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Alexander Ross - Artists - MILES McENERY GALLERY

Alexander Ross in his studio, Great Barrington, MA, 2024.

Alexander Ross (b. 1960 in Denver, CO) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA.

Ross’ work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO; David Nolan Gallery, New York, NY; FIENDISH PLOTS, Lincoln, NE; Galerie Hussenot, Paris, France; Galerie Judin, Berlin, Germany; LABspace, Hillsdale, NY; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY; and Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, among others. 

The artist has been included in group exhibitions at numerous international institutions such as the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY; The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, among others.

His work may be found in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL; British Museum, London, United Kingdom; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO;  The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Hallmark Art Collection, Kansas City, MO; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, RI; and the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA.

He is the recipient of awards including the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant; the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship; The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award; New York Foundation for the Arts Painting Fellowship;  and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.

The artist lives and works in Great Barrington, MA. 

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