ALEX CONFER
Brooklyn, NY
347-277-6135
alex_confer@hotmail.com
EDUCATION:
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Arts, 1999
Major: Printmaking
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Bachelor of Fine Arts (cum laude), 1997
Honors
Colorado College Art Department's Mary Chenoworth Award, 1997
Deans List, 1994-1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2007-present Pierpont Morgan Library and Museum
Senior Collections Technician
-Working with the Registrar's department and responsible for packing/unpacking and installation of the permanent collection and loan materials in accordance with curatorial and conservation requisites.
-procurement and supervision of additional freelance art-handlers for exhibition installation periods.
-Supervision of Collections Technician.
-Responsible for the exhibition, safe-handling, storage and transport of rare materials and art objects.
-Facilitated loan process and prepared works for lending.
2009, 2010, 2012 Colorado College Study Abroad Program, Seville, Spain
Guest Lecturer
-Co-taught Advanced Drawing in Spain, focus on landscape.
2005, 2006 Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
Visiting Professor
-Taught Beginning Drawing
-Designed class curriculum
2005-2006 Richard L. Feigen & Co., New York, NY
Preparator
-Arranged shipping, delivery, storage and loans of artwork to museums, private collections and galleries.
-Installed exhibitions.
1999 David Tunick, Inc., New York, NY
Framer
- Matted and framed prints and drawings.
1999 San Francisco Art Institute
Instructor
-Taught woodblock printing class to high school students
EXHIBITIONS:
San Francisco, CA Exhibitions
Fort Mason Herbst Pavilion: MFA Graduate Exhibition, 1999
Diego Rivera Gallery: Group Show, 1999
Diego Rivera Gallery: Five Artists in Print, 1998
New York, NY Exhibitions
The Print Workshop: Winter Show, 1999
Raw Space: August Art, 2002
The Tank: Day Job, 2004
Artists' Space: Night of 1000 Drawings, 2004
Spike Gallery: Nurturing the New, 2005
Art Gotham: Square Foot Show, 2005
First Annual Citywide Open Studios Tour, 2005
South 4th Presents: Mind's Eye, 2007
Local Projects: Secrets of Queens, 2007
Kate Gantz, USA Ltd.: Master Drawings: Old Master to Contemporary, 2008
South 4th Presents: Personal Effects, 2008
Bushwick Open Studios, 2010
Brooklyn Artists' Gym: Beast, 2011
Colorado Springs, CO Exhibitions
The Colorado College: HUB Project, 2002
Lincoln, NE Exhibitions:
The Burkholder Project: Perishables, 2003
The Burkholder Project: Artists Choosing Artists, 2003
Paris, France Exhibitions:
Grand Palais: Salon International de l'Estampe et du Dessin, 2010, 2013
Galerie Nathalie Motte Masselink: L'Univers d'Alex Confer, 2013