bird art

the moves...

mating rituals...

evil

Featherless chicken creates a flap - 21 May 2002 - New Scientist

Bird Day

Thanksgiving is a sad day for american birds
unfortunately I helped add to the slaughter tolls

New Website

alex.spinney.com
alex@alexspinney.com

Business Card Design

New Drawing

another work in progress

I just completely repainted background of this pigeon. still has many more glazes to go, but so far I am happier with it. It was a florescent red meaty skyscape before. Im now going for a rococo inspired "heavenly glow." i think rococo paintings were the soft pornography of 18th century aristocracy. is this pigeon a virgin? i'll let you decide.....

Teaching Jobs

http://careercenter.collegeart.org/search/
http://www.higheredjobs.com/
http://www.academickeys.com/

Internships

Art 21 Development Intern
John Houshmand Design and hous projects gallery
Visual Arts Public Relations / Marketing Internship

Artist Residencies

NY State:
http://www.millaycolony.org/about
http://www.woodstockguild.org/byrdclifferesidencies.htm
http://yaddo.org/yaddo/ApplicationGuidelines.shtml
http://www.artingeneral.org/open_call
http://www.artomi.org/
http://eyebeam.org/
http://www.lmcc.net/
http://www.smackmellon.org/
National:
http://www.skowheganart.org/
http://montalvoarts.org/residency/studios/
http://www.vcca.com/
http://www.carvingstudio.org/home/home.asp
http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/
http://www.macdowellcolony.org/
http://www.arrowmont.org/
International:
http://www.airantwerpen.be/
http://www.tsa-art.ca
http://www.milkwoodinternational.org
http://www.janvaneyck.nl
http://www.banffcentre.ca

Artist Funding

Local:
http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1
http://www.newpaltz.edu/graduate/grant.html
http://artsmidhudson.org/html/grants.html
NY State:
http://www.nyfa.org (fellowship)
http://www.nysca.org/public/home.cfm (must have non-profit)
http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=44&fid=1 (fiscal sponsorship)
http://www.nyfa.org/level2.asp?id=21&fid=1 (SOS)
http://www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/
http://www.jeromefdn.org
National:
http://www.gottliebfoundation.org (must be in MATURE stage of development)
http://www.cecartslink.org/grants/artslink_projects/ (DUE January 15, 2011)
http://creative-capital.org/theprogram/apply (DUE February 2011)
http://www.pkf.org/grant.html
http://www.nea.gov/grants/apply/Visualarts.html
http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html
http://www.collegeart.org/fellowships/apply.html
International:
http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?section=Fulbright1
http://www.asianculturalcouncil.org/programs.html
http://www.jfny.org/jfny/arts.html
http://nfrance.com/~am17204/framset.html
http://www.amscan.org/index.html
http://www.nkdale.no/howtoapply.html

following the birds...

wish i could fly south for the winter
-birdface

National Exhibition Opportunities

http://www.laluzdejesus.com (LA)
http://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/index.php (Philadelphia)
http://www.meatmarketgallery.com/the_market.html (D.C.)
http://www.saltworksgallery.com/ (ATL)
http://www.sarahbaingallery.com/index.html (CA)
http://www.fourthwallproject.com/ (Boston)

International Exhibition Opportunities

http://www.alancristea.com/alancristea.php (London)
http://www.alternatorgallery.com/ (british columbia)
http://www.articule.org/ (montreal)
http://www.awolgallery.com/ (toronto)
http://www.airdeparis.com/now.htm (paris)

Exhibition Opportunities: NY State

http://www.3rdward.com/opencall
http://www.causeycontemporary.com/
http://www.jackthepelicanpresents.com/
http://www.blackandwhiteartgallery.com/
http://www.rare-gallery.com/

Artist Opportunities Databases

http://www.nyfa.org/
http://artdeadline.com/
http://re-title.typepad.com/opportunities/
http://www.artsopportunities.org/
http://www.theartlist.com/
http://www.newyorkartists.net/index.html
http://www.cranbrookart.edu/library/research/grants.htm
http://www.mesart.com/art/Resources:Artist-in-Residency_Programs_OH-WY#Philadelphia
http://www.resartis.org/

painting-in progress

Im having some issues with my backgrounds. I like them, but they are too present. Haven't thought of a name for this guy yet....

my statement---very serious iam

Alexandra Spinney's work deals primarily with themes of absurdity, traditions and morality. She creates iconic animal portraiture set amidst backdrops representative of landscapes, implementing traditional techniques of oil glazing, gild and carved wood. She is currently working on a series of bird portraits, ranging from accustomed representations of beauty to the everyday and overlooked. She is proposing an intrigue into the containments and procurements of reality while drawing reference to imperialist portraiture, haute couture, dutch symbolism and rococo romanticism.

chicken stories

This is a sketch for a painting I began working on. you might notice that this chicken has teeth. what a freak
-birdface

Recent Paintings (not all birds)

Bird Faces

This blog is dedicated to the study of bird life, and the paintings of which this obsession inspires. -birdface