Kory Alexander

About the Artist

Kory Alexander is a contemporary queer painter whose figures and landscapes capture intimate daydreams and nostalgic moments from his personal memories. Born in Annapolis, Maryland in 1992, Alexander received his bachelor’s degree in the Arts & Technology Program from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2014.

Alexander’s paintings are an extension of his natural curiosity. His work is suggestive rather than assertive, more evocative than exclamatory. He portrays scenarios that are rich with enigmatic ambiguity.

The artist's nocturnal images portray dream-like worlds that set openended, memory-like questions into motion. His pictorial iconography persuasively recruits the viewer’s ability, or desire, to complete the narrative. He formulates his landscapes with minimalistic color fields animated by romantic, expressive brushwork that is both refreshing and crucial to grounding Alexander's work in the field of contemporary realism.

Alexander lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He is currently represented by Wallspace Gallery in L.A. and Skidmore Contemporary Art in Palm Desert, CA.