ALEX BERNSTEIN
EDUCATION
SELECT GROUP SHOWS2015
EDUCATION
- 2001: Masters of Fine Art, Rochester Institute of Technology, The School for American Crafts, Rochester, NY.
- 1999: Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Concentration in glass blowing with David Levi.
- 1998: Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Concentration in glass blowing with Dimitri Mechealidis.
- 1996: BA, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC.
- 2009 Pilchuck Glass School Seattle, WA
Instructor: Glass for Sculpture (Session 5)
- 2004-2007 Worcester Center for Crafts Worcester, MA
Glass Department Head
Instructor: Advanced Glass Blowing, Coldworking, Glass Theory
- 2007 The Corning Museum of Glass Studio Corning, NY
Instructor: Summer Workshop – Glass as a Material for Sculpture
- 2003-2004 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
Adjunct Professor: Glass and Foundations Design, Advanced Glass, 3D Sophomore Design, Intermediate Glass Blowing, Professional Practice
- 2002-2003 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
Adjunct Professor: Advanced Glass, 2D-3D Freshman Design, Continuing Education Glass Blowing
Instructor: National Summer Workshop – Glass as a material for Sculpture
- 2001-2002 Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH
Adjunct Professor: Advanced Glass, Continuing Education Glass Blowing Instructor: National Summer Workshop – Glass Blowing
- 2003 Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC
Instructor: Summer Workshop – Glass for the Artist
- 2001 Pilchuck Glass School Seattle, WA
Teaching Assistant to Paul Marioni and Ann Troutner
- 2001 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
Adjunct Professor: Glass Blowing
Instructor: Flat Glass, Fusing, and Slumping
- 2000 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
Instructor: Flame Working
- 2000 Anoka-Ramsey College Minneapolis, MN
Instructor: Glass Blowing Workshop
- 2000 Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC
Teaching Assistant to Paul Marioni and Ann Troutner
- 2000 The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Instructor: Hot Glass Workshop for high school students
- 1999-2000 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
Teaching Assistant Sophomore Glass Class; Elective Casting Class
- 1998 Penland School of Crafts Penland, NC
Teaching Assistant to William Bernstein
- Natural Progression, Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX
- New Works, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
- Latest Work, New River Fine Art Gallery, Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Natural History, Winterowd Fine Art Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
- Contemplative Reduction, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Progressions, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- New Work, Winterowd Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Small Work, Tom Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH
- New Work, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX
- Time Exposed, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- New Work, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
- Alex Gabriel Bernstein, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- New Work, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
- Inside Out, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- A look back- five years at Chappell Gallery, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- New Work, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- New Work, Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH
- New Work, Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- New Work, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
- New Work, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
- Tactile Visions, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Featured Artist, Tomas R. Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH
- Stories and Observations, Bevier Gallery; Rochester, NY
- Observations, The Hope Collection; Santa Fe, NM
SELECT GROUP SHOWS2015
- Group Glass, Winterowd Fine Art Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
- OFA Chicago, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- 43nd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Collective Glass Show, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
- Mentors, Blue Sprial 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
- Group Glass, Winterowd Fine Art Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- 42nd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Texture & Tensions, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Group Show, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- 41st Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- Houston Art Fair, Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houson, TX
- 40th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- Art Naples, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- SOFA New York, Represented by Duane Reed Gallery, St.Louis, MO
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- Art Naples, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- 39th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI
- Special Glass Invitational Show, LaKae Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 38th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- SOFA Chicago, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Rising Stars of the 21st Century, American Glass Museum, Millville, NJ
- Art Santa Fe, Winterowd Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Glass Weekend – Wheaton Arts, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- SOFA Santa Fe, Prism Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
- Summer Salon, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
- All in the Family, Suffolk Center for the Arts, Suffolk, VA
- 37th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Inspired By, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- Four Seasons, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Gesture and Cadence, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Terra Enigma – Abstracting the Landscape, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
- 36th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Habatat Gallery – MI, Palm Beach, FL
- North Carolina Glass Show, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Art Miami, Onnessimo Fine Art, Miami, FL
- 35th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
- Invitational Glass Show, Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- The Power of Red, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
- Shy Boy, She Devil and Isis, Wornick Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
- Gathering: A Survey of Contemporary Glass, Penland School Gallery, Penland, NC
- Invitational Show, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Voices in Glass, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
- Glass Invitational Exhibition, Cervini Haas Gallery, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
- Arts Scottsdale, Represented by Prism Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
- 34th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Refined Force: Glass of New England, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 33rd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
- Palm Beach 3, Represented by Chappell Gallery., Palm Beach FL
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Glass Weekend 05, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton, NJ
- Out of The Mold, A Survey Of Contemporary Cast Glass, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News VA
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Dynamic Glass, Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ
- Toronto International Art Fair, Represented by Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- 32nd Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
- Invitational Glass Exhibition, Function + Art, Chicago, IL
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Gallery Artist, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Palm Beach Contemporary, Represented by Chappell Gallery., Palm Beach FL
- Apercu, Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Toronto International Art Fair, Represented by Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
- Glass Invitational, Parisi Gallery, Del Mar, CA
- International Vessel Show, Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY
- Glass Weekend 03, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton, NJ
- New Insight, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
- Il Pettoo, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- New Glass, Function+ Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Infusion, Gallery WDO, Charlotte, NC
- New Talent in Glass, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- SOFA New York, Represented by Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Bernstein Trio, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
- SOFA Chicago, Represented by Chappell Gallery, Chicago, IL
- American Heritage; Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
- Deceptions, Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
- Benefit Auction Exhibition, Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- Annual Goblet Exhibition, Snyderman/Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- New Work New Year, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
- A Cast of Excellence, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
- Faculty Exhibition; Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland, OH
- International Craft Biannual; Cheongju Arts Hall, Cheongju City, Korea
- Off the hook; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
- Glass Art Society Exhibition; Triangle Gallery; New York, NY
- International Glass Symposium; “Glass in Context 2000”, Glass Museum; Frauenau, Germany
- Craft Art of Western New York; Burchfield-Penney Art Center; Buffalo, NY
- Contemporary Crafts; Mase Art Center; Mase, AZ
- Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition; The Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery; Dallas, TX
- Featured Artist Exhibition; Craft Company #6; Rochester, NY
- Niche, Student Niche Award Exhibition; Philadelphia, PA
- People, Places, Art, Public Art Proposal; Gallery R; Rochester, NY
- School for American Crafts Honor Show; Student Alumni Union, Rochester, NY
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
- Art of the New Millennium; The Up-Stairs Gallery; Tyron, NC
- Interior Spaces, Gallery r; Rochester, NY
- Students in Glass; The Visual Arts Center; Virginia Beach, VA
- Sent Bottle Invitational; The Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery; Dallas, TX
- Annual Goblet Show; The Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery; Dallas, TX
- Glass Artist of Western North Carolina, The Up Stairs Gallery; Tryon, NC
- A Goblet Toast; Gallery Dorita!, Atlanta, GA
- Critic’s Choice Award, Habatat International Glass Invitational
- Collectors Choice Award, Habatat International Glass Invitational
- Rising Star for the 21st Century, Distinction from The Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
- Award of Excellence, Habatat International Glass Invitational
- Award of Excellence, Habatat International Glass Invitational
- Selection for New Glass Review
- American Craft Council Emerging Artist Grant
- Dean of Liberal Arts Purchase Award
- Wallace Memorial Library Purchase Award
- Special Selection, International Craft Biannual, Cheongju City, Korea
- Honorable Mention, International Craft Biannual, Cheongiu City, Korea
- Niche Award for glass sculpture
- Sylvia L Rosen Endowment Purchase Award
- Aaron Rosenstreich Memorial Fund for Excellence
- American Embassy in Reykjavik, Iceland
- American Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, West Africa
- American Embassy in Geneva, Switzerland
- Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
- The World, Residences at Sea
- Truliant Federal Credit Union, Winston Salem, NC
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
- Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
- Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY
- Glassmuseum Frauenau. Frauenau, Germany
- Burchfeild-Penny Arts Center, Museum of Western New York Art, Buffalo, NY
- Wallace Memorial Library, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
- The Dean of Liberal Arts Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
- Mellon Financial Corporation, Harrisburg, VA
- Wachovia Financial Group, Greenville, SC
- Deloitte & Touche, Boston, MA
- Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highland , NC
- Royal Caribbean, Oasis of the Seas
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Mobile Art Museum, Mobile, AL