David T. Alexander: 'Events in Nameless Lands'

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David T. Alexander, "Place It In The Middle, the Rest Takes Care of Itself," 2016

acrylic on canvas, 72" x 48"

Artist Talk Wednesday, October 18th @ 7 pm 

Opening Reception Thursday, October 19th  7 - 9 pm

David Alexander initially studied at the Vancouver Art School, Langara College and then graduated with a BFA from Notre Dame University. In 1980 he moved from British Columbia to Saskatoon where he resided for 23 years. During this time he attained his MFA at the University of Saskatchewan researching in New York, London, Paris and Boston. 

Throughout the 90’s and 2000’s, Alexander travelled several times to the Canadian Arctic, as well as to Iceland, where he lived in 1998 and had a public exhibition of his work. 

In 2006 Alexander attended the Morris Graves Foundation in California as an invited guest artist in residence. Later that year FILM 291created a television documentary entitled “Landscape as Muse”, which was produced in Newfoundland, Saskatchewan and British Columbia over a period of 6 months featuring Alexander drawing in his landscapes. In 2007 he made a trip to Japan where he was inspired by the parks and water features. 

In September 2008 he returned to the high arctic as an invited member aboard a 75 ft. sailing ship, traversing the North West Passage. The expedition consisted of artists, scientists, writers and filmmakers who were raising cultural and environmental awareness towards global warming. 

In 2012 Alexander resided as a guest artist at The Helene Wurlitzer Foundation there he completed a large body drawings that were show at the Hulse/Warman Gallery in Taos, New Mexico in 2013, Goodwin Fine Arts in Denver Colorado in 2015 and the Kelowna Public Art Gallery in 2016. 

David T. Alexander's art is in many public, private and corporate collections throughout the world, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Museum of London, the University of Toronto, Concordia University in Montreal, the Museum of Art in Iceland, and the Canadian Embassies in Berlin, Warsaw, Beijing and Krakow. His works are also found in corporate collections throughout Canada and the US, as well as Dubai, Seoul, Mumbai, Nice France and many private collections.