Alexandrea Nicholas-Jennings

b. 1980

Alexandrea Nicholas-Jennings is a Canadian artist born in Fonthill, Ontario, Canada. She trained in [url href=https://www.wikiart.org/en/artists-by-art-movement/classical-realism]Classical Realism[/url] and is currently producing work in the Imaginative Realism genre. Her personal work has taken a drastic turn after suffering a devastating set of personal losses, as she inspects 'the self' (in her “[url href=https://www.wikiart.org/en/alexandrea-nicholas-jennings/all-works#!#filterName:Series_alex-in-wonderland,resultType:masonry]Alex in Wonderland[/url]” series) after that first plunge down the rabbit hole. This body of work is deeply personal, whimsical and spiritual all at once, while facilitating a pastel colour palette, vintage icons and antiquities. The brushwork is often looser in these paintings than that found in her academic work, lending itself to the fantastical nature of Wonderland. [b]Awards[/b] Signature Status - Portrait Society of Canada - December 2023 Artist Award "RED" - Boynes - December 2023 Best of Portrait - Gold Award - Portrait Society of Canada - December 2022 Finalist - Portrait Society of America Members Only - 2021 Certificate of Achievement - Miracle of the Portrait - Portrait Society of Canada - 2021 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine 2021 - Shortlisted and my work features on their website - 2021 Award of Merit - Society of Canadian Artists Jutied Exhibition - July 2021 Selected for Richeson 75 International Jutied Art Exhibition Small Works - 2020 Richeson Small Works 2021 International Competition - (In gallery) – Finalist Certificate of Excellence - Portrait Society of Canada - The Miracle of The Portrait 2020 Richeson Figure/Portrait 2020- International Competition- (Online) - Meritorious Award Latcham Gallery – Annual Juried Exhibition 2020 - Juror’s Award – (2 works selected for a show of 33 works) Richeson Small Works 2020 International Competition - (In gallery) – Finalist Gold Award – The Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery – Oshawa Art Association 51st Annual Juried Exhibition - 2019 Bronze Medal – The Paper Mill Gallery – Toronto - Society of Canadian Artists Juried Art Exhibition – 2019 Third Place – Ontario Shores Juried Art Exhibition – 2019 Honourable Mention – Richeson 75 International Juried Art Exhibition Figure/Portrait – 2019 Creative Quarterly – 100 Best 2018 - NYC – 2018 Finalist - 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition - 2018 Finalist - Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition - Self Portrait - 2017 Finalist - Portrait Society of America Members Only Competition - Outside the Box – 2017 Winner - Creative Quarterly 51 - Summer 2018 Runner Up - Creative Quarterly 51 - Summer 2018 Finalist Richeson 75 - International Art Competition - Still Life & Floral - Summer 2018 Peoples' Choice Award - Academy of Realist Art New Masters Exhibit - Toronto -2016 Third Place - Bronze Award- Beaux-Arts Realiste - Spring 2016 Promotional Banner for the Academy of Realist Art Toronto - Self Portrait selected - 2016 Nitram Charcoal - Self Portrait Front Package Design – 2014 [b]Exhibitions and Group Shows[/b] Salmagundi Club - Ghost-Image Group Exhibit - New York, NY - November 2022 John B. Aird Gallery - Painting - Toronto, Ontario - December 2022 - January 2023 Dacia Gallery - Women Artists Group Exhibit - New York, NY - February 2022 Richeson 75 - Figure Portrait Exhibition - Kimberly, Wisconsin - October 2021 John B. Aird Gallery - Drawing 2021 Exhibit - Toronto, ON - March 2021 Portrait Society of America - Self Portrait Project 2021 - Online Exhibit - July 2021 Richeson Small Works 2021 International Exhibition - Kimberly, WI - March 2021 Portrait Society of America - Self Portrait Project 2021 - Online Exhibit - July 2020 Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery – OAA 51st Annual Juried Exhibition - Oshawa, Ontario - April 2019 The Paper Mill Gallery – Society of Canadian Artists Juried Exhibition – Toronto, Ontario - March 2019 13th International Art Renewal Center Salon Competition - Online - January 2018 The New Masters Annual Open House and Sale - ARA - Toronto, ON - December 2017 Principle Gallery - Root to Bloom - Juror - Teresa Oaxaca - Alexandria, VA - November 2016 The New Masters Exhibit - Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery - Toronto, ON - November 2016 The New Masters Annual Spring Exhibit - ARA - Toronto, ON - May 2016 The New Masters Art Auction and Winter Exhibition – ARA - Toronto, ON – December 2015 The New Masters Exhibit - Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery – Toronto, ON – August 2015 Academy of Realist Art Spring Exhibition – ARA - Toronto, ON – May 2015 Peoples' Choice Award – Academy of Realist Art Spring Exhibition – ARA - Toronto, ON - May 2015 Academy of Realist Art Auction and Winter Exhibition – ARA - Toronto, ON – December 2014 The New Masters Exhibit -Joseph D. Carrier Art Gallery – Toronto, ON – October 2014 The New Masters Exhibit - Gallery 814 – Toronto, ON – August 2014 London Regional Art Gallery – London, ON - April 1993 MacIntosh Art Gallery – London, ON - April 1993 Delaware Hall – Solo Exhibit – London, ON - April 1993 [b]Publications[/b] Artist interview - Boynes - January 2024 The Best of Drawing Magazine 2024 - Special Edition/Winter 2024 The Best of Drawing Magazine 2023 - Special Edition/Winter 2023 Beautiful Bizarre Magazine 2021 - Shortlisted and my work features on their website - 2021 Portrait Society of America Journal - June 2018 - 2020 - 2021 Creative Quarterly 51 - Summer 2018 Richeson 75 - Still Life and Floral Book - Summer 2018 Fine Art Connoisseur - June 2018 Southwest Art Magazine - August 2017 Southwest Art Magazine – Fall 2016 Strokes of Genius 8 – October 2016 Nitram Charcoal Package Design Cover - December 2014-2016 Nitram Charcoal – Film Test Pilot- December 2014 American Artist Magazine – December 2012 Academy of Realist Art - School Promotional Banner and Advertisement – May 2012-2018 Beaux -Arts Realiste Art Competition - 3rd place – April 2016 [b]Education[/b] London, Ontario: The University of Western Ontario -Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts -Honours Specialist in Art Education New York: Daemen College -Honours Bachelor of Art Education New York City: Grand Central Atelier -Portrait Painting in an Environment, Copying the Masters - Diana Buitrago - 2021-2023 (Online) -Portrait Painting - Gregory Mortenson - 2021 (Online) -Alla Prima Still Life Painting – Dale Zinkowski – 2020 (Online) -Portrait Fundamentals Through Master Copy Painting – Diana Buitrago – 2020 (Online) -Still Life Painting – Dale Zinkowski – 2020 (Online) -Anatatomy Drawing – Drawing the Ribcage and Pelvis - Anthony Baus and Kevin Muller Cisneros – 2020 (Online) -Anatatomy Drawing – Drawing the Head, Hands and Feet - Anthony Baus and Kevin Muller Cisneros – 2020 (Online) -Anatatomy Drawing – Drawing the Legs and Arms - Anthony Baus and Kevin Muller Cisneros – 2020 (Online) -Portrait Drawing From Life – Will St. John – 2018 -Still Life Painting – Tony Curanaj – 2017 Toronto, Ontario: Academy of Realist Art -Academy of Realist Art Toronto – Toronto, ON – 2007-2022 [b]Memberships[/b] Portrait Society of America Member - 2007-2023 The Art Gallery of Ontario Member - 2020-2023 Scugog Arts - 2023 Oshawa Art Association Member - 2019-2021 Annual Attendee and Alumna - the Portrait Society of America Conference - Atlanta, Washington, D.C, Philadelphia, Florida – 2007-2022 FACE Miami Attendee – 2018 Professional Speaking – Lecture for the Oshawa Art Association – The Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery - Resource Centre - 2020 [url href=https://alexandreaartist.com/about]AlexandreaArtist - Biography[/url] [url href=https://alexandreaartist.com/pagecv]AlexandreaArtist - CV[/url]