Alexis Rivierre
a.rivierre.fineart@gmail.com | www.alexisrivierre.com | NYC
2018 MFA in Studio Art, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
2015 Graduate Certificate: Marketing, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA.
2014 BFA in Art, Minor: Art History, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Enuf/EXHALE, STNDRD Exhibitions, Granite City, Il.
This, That & The Third, Center[3] for Artistic and Social Practice, Hamilton, Ontario, CA.
2020 This, That & The Third, Wayfarers, Brooklyn, NY.
2018 This, That & The Third, Fiber Studio, Wichita, KS.
2016 'woke', Projectspace Gallery, Wichita, KS.
2015 Chronic Deadweight, Performance, McKnight Atrium, Wichita, KS.
Group Exhibitions (*curated exhibitions)
2021 Take Care, Vera, Two-Person Virtual Exhibition, Museum Blue, St. Louis, MO.
What Binds Us, Butler Community College, El Dorado, KS.
Faculty Art Exhibition, Sagtikos Art Gallery, Suffolk County Community College, NY.
2020 RANSOM 2, Virtual Exhibition, Wayfarers, Brooklyn, NY.
Never Fade Away, Public Art Installation, _flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
2019 Anew, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO.*
The New Cool, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS.
Black Culture Photography Exhibit, UrbArts, St. Louis, MO.
The Color Line, The Kansas African American Museum, Wichita, KS.
2018 Paul Artspace AIR: Year in Review Show, Bermuda Projects, Ferguson, MO.
Neighborhood: PALIMPSEST/ PALIMPSESTO del Barrio, Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS.
Art & Design Advocates Emerging Artist Juried Show, McKnight Art Center, Wichita, KS.
2017 Arts Council Juried Show, City Arts, Wichita, KS.
Subject | Matters, Projectspace Gallery, Wichita, KS.
Exposure Juried Exhibition, Cadman Art Gallery, Wichita, KS.
Women’s Work, Cadman Art Gallery, Wichita, KS.*
2016 386,552 Art for Wichita, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS.
Currently..., ProjectSpace Gallery, Wichita, KS.
Body, Figure, Self: It Will Live As Long As We Do, Century II, Wichita, KS.
2015 Alternation, Projectspace, Wichita, KS.
2014 BFA Senior Exhibition, Brick City Gallery, Springfield, MO.
Awards & Fellowships
2020 Artist Relief Grant, Artist Relief
Emergency Grant, Foundation for Contemporary Arts
2019 Artist Support Grant, Regional Arts Commission St. Louis
Facilitator Fellowship, Paul Artspace
2018 Harvester/ ADCI Launch Fellowship
Art & Design Advocates First Place Emerging Artist Award
'18-14 Graduate Assistantship, Wichita State University
2016 Exposure Juried Competition Second Place in Digital Photography & Audience Choice
2014 Ester & Clayton Staples Fellowship
RESIDENCY
2023 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
2021 ACRE, Steuben, WI
Resident Teaching Artist (Virtual), LEAP, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
2018 Paul Artspace, St. Louis, MO.
TALKS/LECTURES/Workshops
2021 Artist Talk (Virtual), #HAVEYOULEARNEDTOSEE, Art & Public Class, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
2020 Artist Talk/Workshop (Virtual), Art Club, Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY.
Artist Talk (Virtual), St. Edwards University, Austin, TX.
Artist Talk (Virtual), University of Texas, Austin, TX.
Artist Talk (Virtual), University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS.
Speaker, Teaching Place Conference (Virtual), Minneapolis College of Art & Design, Minneapolis, MN.
Teaching Place Topic: "#IAMTHEFLAG: Power at the Intersection of Masked Performance & Place"
2018 Workshop, New Art in the Neighborhood, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, St. Louis, MO.
Artist Talk, Paul Artspace Year in Review, U.M.S.L. Gallery 210, St. Louis, MO
Artist Talk, Senior Wednesday, Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS.
Bibliography
2022 "10 Contemporary Photographers to Celebrate During Women's History Month"
https://notrealart.com/contemporary-photographers-womens-history-month-2022/
2021 "Q+Art: Performance Artist Alexis Rivierre Aims to Break Black Mental Health Barriers"
https://notrealart.com/digital-performance-artist-alexis-rivierre-black-mental-health-take-care/
2020 "Masking Effect," Bobbi Wood
http://www.brooklynwayfarers.org/digitoby-comfort
2019 "#IAMTHEFLAG," All the Art: The Visual Art Quarterly of St. Louis
Mojo: Issue 16, Mikrosmos journal
2018 "Ulrich exhibit shows beauty and value in north Wichita," The Sunflower
Art & Design Advocates First Place Emerging Artist Studio Video
2014 Trewatha- Bach, Stacey, April Student Spotlight, Missouri State Public Affairs Blog
Professional Experience
2023 Project Coordinator, Counterpublic, St. Louis, MO.
2022 Adjunct Assistant Professor, York College/ CUNY, Jamaica, NY.
2021- pres. Adjunct Instructor, Suffolk County Community College/ SUNY, Selden, NY.
2020 Virtual Teaching Artist, Alexis Rivierre Carter LLC
2019 Visual Experience Coordinator, The Kranzberg Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO.
Teaching Artist, Freedom Arts & Education Center, St. Louis, MO.
2018 Photographer/Muralist, Horizontes Project/ Summer Mural Jam, Wichita, KS.
Teaching Artist/ Gallery Tours, Summer Youth Program, Ulrich Museum, Wichita, KS.
Project Assistant, Jump!Star Project, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS.
Project Assistant, Riverfest/ Harvester Arts Artist in Residence: JooYoung Choi, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS.
'18 -17 Instructor of Record, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
2017 Event Coordinator, Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, Arts Partners, Wichita, KS.
2016 Gallery Manager, Wilson K. Cadman Art Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita KS.
Academic Programs Intern, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA.
Guest Artist Instructor, April/June Second Saturday, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA.
2015 Gallery Assistant, Clayton Staples Gallery, Wichita, KS.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
2014 Project Assistant, Come together, only to burst apart, Harvester Arts Artist in Residence: Alexandra P. Spaulding, Harvester Arts, Wichita, KS.
Muralist, James River Basin Partnership Mural, Springfield, MO.
Muralist, Carousel Mural, St. Louis Carousel at Faust Park, Chesterfield, MO.