Alexander Paulus

Alexander Paulus

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About the Artist
Alex Paulus is originally from southeast Missouri, but has been a resident of Memphis, TN since 2007.  He received his MFA in 2009 from the Memphis College of Art and is now an Assistant Professor at Southwest Tennessee Community College.  Paulus’s work has been shown in numerous galleries in Memphis, Nashville, Dallas, St. Louis, London and many others.  His work has also been published in Studio Visit magazine, Beautiful/Decay, It’s Nice That, Osso Magazine, and Glasstire.  He will also be featured in the South 2017 edition of New American Paintings. 

Additional information and images of his work can be seen at www.alexanderpaulus.blogspot.com.

Artist Statement
The things that inspire me are the absurd people and events I encounter on a daily basis.  I'm basically holding up a fun-house mirror to the insanity/stupidity that I see.  But I have to laugh at these things; otherwise it would be extremely depressing.

Curriculum Vitae

​Education
 
2009, Memphis College of Art
Master of Fine Arts
 
2003, Southeast Missouri State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, emphasis- Painting
 
Exhibitions
CHAOS 2017 - Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX 2017
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis/Nashville, TN 2016
The Morning After- Ro2 Gallery, Dallas, TX 2016
Blind Navigator- Crosstown Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN 2016
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis/Nashville, TN 2015
Art of the South- Hyde Gallery, Memphis, TN 2015
Draughtsmen of the Apocolypse, Centraltrak, Dallas, TX 2014
Perspicacious Ninnyhammers- SOD LA Tech University, Ruston, LA 2014
Texture & Collage- Tate Britain, London, UK 2014
Inspired Resistance- Crosstown Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN 2014
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2013
Solo Exhibition- Vol State Community College, Nashville, TN 2013
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2012
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2010
New Direction: Video Artists Explore Southern Identity- Cheekwood Museum, Nashville, TN 2009
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2009
The Price is Right- David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN 2008
 
Publications
New American Paintings, South 2017 Edition, Vol. 22, Issue 3, pg. 90
Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 26, pg. 142
Studio Visit Magazine, Vol. 17, pg. 171

Selected Available Works
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