Alexandra Hood earned her B.A. from Elmira College and currently works in her hometown of Lewiston, Maine. Focusing on realistic oil paintings and graphite portraits, Alexandra frequently explores the subjects of human connection and emotional transparency in her work. The depiction of money flowers, a recurring theme in her work, reference the delicate relationship between materialism and our expressions of power and love. Alexandra's portrait drawings manipulate the veil placed between the subject and the viewer, expressing or shielding the underlying fragments of our natural selves and peeling back the layers of personal identity. In recent work, her ballpoint pen studies focus on an artist's deliberate observation of familiar subjects in nature. In these drawings she purposefully trains the viewer's eye to otherwise overlooked and intimate details, allowing viewers to truly engage with the subject in front of them without the distractions of modern life. All botanical drawings are created on a light green cotton rag paper with deckled edges, creating a synergy between material and subject matter.

Alexandra Hood has been included in multiple solo and group exhibitions between Maine, Upstate New York, and New York City.

Education

BA Studio Art - Elmira College - 2015

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

2019
Co-Chair, Art Walk Lewiston Auburn

2015-Present
Bates College Olin Arts Center Operations Supervisor
Art Walk Lewiston Auburn Committee
Private Art Teacher

2015-16        
GypsyLew Theater Company - Board of Directors
Bates College Arts Collaborative

2015
The ARTS Council Public Art Committee Intern, Corning, NY
Connie Zehr (artist) Assistant, Horseheads, NY
Elmira College "Arts Alive" Committee Student Representative

2013-15    
Elmira College Professor's Assistant - Marc Dennis
Elmira College Gallery Director's Assistant

curriculum vitae

Awards & Recognition

2017
Uplift LA's 40 Under 40 Award Recipient for "Creative Genius"
Nominated and awarded to the top 40 young professionals in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

2016
Uplift LA's 40 Under 40 Award Recipient for "Education"
Nominated and awarded to the top 40 young professionals in Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

2015       
Elizabeth Anne Graham '42 Prize, Elmira College
Helen Hitchcock Bjorvand Drawing Prize, Elmira College
3rd Place, Elmira College Senior Art Exhibit
Arts Alive 2015 Juried Show Winner, Elmira College
Inappropriate References: A Lecture on Art by Alexandra Hood ‘15, Elmira, NY

2013-2014      
3rd Place, Elmira College Term III Student Show

2013      
Elmira College Mary Lou Parella '65 Prizewinner

2009-2010      
1st Place, Mercedes Gastonguay Student Show, USM LAC, Lewiston, ME
2nd Place, Mercedes Gastonguay Student Show, USM LAC, Lewiston, ME

2009     
Scholastic Art Award Silver Key, Heartwood College of Art, ME

Solo + Group Exhibits

2018-Present
Solo Display at The Hilton Garden Inn Auburn Riverwatch, Auburn, ME

2019
February Featured Artist at CMMC Woman’s Hospital Association Rotating Gallery, Lewiston, ME

2017
SQUARE, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, ME
Fête d'anniversaire Juried Show, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, Lewiston, ME
August L/A Art Walk, The Vault, Lewiston, ME
July L/A Art Walk, Chill Yoga, Lewiston, ME
June L/A Art Walk, Ben's Burritos, Lewiston, ME
May L/A Art Walk, Rinck Advertising, Lewiston, ME
For The Love of Art, Kimball Street Studios, 191 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME

2016
L/A Art Walk, Poise Yoga Studio, Lewiston, ME
Artist of the Month Solo Show, Center Street Dental, Auburn, ME
L/A Art Walk, KaitLavin Photography & Design, Auburn, ME
L/A Art Walk, Forage Market, Lewiston, ME
The Stars Look Very Different Today, Downtown Handmade & Vintage, Lewiston, ME
For The Love of Art, The Studio, 291 Lisbon St., Lewiston, ME

2015
L/A Art Walk, KaitLavin Photography & Design, Auburn, ME
Senior Art Exhibit, George Waters Gallery, Elmira College, NY
Self Portraits, One Month Solo Show, Gannett Tripp Library, Elmira College, NY
Area Artists 2015, Atrium Art Gallery, Lewiston, ME
January Student Show, George Waters Gallery, Elmira College, NY

2014   
Traverse: Two Galleries, One Show, The Houghton Gallery, Corning, NY
Traverse: Two Galleries, One Show, The Gallery @ The ARTS Council, Corning, NY
Sketchbooks, Daybooks, and Journals, Gannett Tripp Library, Elmira College, NY
Solo Exhibit, Gibson Theater Lobby, Elmira College, Elmira, NY
L/A Art Walk, Downtown Handmade & Vintage, Lewiston, ME
Babes, Bubbles, and Neanderzons, Superfine, Brooklyn, NYC
Elmira College Student Paintings and Drawings, Community Arts of Elmira, NY
Term III Student Show, Tifft Lounge, Elmira College, Elmira, NY
January Student Show, George Waters Gallery, Elmira College, NY

2009-10     
Mercedes Gastonguay Student Show, USM LAC Art Gallery, Lewiston, ME   
Scholastic Art Awards, Heartwood College Art Museum, Kennebunk, ME