Alexis PESKINE
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Biographie
Alexis Aliocha Peskine was born in Paris, France, on September 29, 1979. He is a 2004 Fulbright Scholar who holds a B.F.A. from Howard University an M.A. and M.F.A. from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). Peskine's use of graphic and commercial images in fine art is informed by his early start in graphic design. At age 15, he was the youngest student to enter the Apprentice Center of Formation for the Graphic Art in Paris; he subsequently worked for Crayures as an industrial designer for clients such as Roland Garros, Malterre and Fly. He also served a stint as Creative Director for Burrell Communications in Chicago. Peskine bridges the gap between graphic design and fine art by using the same design aesthetic to appeal to the masses, as his work often touches on the ideology of consumerism and mass consumption.
As a junior at Howard University in 2002, Peskine was the first winner of the Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition; the following year, he won second place in the same competition. His work has attracted the attention of Chrissie Iles of the Whitney Museum and Yukie Kamaya of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York. Burrell Communications' Chairman Emeritus Tom Burrell and musicians Donald Byrd, Talib Kweli and Common all own Peskine's work.
Drawing inspiration from his paternal grandfather who survived a German concentration camp, to his maternal grandfather who lived in the favelas of Salvador, Bahia, to the loving marriage of his own Franco-Russian father and Afro-Brazilian mother, Peskine challenges his audience with provocative, cynical and sometimes earnest takes on serious subjects. Much of his work also celebrates family, friends and the beauty and humor of solitary inanimate objects.
2009
TBD (Solo Exhibition)
Essie Green Galleries (New York, NY)
2009
Freedom Fried (Solo Exhibition)
G.R. N'Namdi Gallery (Chicago, IL)
April 2009
TBD (Solo Exhibition)
Galerie Nordine Zidoun Paris (FR)
Fall 2008
Freedom Fried (Solo Exhibition)
G.R. N'Namdi Gallery (Chicago, IL)
October 16 - November 13th 2008
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
MICA's new Gateway Gallery
2008
The Funk Aesthetic: Chocolate Coated, Freaky & Habit Forming
Curated by Tonya Jordan, H & F Fine Arts Gallery (Mount Rainier, MD)
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)
2007
"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
As a junior at Howard University in 2002, Peskine was the first winner of the Verizon HBCU Student Art Competition; the following year, he won second place in the same competition. His work has attracted the attention of Chrissie Iles of the Whitney Museum and Yukie Kamaya of the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York. Burrell Communications' Chairman Emeritus Tom Burrell and musicians Donald Byrd, Talib Kweli and Common all own Peskine's work.
Drawing inspiration from his paternal grandfather who survived a German concentration camp, to his maternal grandfather who lived in the favelas of Salvador, Bahia, to the loving marriage of his own Franco-Russian father and Afro-Brazilian mother, Peskine challenges his audience with provocative, cynical and sometimes earnest takes on serious subjects. Much of his work also celebrates family, friends and the beauty and humor of solitary inanimate objects.
2009
TBD (Solo Exhibition)
Essie Green Galleries (New York, NY)
2009
Freedom Fried (Solo Exhibition)
G.R. N'Namdi Gallery (Chicago, IL)
April 2009
TBD (Solo Exhibition)
Galerie Nordine Zidoun Paris (FR)
Fall 2008
Freedom Fried (Solo Exhibition)
G.R. N'Namdi Gallery (Chicago, IL)
October 16 - November 13th 2008
Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye
MICA's new Gateway Gallery
2008
The Funk Aesthetic: Chocolate Coated, Freaky & Habit Forming
Curated by Tonya Jordan, H & F Fine Arts Gallery (Mount Rainier, MD)
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)
2007
"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
