Bio
Alexander Hayden's work grows from a pursuit of personal peace and a desire to transmit his understanding of the world, in the hopes of benefiting others. Born in Texas in 1993, Hayden moved to New York in 2017 to pursue involvement in the thriving environment of figurative art.
Hayden is self taught, preferring to approach education independently through books & the internet. His works in charcoal, oil paint, pastel, photography, and digital mediums use the figure to analyze the difficulties of managing human experience, the ambiguous and often contradictory thoughts & emotions that come with it, and strategies for attaining peace in a world that is often turbulent. Textual elements are common features in his work, providing an additional mode of communication to his ethereal, dreamlike portraiture.
Hayden is self taught, preferring to approach education independently through books & the internet. His works in charcoal, oil paint, pastel, photography, and digital mediums use the figure to analyze the difficulties of managing human experience, the ambiguous and often contradictory thoughts & emotions that come with it, and strategies for attaining peace in a world that is often turbulent. Textual elements are common features in his work, providing an additional mode of communication to his ethereal, dreamlike portraiture.
Exhibitions
Offscreen, Ground Floor Gallery, curated by Junyi Liu & prize juror Vincent Desiderio, NYC, May 2019
Secondary Meanings: Figural Diptychs, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, May 2019
Collabarét: Labyrinth of Love, The Atrium, NYC, April 2019
International Biennial Portrait Competition 2019, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, WI, March 2019
The Lower East Side Art Show, Dacia Gallery, NYC, February 2019
Figuratively Speaking, Salmagundi Club, New York, NYC, February 2019
Adorn Me, PoetsArtists Exhibition with Zhou B Art Center Chicago, curated by Carol Hodes, February 2019
Salmagundi Junior & Scholarship Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, January 2019
Holiday Group Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, NYC, December 2018
Salmagundi Club 2018 Annual Members' Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, April 2018
Rendering Likeness, La Bodega Gallery, NYC, March 2018
Awards
'Certificate of Merit Award', Salmagundi Club 2018 Annual Members' Exhibition, NYC, April 2018
Bibliography
Menedez, Didi, PoetsArtists, 10th Anniversary Issue (#92), March 2018
Menendez, Didi, Models, Gucci, Fashion, and Art, Medium.com, March 2018
TheGuideArtists, Issue 13, March 2018
Menendez, Didi, 100 Artist Studios, Buzzfeed.com, December 2017
Offscreen, Ground Floor Gallery, curated by Junyi Liu & prize juror Vincent Desiderio, NYC, May 2019
Secondary Meanings: Figural Diptychs, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, May 2019
Collabarét: Labyrinth of Love, The Atrium, NYC, April 2019
International Biennial Portrait Competition 2019, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, WI, March 2019
The Lower East Side Art Show, Dacia Gallery, NYC, February 2019
Figuratively Speaking, Salmagundi Club, New York, NYC, February 2019
Adorn Me, PoetsArtists Exhibition with Zhou B Art Center Chicago, curated by Carol Hodes, February 2019
Salmagundi Junior & Scholarship Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, January 2019
Holiday Group Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, NYC, December 2018
Salmagundi Club 2018 Annual Members' Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NYC, April 2018
Rendering Likeness, La Bodega Gallery, NYC, March 2018
Awards
'Certificate of Merit Award', Salmagundi Club 2018 Annual Members' Exhibition, NYC, April 2018
Bibliography
Menedez, Didi, PoetsArtists, 10th Anniversary Issue (#92), March 2018
Menendez, Didi, Models, Gucci, Fashion, and Art, Medium.com, March 2018
TheGuideArtists, Issue 13, March 2018
Menendez, Didi, 100 Artist Studios, Buzzfeed.com, December 2017
