Education
2009-2011 MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago IL; Printmedia, Studio Art, Drawing and Painting
2005-2009 BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago IL; Studio Art, Art History, Printmedia, Design
Summer 2006 and Summer 2007 Oxbow School of Art; Papermaking, Bookbinding, Printmaking
Professional Experience
2012-2022 Art Fair Artist; Various Art Fairs including Ann Arbor Original, KRASL, and More; MI
2005-Present Professional Artist; Chicago, IL and Kalamazoo, MI
2012-2015 Marketing Coordinator; 436 Park Corporation aka Park Trades Center and Kalamazoo Enterprise Center; Kalamazoo, MI
2012-2015 Curator; Saniwax Gallery; Kalamazoo, MI
2012-2014 Adjunct Printmaking and Drawing Instructor; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Kalamazoo, MI
June- August 2012 Volunteer Coordinator; Park Trades Center; Kalamazoo, MI
2009-2011 Teaching Assistant; The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Chicago, IL
Skills
Extensive knowledge in Drawing and Painting (materials and techniques) and Figure Drawing and Painting. Extensive knowledge and experience in digital media and digital printing with large scale printers. Proficient in Adobe Create Suite as well as Final Cut, and Microsoft Office. Traditional and experimental printmaking techniques including screenprinting, lithography, intaglio, relief, and monoprint techniques; photographic processes including digital photography, traditional photography, photo-screenprinting/lithography/etching processes. Years of experience working with printmaking equipment including lithography, etching, and flexography presses. Experience in safety training workshops. Bookbinding, papermaking, feltmaking, fiber arts, basic animation.
To review my portfolio please visit www.alexakarabin.com
Select Exhibitions
2024- Portage District Library, Portage, MI; Solo Exhibition
Lansing Art Gallery; Lansing, MI; General Exhibitor
Cellar Door Trades; Saugatuck, MI; General Exhibitor
2023- Ludington Area Arts Council; Ludington, MI; Solo Exhibition
2022- Photosynthesis Group 2; Albertine Monroe-Brown Gallery; Group Exhibition, Gilded Nature
2021- Ninth Wave Studio; Kalamazoo, MI; Equinox; Group Exhibition
2019- Photosynthesis Group; Group Exhibition
2016- Kalamazoo Valley Community College; Mind More Than Media; Group Exhibition
2015- Ninth Wave Studio; Kalamazoo, MI; Mind More Than Media; Group Exhibition
2014- Park Trades Center; Open Studios
2013- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Faculty Exhibition; Group Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; ArtBreak; Lecturer
Ninth Wave Studio and Gallery; Kalamazoo, MI; Group Exhibition
Saniwax Gallery; Kalamazoo, MI; In Circles; Group Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; KIA Fair; Group Exhibition
2012- Kalamazoo College; Pomegranate Grenade; Poetry Reading, inspired by Alexa Karabin’s work
Kalamazoo Book Arts Center; Kalamazoo, MI; The Illustrated Accordion; Group Exhibition
College of Fine Art at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Mind and Reality; Group Exhibition
2011- Roxaboxen Exhibitions; Chicago, IL; Group Exhibition
Park Trades Center; Kalamazoo, MI; Open Studios in correlation to MAEA
Park Trades Center; Kalamazoo, MI; Art Hop
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; MFA Thesis Exhibition; Group Exhibition
Sullivan Galleries; Chicago, IL; Calling Out Of Context; Group Exhibition
Peregrine Program Gallery; Chicago, IL; Peregrine Papers; Group Exhibition
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Open Studios; Group Exhibition
Sullivan Galleries; Chicago, IL, One Night Stand; Group Exhibition
2009- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Open Studios; Group Exhibition
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Response; Group Exhibition
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; BFA Show; Group Exhibition
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; This Thing has a Different Life; Group Exhibition
2008- Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Chicago, IL; Mapping the Self; Group Exhibition
2006- Mess Hall; Chicago, IL; Visualizing Aggression; Group Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; ArtBreak; Lecturer
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; West Michigan Area Show; Group Exhibition
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Art Bash; Group Exhibition
2005- Kalamazoo Art Hop; Group Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; ArtBreak; Lecturer
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; West Michigan Area Show; Group Exhibition
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; School; Solo Exhibition
Permanent Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Library; Chicago, IL
College of Fine Art at the University of New South Wales permanent collection; Sydney, Australia
Joan Flasch Artists Book Collection; Chicago, IL
Various Zine Libraries throughout the United States
Various Private Collections throughout the United States