Alex Gabriel Bernstein
| EDUCATION | |
| 2001 | M.F.A. Rochester Institute of Technology, The School for American Crafts, Rochester, NY |
| 1999 | Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC; Concentration in glass blowing with David Levi |
| 1998 | Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC; Concentration in glass blowing with Dimitri Mechealidis |
| 1994 | B.A. The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC |
| SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | Tom Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| 2007 | Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, ONT Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI |
| 2006 | Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH |
| 2005 | Alex Gabriel Bernstein, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL Alex Gabriel Bernstein, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, ONT |
| 2004 | Tactile Visions, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2001 | Stories and Observations, Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY Observations, The Hope Collection, Santa Fe, NM |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | Terra Enigma - Abstracting the Landscape, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC 36th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL North Carolina Glass Show, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2007 | Art Miami, Onnessimo Fine Art, Miami, FL 35th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL Blown Away, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY The Power of Red, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC Shy Boy, She Devil and Isis, Wornick Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2006 | Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL Gathering: A Survey of Contemporary Glass, Penland School Gallery, Penland, NC International Show, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL Voices in Glass, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX Glass Invitational Exhibition, Cervini Haas Gallery, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ Arts Scottsdale, Represented by Prism Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 34th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oaks, MI SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY Refined Force: Glass of New England, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2005 | 33rd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oaks, MI Sofa New York, Represented by Chappel Gallery, New York, NY Sofa Chicago, Represented by Chappel Gallery, Chicago, IL Glass Weekend 05, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton, NJ Out of the Mold: A Survey of Contemporary Cast Glass, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA |
| 2004 | 32nd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oaks, MI Invitational Glass Exhibition, Function + Art, Chicago, IL Sofa New York, Represented by Chappel Gallery, New York, NY Sofa Chicago, Represented by Chappel Gallery, Chicago, IL Gallery Artist, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA Palm Beach Contemporary, Represented by Chappel Gallery, Palm Beach, FL Apercu, Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL Toronto International Art Fair, Represented by Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, ONT |
| 2003 | Glass Invitational, Parisi Gallery, Del Mar, CA Invitational Vessel Show, Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY Glass Weekend 03, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton, NJ New Insight, Chappell Galery, Boston, MA Il Pettoo, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA SOFA Exhibition, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL New Glass, Function + Art Gallery, Chicago, IL Infusion, Gallery WDO, Charlotte, NC New Talent in Glass, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY SOFA Exhibition, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY Bernstein Trio, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC |
| 2002 | SOFA Exhibition, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL American Heritage, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA Deceptions, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA Benefit Auction Exhibition, Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA Annual Goblet Exhibition, Snyderman/Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA New Work New Year, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC A Cast of Excellence: Alex Bernstein, Koan Vanderburger, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2001 | Faculty Exhibition, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, OH International Craft Biannual, Cheongju City, Korea Off the Book, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 2000 | Glass Art Society Exhibition, Triangle Gallery, New York, NY International Glass Symposium: "Glass in Context 2000", Glass Museum, Frauenau, Germany Craft Art of Western New York, Burchfield-Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY Contemporary Crafts, Mase Art Center, Mase, AZ Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition, The Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX Featured Artist Exhibition, Craft Company #6, Rochester, NY Niche, Student Niche Award Exhibition, Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA People, Places, Art, Public Art Proposal, Gallery R, Rochester, NY |
| 1999 | School for American Crafts Honor Show, Student Alumni Union Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Art of the New Millennium, The Up-Stairs Gallery, Tyron, NC Interior Spaces, Gallery R, Rochester, NY Students in Glass, The Visual Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA Sent Bottle Invitational, The Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX |
| 1998 | Annual Goblet Show, The Kittrelll/Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX Glass Artist of Western North Carolina, The Up Stairs Gallery, Tyron, NC A Goblet Toast, Gallery Dorita!, Atlanta, GA |
| AWARDS | |
| 2003 | Selection for New Glass Review |
| 2002 | American Craft Council Emerging Artist Grant |
| 2001 | Dean of Liberal Arts Purchase Award Wallace Memorial Library Purchase Award Special Selection, International Craft Biannual, Cheongju City, Korea Honorable Mention, International Craft Biannual, Cheongju City, Korea |
| 2000 | Niche Award for glass sculpture Sylvia L. Rosen Endowment Purchase Award |
| 1999 | Aaron Rosenstreich Memorial Fund for Excellence |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2007 | Instructor, The Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Corning, NY |
| 2004-07 | Glass Department Head, Instructor, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA |
| 2001-04 | Adjunct Professor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH |
| 2003 | Instructor for Summer Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| 2001 | Teaching Assistant to Paul Marioni and Ann Troutner, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA Adjunct Professor & Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
| 2000 | Instructor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Instructor, Anoka-Ramsey College, Minneapolis, MN Teaching Assistant to Paul Marioni and Ann Troutner, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA Instructor, The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY |
| 1999-2000 | Teaching Assistant, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
| 1998 | Teaching Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS | |
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Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY Glass Museum Frauenau, Frauenau, Germany Burchfield-Penny Arts Center, Museum of Western New York Art, Buffalo, NY Wallace Memorial Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY The Dean of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Mellon Financial Corporation, Harrisburg, VA Wachovia Financial Group, Greenville, SC Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highland, NC Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA |
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