Born: 1975 Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Moss Beach, CA
website: www.alexismanheim.com
Alexis K. Manheim's influences range from traditional Sumi-e painting to ancient Alchemy illustrations. “My work is created in my studio amidst the seeming chaos that crawls up the walls and underfoot. I burn through pigment - literally crushing it between my fingers on to the paper letting the powder run loose until it begins to interfere with my view of the piece. When I lose sight of the work I remove the dust and begin again until once more I've lost sight of the whole. There is always a tension between a precise and premeditated ritual of mark making versus the momentum of the session and the danger of losing control of my original vision. In the final moments I apply the ink which serves as a sort of exoskeleton revealing a glimpse of order and adding depth to the composition. I am rarely content with pure abstraction and habitually infuse my works with elements of ancient symbology and iconography that give the viewer something to grasp on to and a hint of what lies beneath.”
Education
1997 BA Studio Art, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1997
BA International Relations, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1995 Ecole du Louvre, Paris, France (selected coursework)
1995 Ecole Supérieur de Commerce de Paris, Paris, France (selected coursework)
Selected Exhibitions
2008 Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2008 San Mateo City Hall Civic Gallery, San Mateo, CA
2008 WCA Conference, Fort Worth, TX
2008 Gallery RFD, Swainsboro, GA
2007 Artist’s Space, New York, NY
2007 Artisan Gallery, San Rafael, CA (curated by Raymond Saunders)
2007 Post-Postcard 11, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2007 Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2006 Metamorphosis Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2006 Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 The Creative Center, New York, NY
2005 Metamorphosis Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2005 CIty Hall Coundcil Chambers, Sausalito, CA
2005 Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005 ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL (Curated by Kristin Gosh)
2005 Topanga Canyon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Juried by Patricia Howard)
2003 Spring Show, Madcap Studios, San Francisco, CA
2001 Belcher Street Studios, San Francisco, CA
1997 Cummings Art Building, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Publications
Studio Visit, 2009 (upcoming)
"National Drawing Annual 2006" Manifest Center for Creative Research and Drawing, p48-49
"The ArtList.com" March 2006, Artist of the Month
"The Pelican Press," February 2006, Review of show at Metamorphosis Gallery
"Living Artists 14th Edition," 2005 p.59
"The Mind's Eye, A Stanford Journal of Expression" June 1997 pp. 35-36
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