    THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS BOREDOM, Scaffold Gallery, Paradise Works, Salford, Manchester

                                    Pop-up exhibition, Collapsible Spaces: Imagination and Recollection, CRAB Drawing Studio, Arts
                                    University Bournemouth

                                    INTENT (Part One), Online Exhibition, Cultivate Gallery and Organ Magazine

​2017                          V. Serious Art Show, ​Free Range, The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London

                                    Final Degree Show, Arts University Bournemouth

2016                          467 Characters Long, BUMF Gallery,  Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth, England

                                    SÉANCE : A Family Collection Revisited, Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth,
                                    England         

2015                          Cultures of Nature, Participating Artist, Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe (B.E.A.F), Lower
                                    Gardens Band Stand, Bournemouth

                                    Holton Lee, Faith House Gallery, Collaborative Project (BA Fine Art and BA Architecture Arts
                                    University Bournemouth

                                    SPINE feat. Face-Book, Altered Books, Arts University Bournemouth Library, Poole


Curation 

2019                          (Forthcoming) Travel Prize Outcome (name tbc) SpudWORKS, Station Road, Sway
 
2018                          MISC., MA Summer show 2018, North Light Studios, Arts University Bournemouth, Poole

                                    I am the Space that I am, The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Poole

 
Residencies

2019                          (Forthcoming) Re-visit, Old Town, Corfu, Greece (Travel Prize – August)

                                    (Forthcoming) Re-visit, Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain (Travel Prize – April/May) 
 
                                    (Forthcoming) Returning/Revisiting The Observatory SpudWORKS, Station Road, Sway
 
2018                           A Conversation of Space (Site-specific), Rented shop, Christchurch High-Street

2017/18                   The Observatory, SpudWORKS, Station Road, Sway, Hampshire



Awards/Prizes

2018                          Travel Prize (MA Fine Art, Arts University Bournemouth) (Winner – to be completed between
                                    September 2018/September 2019)

2017                          Turland Award for local artists (Nominated for Fine Art at Arts University Bournemouth)



Professional Development

2019 (present)       Administrative Support/Technician for the Stitching Together project (AHRC)


2018                          Associate Fellowship for the Higher Education Academy at Arts University Bournemouth

                                    Prospective MA student interviews

                                    Level 5 (BA) Fine Art unit critiques

                                    Level 6 (BA) Fine Art assessed mock interviews

                                    MA Fine Art Open Day

                                    One-to-one tutorials (AS and A2 Level) with Fine Art students, Twynham Sixth Form
                                    Art Department

2017                          One-to-one tutorials and supporting work with A Level Fine Art, Applied Art and Photography
                                    students, Twynham Sixth Form Art Department

​2016                          Mentor for 2nd year BA (Hons) Fine Art student at Arts University Bournemouth

                                    Trainee Equine Coach Manor Equestrian Centre


2013                          Teaching Assistant role with ages 11-16, Twynham School Art Department


Workshops 

2018/19                   Trigger + Observe/Document =Response, MA Fine Art (part time) cohort, Arts University
                                    Bournemouth 

2018                          Drawing Boundaries: Folding Islands, Mutability, British Pavilion, Giardini, Venice Biennale 2018
                                    (Architecture), curated by Profession Siân Bowen

                                    (Submission of instructions) Inventory of Behaviours, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London
                                         

Publications

2018                          Granell. S, Artist (2018), Recipe Book Project, Arts University Bournemouth                                   

                                    Ashurst Emerging Art Prize (2018), Online promotion via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

                                    Wilson. A, Artist (2018), The Observatory, ArtSway, Station Road, Sway.
                                    Online publication; www.lookinlookout.org

2015                          Wilson. A, Artist (2015), Cultures of Nature, Bournemouth Emerging Arts Fringe (B.E.A.F), Lower
                                    Gardens Band Stand, Bournemouth. Exhibition Catalogue


Collaborations 
 
2019                          Space, Photo, Painting, Response, Sammie Z Ngwenya, Online/Social media correspondence
 
                                    The Everyday and the Other, Lucy Abbott, Arts University Bournemouth, Poole
 
 
 
Skills and Other Qualifications
 
Personal: 

• CRB Certified
• Critical attention to detail 
• Can work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Effective at setting aims and meeting objectives
• Member of the National Trust  
• SkillBased First Aid 
• Strong Organisation and research skills
• Understanding of research methods and methodology 
• Works well within a team as well as independently  

Digital:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro) 
• Appropriate use of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)  
• Digital Voice Recording
• DSLR Camera/Hi 8 Tape recording  
• Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook – through timetabling and personal skills checklist) 

 
Technical/Practical:

• Book binding methods (Japanese stab stitch) 
• Canvas making/stretching
• Casting (Plaster, Latex, Resin) 
• Exhibition Installation 
• Exhibition/Studio Documentation photography 
• Printing (Etching, Lino) 
• Textile making (Sewing, Knitting) 
• Traditional handmade paper making 
• Traditional ink making 
• Tiling

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