ALEX LUKAS
Born 1981, Boston, MA
Upcoming:
Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
May 11th - June 1st, 2013
Headlands Center for the Arts 2013 Benefit Auction, San Francisco, CA
June 5th, 2013
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
Steven Zevitas, Boston, MA
2011
Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010
THESE ARE THE DAYS OF MIRACLE AND WONDER, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009
THE EVENTUALITY OF DAYBREAK, Christina Ray, New York, NY
THE GRAY SKIES OF MORNING, Telefon Til Chefen (TTC) Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
AND ANOTHER SHALL RISE TO TAKE HER PLACE, White Walls, San Francisco, CA
2008
IN DEFENSE OF HOME, IN DEFENSE OF INDUSTRY, Iceberger, San Francisco, CA
2 and 3 PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008
FEUDAL ECHO, with Brian Willmont at Park Life, San Francisco, CA
2007
JUNGLELAND, with Matt Leines, William & Joe Buzzell. Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2006
YOUNG LIONS, with Matt Leines & William Buzzell. Galleri Loyal, Stockholm, Sweden
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
TROPICO POST_APOCALYPTIC, Extra Extra, Philadelphia, PA
BLACK FOLIAGE, Curated by Matthew Craven, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
THIS END UP, The West Collection at PULSE, Miami, FL
EXTENDED ABSENCE, Curated by Isaac Tin Wei Lin, Blanc Gallery, Cambridge, MA
RISD ICONS, Rhode Island School of Design, Woods - Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
BEYOND THE PARKING LOT: THE CHANGE AND RE-ASSESSMENT OF OUR MODERN LANDSCAPE, Curated by Cynthia Connolly, Artisphere, Arlington, VA
Artists' 'Zine published by MEGAWORDS. Distributed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
WHERE MY CONES AT? Curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Double Break, San Diego, CA
SPACE//FORM, Curated by Sven Davis, Breeze Block Gallery, Portland, OR
SEASON OPENER, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011
PAPER CHASERS, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
CONTAINED, Curated by John Pyper, Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
HIVE/CAVE, Pageant : Soloveev, Philadelphia, PA
OFFICE, Curated by Beth Kantrowitz and Kathleen O'Hara, Drive-By, Watertown MA
THESE FRIENDS Part 2, THIS, Los Angeles, CA
NOTHING TO SAY, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
NEXT FAIR, Steven Zevitas (Boston, MA), Chicago, IL
EDITIONS / ARTISTS' BOOK FAIR, The Print Center (Philadelphia, PA), New York, NY
2010
THE POWER OF SELECTION, Part 3, Curated by Ryan Travis Christian, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
DOUBTING THOMASES, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
A SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY PRINTMAKING, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
PLAIN AIR, Curated by Brian Willmont, Cinders, Brooklyn, NY
SOME PEOPLE I MET WHILE ROLLING AROUND ON THE GROUND, Curated by Rich Jacobs, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
ATROPHIC EXISTENCE, Show & Tell, Toronto, Ontario
2009
IN OUR NATURE, Curated by Rachel Sitkin, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD
MAYFLOWERS, Curated by Scott Keightley, 401 Broadway, New York, NY
LOBBY, Curated by Kathleen O’Hara (OH+T) and Beth Kantrowitz (Allston Skirt), Watertown, MA
CIRCLE OF PLENTY, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
NEXT FAIR, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
NEW WORKS ON PAPER, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
PSST-SHHH, Curated by Tim Kinsella, Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008
YOU OPEN SO LATE, YOU CLOSE SO EARLY, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
THE DISCTUCTION OF ATLANTAS, Curated By Jesper Elg, Union Gallery, London.
LAST SECOND FIRST, Curated by Jordin Isip, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
DEAD SPACE, Lobot, Oakland, CA.
WHITE NOISE DRAWN TOGETHER, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007
SPACE 1026 TEN YEAR RETROSPECIVE, DO IT YOURSELF WITH OTHER PEOPLE, Space 1026, Phila, PA.
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, Park Life, San Francisco, CA.
BRAIN BASHERS, Curated by AJ Fosik, Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO.
SIGHT OF SOUND, Machines Have Magnets, Pawtucket, RI.
2006
A PIECE APART , Curated by Jordin Isip. Aidan Savoy Gallery, New York, NY.
APENEST RELEASE SHOW, Orchard St., Mission Hill, MA .
COLLECTIONS, Curated by Roger Gastman. Scion Installation LA, Culver City, CA.
GRAND UNION, Curated by Jordin Isip. The Front Room, Brooklyn, NY.
2005
MYSTERY MEAT, Future Prospects Gallery, Quezon City, Philippines.
SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE AMERICAN , Curated by Rotgut, New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA .
CANTAB PUBLISHING PRESENTS, Evos Arts Institute, Lowell, MA .
2004
18th ANNUAL BOSTON DRAWING SHOW, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA .
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
Merry, Stephanie, Paradise Lost, Found and Reconsidered, The Washington Post, August 31st, 2012
Capps, Kriston, Spit and Image: The Death and Life of Cities, According to Cynthia Connolly, Washington City Paper August 29th, 2012
Cook, Greg, Doom Sayer, The Boston Phoenix, May 16th, 2012
McQuaid, Cate, Galleries, The Boston Globe, May 16th, 2012
Pyper, John, Printmaking in the Expanded Field Art New England, March/April, 2012
2011
Fellah, Nadiah, The Post-Urban Cityscapes of Alex Lukas, New American Paintings Blog, September 17th, 2011
Rothman, Julia, Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists, Quarry Books, 2011
Tucker, Ricky, Alex Lukas, At A Glimpse, March, 2011
Cook, Greg, Contained, The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, March 21st, 2011
Neelon, Caleb, Alex Lukas, Juxtapoz Magazine #122, March, 2011
New American Paintings #92, Editor’s Selections, March 2011
2010
In The Modern World, Dwell Magazine, March, 2010.
Curico, Seth, These Are The Days of Miracle And Wonder, DailyServing.com, May 27th, 2010.
2009
Ebstein, Alex, Learning the Trade, Baltimore City Paper, October 21st, p. 22
Højbo, Simon, Interview and Profile, Zine Soup Book, Telefon Til Chefen (TTC) Publishing.
Borum, Peter, Dommedags-kunst er godt håndværk. Politiken (Denmark), May 9th, 2009.
Jensen, Travis, Of Renewal, Rebirth. San Francisco Chronicle, 96 Hours, March 12th, 2009, p. 11 and cover.
Leaverton, Michael, And I Feel Fine, San Francisco Weekly, March 11th-17th, p. 22, image: p. 20
2008
Portfolio, Proximity Magazine Issue #3, December, 2008.
Neelon, Caleb. Alex Lukas, Bant Magazine (Turkey) #48, p. 28 - 35
Neelon, Caleb. Alex Lukas Interview, Fecal Face.com
2007
Smyrski, Anthony. Alex Lukas Interview, Megawords Magazine.com
Hill, Lori. Jungleland, Philadelphia City Paper, April 4th, 2007.
2006
Kanarinka, Alex Lukas, APENEST, Vol 1.
2005
Tokion Magazine #49, Winner of the first ever Tokion King of Zine competition.
CURATORIAL
2010
DOUBTING THOMASES, Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2011
THE WEST PRIZE 2011, Final 10, Oaks, PA
PHILAGRAFIKA 2011 INVITATIONAL PORTFOLIO, Philadelphia, PA
THE FOUNTAINHEAD RESIDENCY, Miami, FL
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2012
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
SophiaJacob Lecture Series, Floristree, Baltimore, MD
2011
University of Kansas, Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Hosted by the Visual Art Department and the University Honors Program, Lawrence, KS
The Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Maryland Institute College of Art, Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Baltimore, MD
University of Richmond, Guest Lecturer & Visiting Artist, Richmond, VA.
2008
A presentation on the history of the East Side Railroad Tunnel, MEGAWORDS STOREFRONT, Philadelphia, PA.
A talk with Bill McRight at The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA.
WRITINGS
2010
An interview with Matt Leines for FecalFace.com
2009
Juxtapoz #99. A brief profile of Chris Kline.
2008
Caleb Neelon's Book of Awesome (Ginko Press/R77, 2008), Interview with Caleb Neelon.
Apenest #2. An article on the East Side Railroad Tunnel, along with interviews with Andrew Schoultz, Eddie Martinez and Joseph Hart.
Juxtapoz #89. A brief profile of Bill McRight.
Swindle #14. Drawing for the Alphabet page.
2007
Juxtapox #81. Introduction for and interview between William Buzzell and AJ Fosik.
Swindle Quarterly #11. Cover story, a profile of Matt Leines
Swindle Quarterly #9. Profile of AJ Fosik, (with Caleb Neelon).
2006
Swindle First Anual Icons Issue. Profile of Chuck Close.
The Drama #9. Downtown, a comic.
The Agenda #18. How To Have A Riot, an article on a 1993 incident of civil unrest in Providence, Rhode Island.
The Drama #8. The Steely Dans , a comic.
2005
The Drama #7. Don't Be a Jerk, a comic.
The Drama #6. Flamable , a comic.
2004
SPX Anthology, Build it Up Just To Tear It Down, a comic.
VISUALS
Alex has contributed drawings to The New York Times Book Review, The Village Voice, MTV.com,
Swindle Quarterly, Philadelphia Weekly, Next American City and Street World, Urban Art from Five Continents
(Abrams/Thames & Hudson, 2007), amongst other publications.
EDUCATION
2003
BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
2001-2002
Rhode Island School of Design European Honors Program, Rome, Italy.
Alex Lukas founded Cantab Publishing in January, 2001. Since, he has released over 30
titles including over 1500 copies of various 'zines made by hand.