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Alex Beard (born 1970) is an American artist born in New York City who is now based out of New Orleans. His work ranges from simple and representational to abstract. He frequently draws and paints African wildlife using his unique gestural style. ==Biography== Alex Beard was born in 1970 in New York City. His father is philanthropist Sam Beard who co-founded the Jefferson Awards for Public Service. His mother, Patricia Beard, is an author and was a former editor for Town & Country, Elle, and Mirabella magazines.〔http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/652/Patricia_Beard/index.aspx〕 He is the nephew of photographer Peter Beard. As a teenager, he was able to travel parts of the world like Panama, Africa, China, India, and Belize.〔(Alex Beard Studio )〕 Alex Beard attended Tufts University and received a degree in history and literature.〔(CV and Exhibition listing )〕 He also studied classical drawing and painting at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and was an active participant in the New York Studio School's drawing marathon. In his early twenties Beard moved to New Orleans to study advanced painting at The New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts. He most strongly credits all of his world travels for helping him develop his artistic skills and broadened perspective. Alex worked as a writer, artist, and photographer for Tribe Magazine, a small New Orleans magazine publication in the mid-nineties. It is in New Orleans that Alex opened his first gallery and open studio in the French Quarter. He also married and became a father of two. Displaced from New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina, Alex and his family moved back to New York City.〔(60 Second Interview )〕 Beard ran a studio in SoHo which doubled as an exhibition place from 2006 to 2009. In 2009 Beard returned to New Orleans. Beard is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.〔http://www.jeffersonawards.org/board〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Beard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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