Alex Markwith
Inverse
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OPENING RECEPTION
Tuesday 2 May 17:00-19:00
EXHIBITION ON VIEW
3-30 May 2023
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Galleria Kajava
Vallila Library, Päijänteentie 5, 00550 Helsinki
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ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Inverse is a solo exhibition by Alex Markwith featuring wall-hung sculptural assemblages alongside abstract paintings on canvas. Each piece is constructed in a series of improvisational gestures via intuitive use of color and found materials. The title Inverse refers to the asymmetrical balances within the artworks, and also the mirror-nature of the subconscious, a reflection of lived experience connecting maker and viewer.
Installation view, Alex Markwith, Inverse, Galleria Kajava, 2023
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ABOUT GALLERIA KAJAVA
Helsinki City Library has many spaces for art shows but none is better than the one at Vallila Library. The space has hosted hundreds of shows since it’s inauguration in 1991. In 2008 the space was dubbed Gallery Kajava. Our guiding idea is to offer diverse art experiences for our customers and a free gallery space for anyone interested in showing their works. The gallery is available for established artists, students, art societies and art enthusiasts alike.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Alex Markwith (b. 1988, USA) is a visual artist known for his mixed media paintings and sculptures approaching abstraction via an intuitive and visceral sensibility toward color and material. Currently based in Helsinki, Markwith lived in New York City for ten years. He has participated in more than fifty exhibitions worldwide, including solo shows in Helsinki, New York, Houston and Paris.
Markwith earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design (2011) and completed the school’s European Honors Program in Rome, Italy. Markwith is a member of Taidemaalariliitto and Helsinki Artists’ Association and has received grants from the Arts Promotion Center of Finland (Taike). His work is held in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.