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
2018                                A Conversation of Space (Site-specific), Rented shop, Christchurch High-Street
2016                               Tripartite 1995, ArtSway, Station Road, Sway

Group Exhibitions
2019                                (Forthcoming) The Four Ethers, Spring 2019 CG Associates Members Exhibition, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester 

2018                                 MAKE YOUR MARK, Drawing exhibition, Messums Wiltshire, Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire
                                           Drawing Boundaries: Folding Islands, Mutability, British Pavilion, Giardini, Venice Biennale 2018 (Architecture) 
                                           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

Curation
2018                               MISC., MA Summer show 2018, North Light Studios, Arts University Bournemouth
                                          I am the Space that I am, The Gallery, Arts University Bournemouth, Poole
Residencies
2018                              Christchurch High Street rented shop unit
2017/18                        The Observatory, SPUD, ArtSway, Station Road, Sway

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

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Skills and Other Qualifications

Digital:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop)
• Appropriate use of Social Media
• DSLR Camera
• Digital Voice Recording

Technical/Practical:

• Book Binding
• Canvas making/stretching
• Casting (Plaster, Latex, Resin)
• Exhibition Installation
• Exhibition/Studio Documentation Photography
• Printing (Etching, Lino)
• Traditional handmade paper making
• Traditional ink making
• Tiling 

​Other:

• CRB Certified
• SkillBase First Aid

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