Alex Lewis

Alex was born in Redhill in 1988. He lives and work in London.

He gained his BA (Hons) in Critical Fine Art Practice from the University of Brighton (2011) and Foundation in Art & Design from UCA Epsom (2008). Alex was recently selected to study ceramics on the Kyoto Exchange at Japan’s oldest art school: Kyoto City University of the Arts (2021) and Villa Lena Residency, Tuscany, (2021). His work is featured in collections in New York, London and Somerset. Recent group exhibitions include: Objects (lost) Treasure (found), Underground Flower (2021), Refuse Refuse, Adam The Strand (2021), After Hours II, Bowes Parris Gallery (2021) and Tales from the Market Place, Export Radio (2021), He was awarded the Contemporary Collaborations Art Prize by Robert Youngs Antiques (2020) and partook in Spaceship.Dungeon.Zoo, (London) 2019: a collaborative exhibition at Alvaro Barrington’s Studio. Alex’s work appeared in Art Maze Magazine’s Winter Edition (2021) and he undertook a residency at High House, Norfolk on the estate of Antony Gormley (2018). Two of his works were selected for the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, curated by Grayson Perry RA and one of the paintings was selected for Kathryn Oliver’s Top 6 Picks (RA Sales Director). Solo exhibitions including Bizarre Bazaar: The Subtle Art of Hoarding (2020), David Gitanes, Lima Zulu, (2016) and Drawings, The Royal Academy of Arts (2012).