Alix Deane

EDUCATION

2019 -  2022      MFA, University of Wisconsin Madison. WI

2018                       Art & Design + Curatorial Studies, KY Institute for International Studies. Berlin, Germany

2014 -  2018        BFA, Art Studio – Photography, Minor, Art History, University of Kentucky. KY

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022      MFA - Body Scan, Art Lofts Gallery. WI

2021        MFA Qualifier - Language in Stone, Backspace Gallery. WI

2019      Non-Archive, Parachute Factory. Lexington, KY

2018      Maternal Silence, Bolivar Art Gallery. Lexington, KY

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025      Catharsis, Revolve, Asheville, NC

                 Izzy's Coffee House, Asheville, NC

2023      Homologous Structures, Lawton Gallery, Green Bay, WI

                 The Sixth Decade of UW Glass, Art Lofts, Madison, WI

                 Degrees of Commitment, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN 

2022        Ways of Seeing, Spiers Gallery, Brevard, NC

2021      In Search of Relevance: Photo Graduate Exhibition, Art Lofts Gallery. WI

                 Calibration, Back Space Gallery. WI

2020      Arbitrary Ground: Queers and Complacency, Back Space Gallery. WI

2019      Manifest, Art Lofts Gallery. WI

                 Digital Blue, Art Lofts Gallery. WI

                 The Disappearance of Nature, Silverwood Park Gallery. MN

                 Midwest SPE Student Exhibition Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design. WI

                 Fiber Focus 2019, Art Saint Louis. MO

                 Under the Bed, 715 Golfview Drive. KY

                 North Carolina Photography, REX Heart and Vascular Center. NC

                 Flora, Midwest Center for Photography. KS

                 Furies, Fairies, Visionaries, Pen + Brush. NY

2018      Soft Light / Golden Edges, Lussi Brown Coffee Bar. KY

                 Carrie Ellis, Bolivar Art Gallery, School of Art and Visual Studies. KY

                 Oswald Research & Creativity Exhibition, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library. KY.  

                 Midwest SPE Film Screening, Bolivar Art Gallery. KY

                 Midwest SPE Student Exhibition, School of Art & Visual Studies. KY

                 48-Hour Neukölln Exhibition. Neukölln, Berlin, Germany

                 University Open, ArtsPlace Gallery. KY

                 Maternal Silence, Bolivar Art Gallery. KY

                 Unstitched Pop-Up Exhibition, Al’s Bar. KY 

2017       Midnight in Lexington: UK Film Festival, Kentucky Theater. KY

                 Carrie Ellis, Bolivar Art Gallery. KY  

                 The Next Generation, Kaviar Gallery. KY 

                 Art Through the Lens, Yeiser Art Center. KY

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2024      Instructor of Record (remote) – University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

2023      Instructor of Record – Blue Ridge Community College, Brevard, NC

             Instructor of Record – Brevard College, Brevard, NC

2020      Darkroom Teaching Assistant – Tomiko Jones, University of Wisconsin-Madison. WI

2017      Darkroom 1 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant  – School of Art & Visual Studies. KY

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2024       Ball Photo Camera Supply (retail and lab work), Asheville, NV

2023         Gallery Manager - Speirs Gallery, Brevard College, NC

2022         Studio Assistant - Christine Wong Yap

2021       UW Genetics - Masson Lab: Plant Root Gravitropism Art Piece

                    (funded by the National Science Foundation), University of Wisconsin-Madison. WI

2020         Studio Assistant – Gail Simpson. WI

2019         Studio Assistant – Tomiko Jones. WI

2018         Studio Assistant – Ruth Adams

2017         University of Kentucky Art Museum Curatorial Intern, University of Kentucky. KY

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HONOR & AWARDS

2022         UW Madison & Pilchuck Glass School Partner Scholarship, Summer Session 2: Concerning Cycles, Pilchuck Glass School

                 Honoring the Future - Honorable Mention Windgate Fellowship/ Emerging Craft Artists Advancing Sustainability 

2019      UW Madison Art Department Graduate Fellowship

2018      Carries Ellis: Honorable Mention, Bolivar Art Gallery, School of Art & Visual Studies. KY

                 Oswald Research & Creativity: Second Place, Lucille Little Fine Arts Library. KY

                 University Open: Second Place, ArtsPlace Gallery. KY

2017       Theophilia Joan Oexmann Original Art Award, Carrie Ellis, Bolivar Art Gallery. KY

                 Firestarter Nominee, Kentucky Foundation for Women. KY

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PRESENTATIONS

2024      Artist Talk, SE SPE Portfolio Throwdown, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

2023      Visiting Artist Talk + Workshop: Experimentation in the Darkroom, UW Green Bay, Green Bay, WI 

2021        Glass Department Artist Talk, University of Wisconsin-Madison. WI

2020      Glass Department Artist Talk, University of Wisconsin-Madison. WI

                 UW Madison Graduate Art Talks. WI

2018       Artist Talk, Midwest Society for Photographic Education Conference. KY

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PUBLICATIONS

2023        Plan C Pills Zine - SMA Field Guide 

2022        It was always the same, it was never the same. Self-published artist book by Jeff Chelf and Derek Kiesling, photographer. 

2021        Dutch Masters, Self-published artist book by Jeff Chelf and Alix Deane

                A Common Self, Self-published artist book by Jeff Chelf, Featured Artist. 

2018        TART, Self-published artist book by Ethan Fedete, Featured Artist. 

                The Hand Magazine, Issue #23, Featured Artist. 

                Focal Plane Magazine, Issue #5, Student Focus, Featured Article & Artist 

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RESIDENCY

2024      Winter Artist Residency, Penland School of Craft, NC

2018      Once Upon Water. Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto Island, Ontario CA

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PORTFOLIO REVIEWS

2020      (Invited) Chico Hot Springs Portfolio Review. Pray, MO

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