Alex DeSpain

Email: alexdespain@gmail.com

Alex DeSpain currently lives and works in Portland, Oregon.

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Twitter: http://twitter.com/AlexDeSpain

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlexDeSpain

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Selected Exhibitions

2012. Hellion Gallery. Portland, Oregon. “Internal”. Group Show.

2011. Hellion Gallery South. San Diego, California. “Pulp And Pigment”. Group Show.

2011. MoHDI Gallery. Portland, Oregon. “Shapes”. Solo Show.

2011. Lunar Boy Gallery. Astoria, Oregon. “Love Letters”. Group Show.

2010. DNA Gallery. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.“Here We Are”. Solo Show.

2009. Tex Gallery. Denton, Texas.”Denton Art”. Group Show.

2009. Art Six. Denton, Texas.”Tangled”. Group Show.

2007. L.B. Emporium. Austin, Texas. “Folklore”. Group Show.

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Education

2012. Portland State University. Art Practices.

2011-2012 Hellion Gallery. Internship.

2002 – 2004. Art institute of Dallas. Graphic Design.

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Selected Projects

2011. Live & Direct . Live painting event / collaboration with Jeremy Nichols.

2011. Horse Thief. Illustrator for band’s poster art.

2011. Glass Houses. Illustrator for band’s album art.

2010. The Gap. Denim jacket design for The Gap’s 1969 Denim Stream.

2010. Pillowcase Sleep Assist. Illustrator for band’s album art and logo.

2009. Last Men and Red Faced Laughter. Illustrator for both bands’ released split LP.

2006. NBC’s Friday Night Lights. Assistant to Karyn Wagner for illustration of set costume design.

2004. The Undoing of David Wright. Illustrator for band’s booklet” We Dig With Fingers Crossed”.

2004. Ice Walters. Illustrator and album art design. “The H Is O”.

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Press

2011. Screamer Co. Annual Magazine. “Five”. Feature.

2010. Cartilagine Magazine. “Beautiful Maladies”. Feature -two page spread.

2010. Screamer Co. Annual Magazine. “Four”. Feature.

2008. Screamer Co. Annual Magazine. “Two”. Feature.

2007. Screamer Co. Annual Magazine. “One”. Feature.

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