A fifth solo show at a top London gallery for a British artist.
That’s something very few artists can achieve in a lifetime but a reality for Matthew Alexander from Monkton, Kent whose exhibition of new paintings at Thompson’s Gallery, 15 New Cavendish Street starts on March 9 with a private view from 6pm to 8pm and then continues until April 2.
“Matthew Alexander is a fine artist in the true tradition of European landscape painting. He has honed his craft through a mixture of inspirations, ranging from the great Dutch landscape painters of the seventeenth century to the works of Constable, Cotman, and Seago. I have been a great admirer of Matthew’s work for some time and hope you still enjoy it as much as I do,” says gallery owner John Thompson.
Matthew Alexander was born in 1953. His father Chris Alexander (1926 to 1982), the noted artist and lecturer, was the main influence on his painting style. After graduating from Maidstone College of Art in 1975 he moved back to his hometown of Margate where he began to paint and exhibit landscapes, which found ready buyers. He was soon exhibiting his paintings in many of the major galleries in the South of England and encouraged by strong demand for his work, began to submit to many of the major exhibitions in London. These included The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, The Royal Watercolour Society and The Royal Society of British Artists, to which he was elected a member in 1985. During the late '80s Matthew's work changed quite dramatically and his larger, more loosely painted oils created interest from collectors, dealers and galleries alike. His first one-man exhibition in London with the Catto Gallery was a great success. Soon after he was approached by David Messum to exhibit at their prestigious gallery in Cork Street, London, where he continued to exhibit for 10 years holding very successful one-man shows each year in the spring. Matthew’s work is currently represented in London by Thompson’s Gallery, Marylebone. He has also continued to exhibit regularly in the USA. In 2011 he opened Alexander’s Studio Gallery close to his home in Monkton, Kent where changing exhibitions of his paintings can be viewed. Last year he ran his first painting course from the studio, which proved to be extremely popular and further courses are planned for this year.
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