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Mark Allen Alford Jr.
Alford during a birthday performance
Born
Mark Allen Alford Jr.

August 17, 1991 (1991-08-17) (age 32)
OccupationArtist
Websitewww.markallenalfordjr.com

Mark Allen Alford Jr. (born August 17, 1991) is an American multimedia artist known for his installations and symbolic imagery.[1][2] His mediums have included painting, film photography, installation art, performance art, screen printing, and video art.[3]

He was noted for his extensive exhibition history despite his young age. He had 3 solo exhibitions and 12 group exhibitions before the age of 20. His works are in prominent public collections such as the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation and private collections such as Biggest Loser Winner Ali Vincent.[4]

Alford has also been involved in directing and curating as well. He received many reviews and press from his avant-garde art show, "Under 21" featuring only artists under the age of 21.[5] His role in this was as director and participating artist. His most acclaimed series of fashion body bags were debuted at this event.[6] The show featured 7 artists, a curator, and director.

He has also been featured in the Taiwanese magazine, "The Big Issue,"[7] and in Juxtapoz[8] for his underwater series called "Ethereal Waters" as well as Fox[4] and The Buzz Kansas City[9] As of 2010 he was working in Kansas City, Missouri.[10]

References

  1. ^ Weiderman, Christine. "50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know." Prestel. 2010. ISBN 978-3-7913-4530-7
  2. ^ "Condom art" CNN. May 4, 2010.
  3. ^ "M.A. Alford". www.markallenalfordjr.com.
  4. ^ a b "Student's Art Project Causes Stir" Archived July 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, WDAF-TV, May 6, 2010, archived
  5. ^ "Young artists fight the art establishment with the "Under 21" exhibition". www.kshb.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2012.
  6. ^ "Under 21 Art Show to Showcase Young Talent". July 21, 2012.
  7. ^ The Big Issue Taiwan. Issue Number 5. 2010 http://www.bigissue.tw/recentissues[not specific enough to verify]
  8. ^ "Ethereal Waters: An Underwater Series" Archived September 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Juxtapoz, June 23, 2010.
  9. ^ 96.5 the Buzz "Interview with 'Condom Boy' " http://www.965thebuzz.com/Afentra-s-Big-Fat-Morning-Buzz/11315180 Archived November 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Brisendine, Steve. "The Deep End of the Pool: M.A. Alford" Archived January 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine eReview. August 11, 2010.

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