Alexander May was born in Maryland in 1983, but spent his first nine years in Spanish-speaking countries. He developed a facility with materials at a young age by rummaging through vast textiles markets. Moving almost every two years, May's exposure to varied landscapes fueled his acute sensitivity to space. After graduating from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a BFA in fiber material studies in 2006, he moved to Los Angeles. Fascinated by the checkered history of design, May pairs his minimalist aesthetic with an acute sensitivity to found objects. Informed by his studio practice as a sculptor, he gravitates towards objects that redirect the purity of an original form. May divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.
Education
MFA Sculpture Candidate for Bard College, 2012
BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2006
Solo Exhibitions
Verging on a response (conversation everything), The Company, Los Angels Ca
See saw (I consider you, consider me), LAX><ART, Los Angels Ca
Group Exhibitions
2009
The Fuzzy Set, a night of video at LAX><ART, Los Angels Ca
National Relaxation Day / Peter Cooper Park, New York Ny
Boofthle Booth - Booth : Deux / The Hollywood Biennale, Los Angeles Ca
2008
Full of Light, Phantom Gallery, Los Angeles Ca
The Fall, Krieling&, curated by Aram Moshayedi, Los Angeles Ca
Boofthle Booth Booth, Pauline Gallery. Los Angeles Ca
2007
The Beginning, Kreiling & Dodd, Los Angeles Ca
Annual Art Auction, LAX><ART, Los Angeles Ca
Light Echo, curated by Aram Moshayedi ,LAX>< ART, Los Angeles Ca
2006
The Group Group Show, Version Kunsthalle at Iron Studios, Chicago, IL
Art Auction/Fundraiser, Booster and Seven Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005
Fast, Booster and Seven, Chicago, IL
Summer Show, The Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
2004
In Print #2, Diamonds on Archer Gallery, Chicago, IL
In Print #1, Diamonds on Archer Gallery, Chicago, IL
Curator’s Choice, Around the Coyote Gallery, Chicago, IL