m. alexander gray
M. Alexander Gray (Alex) grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. He took an interest in visual things from young age. Some of his earliest memories involve his enthusiasm for photos and illustrations in National Geographic magazine and his attempts to trace them. In elementary school he enjoyed collaborating on drawings with his friends and would seek to imitate what he liked about their drawing styles.
Alex attended the art school at Virginia Commonwealth University but completed his education at the Corcoran College of Art and Design. At the Corcoran he found a fine art program that emphasized concept development over skill-building; regardless he owes a great deal to his studies at that institution. He is especially grateful for the hours he spent in the Corcoran's printmaking studios, as well as their figure drawing and painting classes.
Since mid-2013, Alex has dedicated himself to working on his art full-time. He has exhibited at galleries not only in the DC area but also nationally, and received numerous awards and recognitions. In 2014 he began working and exhibiting at the Torpedo Factory Art Center and in 2018 acquired his own studio there. Since 2020, Alex has broadened his body of work to include oil painting.
EXHIBITIONS
2022
Art at the Mill - Fall 2022, Burwell-Morgan Mill, Millwood VA
2021
5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
2020
Americas 2020: Paperworks, Northwest Art Center, Minot ND
Valdosta National 2020, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Valdosta GA
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
2020 Madeley National, Conroe Art League, Conroe TX
LaGrange Southeast Regional, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange GA
Under Pressure: National Printmaking Exhibition, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins CO
Ink Matters, The Downtown Gallery, Kokomo IN
Beyond the Classroom, Portico Gallery, Brentwood MD
2019
Solo show at Misciagna Center for the Performing Arts, Penn State, Altoona PA
Ann Metzger National Biennial Exhibition, St. Louis MO
Philadelphia Sketch Club Works on Paper Show, Philadelphia PA
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
40 under 40, Shenandoah Vallery Art Center, Waynesboro VA
37th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Peoria IL
Solo show at Academy Center of the Arts, Lynchburg VA
Radius 250, Artspace Gallery, Richmond VA
2019 Atlanta Print Biennial, Kai Lin Art Center, Atlanta GA
"Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices" Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD
39th Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Art Center, Fort Wayne, IN
City of Overland Park 2019 National Juried Show, Overland Park, KS
National Juried Competition, Academy Center for the Arts, Lynchburg VA
50th Anniversary Treasury of Art Show and Sale, Vienna Community Center, Vienna VA
FALC 24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Page-Walker Art and History Center, Cary, NC
2019 Works on Paper National Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies NJ
Providence Art Club 2019 National Juried Exhibition, Providence RI
Solo show at the Hill Center, Washington DC
31st Annual Juried Exhibition, Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Council, Texarkana TX
Architectonic, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles MO
32nd Annual National Juried Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton GA
National Original Print Exhibition 2019, Bankside Gallery, London UK
Viewpoint 51 National Juried Competition, Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati OH
Original: Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Prints, Crooked Tree Art Center, Traverse City MI
October National 2019, Madden Arts Center, Decatur IL
3rd Annual National Juried Competition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau WI
2019 Virginia Artists Juried Competition, Charles H. Taylor Art Center, Hampton VA
5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
2018
Center for Contemporary Arts National Juried Show, Abilene TX
November 2018 Open Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
Small Works 2018, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs NY
90th Grand National Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York NY
October 2018 Self-Portrait Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
Impressions: National Juried Printmaking Show, Rockville MD
52nd Founders Juried Awards Exhibition, Naples, FL
New Waves, Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach VA
Best of the Region, Manassas VA
New Hope Art League Juried Show, Doylestown PA
VMRC Juried Exhibition, Harrisonburg VA
National Juried Competition, Academy Center for the Arts, Lynchburg VA
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
4th Annual Hand-pulled Prints, Site:Brooklyn Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Bank of the Arts Juried Exhibition, New Bern NC
2018 SAAG National Juried Show, Blue Ridge GA
4th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
2017
Boston Printmakers North American Biennial, Cambridge MA
Full Court Press North American Juried Print Exhibition, Corpus Christi TX
Solo show at the Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
National Juried Competition, Academy Center for the Arts, Lynchburg, VA
Mamaroneck Artists Guild – Small Works Exhibition, Larchmont, NY
Escape: Art on Vacation, Ann Marie Art Center, Solomons MD
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
Cooperstown Art Assc. Nat’l Juried Exhibit, Cooperstown NY
Mark Arts Printmaking Nat’l Exhibition, Wichita KS
Bower Center for the Arts Nat’l Juried Show, Bedford VA
2017 Atlanta Print Biennial, Kai Lin Art Center, Atlanta GA
37th Annual National Print Exhibition, Artlink Contemporary Art Center, Fort Wayne, IN
"Art Now: Printmaking" Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor MI
"Ink It: Contemporary Print Practices" Blackrock Center for the Arts, Germantown MD
“Small Works”, The Shirt Factory Gallery, Glen Falls NY
Solo show at Arlington County Judicial Chambers
2016
“Ctrl + P: Printmakers Inc” Strathmore Mansion, Bethesda MD
“Printmakers Inc” Center for the Arts at the Candy Factory, Manassas VA
“Printmakers Inc” Lombardi Cancer Center, Washington DC
National Juried Exhibition, Delaplaine Art Center, Frederick MD
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
Juried exhibits, The Art League, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC
Monthly Member exhibits, Gallery Underground, Crystal City VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Printmakers Inc, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Gallery 75, The Art League, Alexandria VA
Resident artist exhibits, Palette 22, Arlington VA
2015
“Small Wonders” Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis MD
Solo show at the Hill Center, Washington DC
“Minisolos” Touchstone Gallery, Washington DC
Regional Juried Exhibition, The Hill Center, Washington DC
“Printmaking” The Falls Church Art Center, Falls Church VA
National Juried Exhibition, Delaplaine Art Center, Frederick MD
Solo show at Printmakers Inc, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA
Gallery 75 member exhibit, Alexandria City Hall, Alexandria VA
Juried exhibits, The Art League, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Printmakers Inc, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Gallery 75, The Art League, Alexandria VA
2014
Solo show – Arlington Central Library, Arlington VA
Gallery 50, Waynesboro PA
Juried exhibits, The Art League, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Silver Spring MD
Monthly Member exhibits, Printmakers Inc, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria VA
Monthly Member exhibits, Gallery 75 (Bin Gallery), The Art League, Alexandria VA
2013
November Small Works Show, The Art League, Alexandria VA
2008
Exhibit at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Bethesda MD
Member exhibits, Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington DC
2005 – 2007
Juried exhibitions, The Art League, Alexandria VA
MEMBERSHIPS
Juried into the Torpedo Factory Artist’s Association, April 2017
The Art League Gallery, Gallery 75 (Bin Gallery) at the Art League Gallery
Printmakers Inc. at the Torpedo Factory
Touchstone Gallery
Gallery Underground
Washington Printmakers Gallery
AWARDS
Honorable Mention: "Aqueduct at Warren, Albemarle County, Virginia" (woodcut)
5th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
Second Prize: “Hardware River Aqueduct III” (engraving)
Fine Arts League of Cary’s 24th Annual Juried Exhibition, Cary NC
Torpedo Factory Artists Association Award: “Hardware River Aqueduct III” (engraving)
2019 Art League Patrons Show, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
Honorable Mention: “Hardware River Aqueduct III” (engraving)
November Open Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
Third Place: “Mouth of the Tye River, Nelson County, Virginia” (woodcut)
2018 National Juried Show, Oxford Arts Alliance, Oxford PA
Honorable Mention: “Self Portrait” (engraving)
October Self Portrait Exhibit, The Art League Gallery, Alexandria VA
First Place: “Hardware River Aqueduct II” (woodcut)
2018 Hill Center Regional Juried Exhibition, Washington DC
Popular Choice award: “Hardware River Aqueduct II” (woodcut)
VMRC Juried Art Show 2018, Harrisonburg, VA
Award of Merit: “Byrd Creek Aqueduct” (engraving)
New Hope Art League Juried Show, Doylestown PA
Honorable Mention: “Mouth of the Tye River, Nelson County, Virginia” (woodcut)
52nd Founders Juried Awards Exhibition, Naples, FL
Juror’s Choice Award: “Aqueduct on the James River Canal” (woodcut)
National Juried Competition, Academy Center for the Arts
Award for Technical Merit: “Byrd Creek Aqueduct” (engraving)
2017 Atlanta Print Biennial
Honorable Mention: “Byrd Creek Aqueduct” (engraving)
Art Now: Printmaking, Ann Arbor Art Center, February 2017
Third Place : “Seneca Creek Aqueduct” (woodcut)
Hill Center Regional Juried Exhibition, June 2016
Honorable Mention : “Pictograph Cave” (woodcut)
Landscapes Show, The Art League Gallery, August 2015
Second Place: “Old Logging Railroad” (woodcut)
Hill Center Regional Juried Exhibition, June 2015
Honorable Mention: “Aqueduct on the James River Canal” (woodcut)
Delaplaine National Juried Exhibition, May 2015
Honorable Mention: “Cool Cat” (relief engraving)
Juried Exhibition at The Art League Gallery, November 2014
Second Place: “Seneca Creek Aqueduct” (woodcut)
Juried Exhibition at The Art League Gallery, May 2014
Third Place: “Inn at James City, Madison County, Virginia” (relief engraving)
Juried Exhibition at The Art League Gallery, November 2013
“Off the Press” Award Corcoran College of Art and Design student award for printmaking, 2007
“Excellence in Printmaking” student prize
awarded by Washington Printmakers Gallery and Washington Print Club, 2007