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Alexis Peskine
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Artist Resume

EDUCATION

2005
Master of Fine Arts
Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal School of Art (Baltimore, MD)
2004
Master of Arts, Digital ArtsEducation
Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)
2003
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Photography (Summa Cum Laude)
Howard University (Washington, DC)
1997
License in Graphic and Digital Arts
Formation Center for Apprentices in Graphic Arts (Paris, France)

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2009
Solo Exhibition
Galerie Nordine Zidoun, Paris, France
2008
Group Photo Exhibition
Galerie Intemporel, Paris, France
2008
Transformers : More than meets the Eye
MICA's new Gateway Gallery
2008
The Funk Æsthetic : Chocolate Coated, Freaky & Habit Forming
H&F Fine Arts. Mount Rainier, MD
2008
Fulbright@60
Réfectoire des Cordeliers, Paris
2008
Title TBD (Solo Exhibition)
Essie Green Galleries (New York, NY)
2008
Alexis Peskine: Recent Works” (Solo Exhibition)
G.R. N’Namdi Gallery (Detroit, MI)
2008
National Black Fine Art Show
Galerie Intemporel, Galerie Bourbon-Lally (New York, NY)
2008
Garveyism” (Group Exhibition)
Rush Arts (New York, NY)
2007
“Paris Noir: Reflections From The Dark Side of the City of Light” (Solo Exhibition)
Obsidian Arts (Minneapolis, MN)
2007
“Martin Luther King: Life, Times and Legacy” (Group Exhibition)
The Amistad Center at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (Hartford, CT)
2007
Cloué (Solo Exhibition)
Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT)
2007
“The French Evolution: Race, Politics and the 2005 Riots” (Solo Exhibition)
Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) (Brooklyn, NY)
2007
“Life Still” (Solo Exhibition)
Artcore-NYC Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
200
“Content and Characters” (Solo Exhibition)
Harriet’s Alter Ego (Brooklyn, NY)
2006
“The French Evolution: The Work of Alexis Peskine” (Solo Exhibition)
Busboys and Poets (Washington, DC)
2005
“Intro Spective” (Group Thesis Show)
Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)
2004
Masters of Arts in Digital Arts Thesis Show
Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)
2004
“Black: The Race, The Culture, The Class”
Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)
2003
National Black Fine Art Show
Kenkebela House, New York, New York

SELECTED AWARDS

2007
Hennessy Black Masters Art Competition (Winner) Jurors: Sherman Edmiston, Essie Green Galleries, NY; Jumaane N’Namdi, G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, NY; Ewen Cameron, CEO of Berlin Cameron United
2005
Walters Traveling Fellowship Award (Honorable Mention) Jurors: Chrissie Iles, Whitney Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Yukie Kamiya, New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY; Wise Chauluka, Deputy Director, Office of Communications, Malawi, Africa
2005
Provincetown Award (Honorable Mention) Juror: Marianne Boesky, Director Marianne Boesky Gallery, NY
2004
Fulbright Scholarship, The Franco-American Exchange Commission
2004
Camm Slam Baltimore (2nd Place), Creative Alliance
2003
Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition (2nd Place), Verizon
2003
Betti Robinson Leadership Scholarship
2002
Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition (Grand Prize), Verizon
2002
Howard University’s Student Art Exhibit: Printmaking (1st place)
Photography (2nd place)
Drawing (2nd place)

COMMISSIONED WORK

2006 Mural, Residential apartments; Ed Architectes, Paris, France
2003 Mural, Howard University Bookstore; Howard University Bookstore, Washington, DC

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Photographer/Director
2006
Quinze “Girlfriend,” CD booklet photography and design for French R&B singer
Designer
2006
Roland Garros, T-shirt designs for site of the French Tennis Open
Producer/Director/Videographer/Editor
2006
“Ce Mec,” music video for French rap group FRER200
2005
“Andromède,” music video for the French rap group FRER200
Project Supervisor
2005
Baltimore City YouthWorks, Community mural painting project
Creative Director
2003
Burrell Communications, Chicago, Illinois
Sportswear Graphic Designer/Illustrator
1995-1997
Crayures, Paris, France

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