Prelude and Fugue (Airy)
2012
gouache, colored pencil, paper
8 ½ x 7 x 2 inches

Alex Paik

b. Oxnard, CA 1981
Lives and works in New York, NY

Education

2005
MFA, University of Pennsyvania
2003
BFA with honors in Art, Pennsylvania State University

Awards & Honors

2007
featured on The Painting Center's Online Art File
2006
40th Street Residency, Philadelphia, PA
2003
Chair's Merit Grant, University of Pennsylvania
Creative Achievement Award, Pennsylvania State University
2002
Edwin Zoller Scholarship, Pennsylvania State University

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Recapitulation Bop, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Start to Move, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Polyphonic Improvisation, U-Turn Art Space, Cincinnati, OH
2009
Playground Counterpoint, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2012
Small Works: Tom Ngo, Alex Paik, Amy Wilson, Benrei Huang, Nancy Margolis Gallery, New York, NY
Lighten Up, Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA
Twee Abstraction, curated by Alex Paik, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Work! We Are No Strangers, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Get on the Block, Camel Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Westphal College of Media Arts & Design Faculty Exhibition, The Gallery at 3401, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2010
True Singing is a Different Breathing, Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY
June Benefit Show, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2009
Things We've Made Since September, Sweatshop, Philadelphia, PA
1.5 Million, Stella Elkins Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Business Edition, Pocket Utopia, Brooklyn, NY
June Benefit Show, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Offerings, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Getting Ready for the Prom, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Grand Small Works, FUEL Collection, Philadelphia, PA
2007
33 Drawings, Emporio Peroni, Puerto Rico
Summer Survey, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
Catherine Gontarek, Alex Paik, Rebecca Saylor Sack, Miriam Singer, Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA
2006
Level 13: Bonus Round!, Altered Esthetics, Minneapolis, MN
Alex Paik & Kate Stewart: Gouaches, AIR Space, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Meat Ball, Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
UPENN MFA Thesis Exhibition, Ice Box Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
The Fantasy Apocalypse, Graduate Student Center, University of Pennsylvania
2004
Works on Paper, Arcadia University, Philadelphia, PA, Juror: Jordan Kantor
2003
Penn Charter School Juried Exhibition, Penn Charter School Gallery, PA, Jurors: Jan Baltzell, J. Susan Isaacs & John Ollman
18th Annual International Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler, Juror: Mark Williams

Selected Collections

University of Texas at Tyler
Duane Morris, LLP
AOL, Inc.

Bibliography

2012
Zachary Rawe, “Can You Farm?”, The St. Claire, May 13, 2012
Newhall, Edith. “Same/Not,” The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 22, 2012
Fallon, Roberta. “Around the world at 319 N 11th,” The ArtBlog.
Conner, Alexander. “Twee Abstraction,” [^]LAND. January 12, 2012
Brown, Chris. “Twee Absraction,” Philadelphia CityPaper. January 5, 2012
2011
Interview with Matthew Sepielli for Start to Move
2010
Rosenblum, Lauren. "319 Building." Proximity Magazine. Issue 6, pp. 126-129
2009
Zegeer, Brian. "Echolalia Reprised." Essay for Playground Counterpoint Daily Candy. "Cats in Space." April 3, 2009
2007
Newhall, Edith. “Summery Summary,” Philadelphia Inquirer. August 3, 2007
Ismail-Beigi,Shahin. "Alex Paik: Painter of (Post)-Ironic Sincerity," Conversations, Etc. April 2007
New American Paintings. The Open Studios Press Issue #69. April 2007
Kravetz, Deborah. “Old City Preview,” Art Matters. February 2007. p5
Newhall, Edith. "Fab Four," Philadelphia Inquirer. February 16, 2007. pW34
Rosof, Libby. "Places of the Heart, at Siano," Fallon and Rosof ArtBlog. February 4, 2007
Strauss, R.B. "First Friday Spotlight," AroundPhilly.com. February 1, 2007
2005
Rosof, Libby. “A Little Meatball,” Fallon and Rosof ArtBlog. December 15, 2005
2004
Sozanski, Edward. “Imagination Abounds in Arcadia Show,” Philadelphia Inquirer. February 6, 2004. pW36. photo.