Alex Ferrone
Alex Ferrone
Peconic, NY, United States
About Alex Ferrone
Born on Long Island and currently based on the North Fork of New York, Alex Ferrone has found her niche as the only female aerial photographer in the New York region photographing by helicopter. As a self-educated artist, Ferrone’s commercial and fine art photographs have been published widely in regional, national, and international publications including Wine Spectator, Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and Pinhole Journal, and have also been featured in numerous online magazines. Ferrone has had solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums regionally in New York, Texas, Florida, and in Italy. Her works are held in various private collections in the United States, Italy and France. ********************************************************************************** Artist Statement – “Aerial Observation” Series: "As a fine art photographer with numerous varying artistic influences including Edward Burtynsky, Marilyn Bridges, Wynn Bullock and Man Ray, I aspire to see differently as I explore my environment from diverse angles. Through aerial photography, I have developed my fine art concentration into a singular body of work that I have naturally abstracted from particular landscapes - the various colors, textures, and shades of our waters and land - creating painterly images that shed unusual perspectives of everyday panoramas. Generally leaving out representational elements within the images of my “Aerial Observations” series, leaves the viewer little or no reference to reality, and challenges their perception of the mystery within the natural form, shape and line. Furthering their mystique, many of my images are difficult to distinguish the immense areas from images that may have been created close up from a ground standpoint. On occasion, however, I do intentionally include an authentic element that assists the descriptive scale of the surroundings - for example, a boat, a tree, or a buoy. These images draw the observer in and disconnect them from present technology as they are left in disbelief that the images are natural forms not designed within the realm of digital manipulation. Presenting this unique perspective for the viewer excites their imagination and interpretation, while at the same time, creates a new awareness and appreciation for the fragile ecological systems that surround us that can be taken for granted." ~ Alex Ferrone
Education:
Self-educated professional artist.
Events:
2018:
- May 12 - June 10, 2018: "Solely Women" group exhibition at William Ris Gallery, Jamesport, New York (invitation). Curator, Mary Cantone.
- June 1 - 30: "Above and Beyond" Solo Exhibition at the Art Gallery at Quogue Library (invitation).
- February 11 - June 30: "Warhol: Flowers in the Factory" at Christie Payne Museum, Sarasota, FL. Curator, Carol Ockman PhD, Professor of Art History at Williams College Group exhibition featuring prints by Andy Warhol and photographs by additional artists (invitation).
- October 13 - 28: "Eclecticism - 16 Artists" Group Exhibition, Jeanne Tengelsen Gallery, Dix Hills, NY.
Recent: May 3 - 6, 2018: The Other Art Fair by Saatchi Art, Brooklyn, NY.
Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2018 "Above and Beyond" Solo Exhibition at the Art Gallery at Quogue Library.
2017 Remsenburg Academy, Remsenburg, NY.
2005 Etoile Toy Visual Arts Florence, Florence, Italy. Critical text by Giuliano Serafini, Art Critic.
Two-person Exhibitions
2016
- The Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY. Curator, Dawn Lee (invitation).
2013
- Rosalie Dimon Gallery, Jamesport, NY. Curator, Jane Kirkwood (invitation).
2006
- Open Gallery, Northport, NY. Curator, Han Soon (invitation).
Group Exhibitions
2018
- Warhol: Flowers in the Factory: Christie Payne Museum, Sarasota, FL. Curator, Carol Ockman PhD, Professor of Art History at Williams College (invitation)
- May 12 - June 10, 2018: "Solely Women" group exhibition at William Ris Gallery, Jamesport, New York (invitation).
- October 13 - 28: "Eclecticism - 16 Artists" Group Exhibition, Jeanne Tengelsen Gallery, Dix Hills,
2017
- Texas Photographic Society, Fresco, TX. Juror, Randy Jay Braun, Director DJI Aerial Photography Academy.
- The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Curator, Lisa Chalif (invitation).
2016
- The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Jurors: Lori Bookstein (Lori Bookstein Fine Art), Seung Lee, Director Fine Arts, LIU Post; Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Museum Director, Guild Hall East Hampton.
- Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY (invitation).
- ART SOLAR, Sag Harbor, NY. (invitation) Curator, Esperanza Leon.
- Dan Welden Studio, Sag Harbor, NY (invitation).
- Southampton Cultural Center, Southampton, NY (invitation).
- East End Arts, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Amy Worth - Director, The South Street Gallery.
2015
- Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY. Jurors: Leila Heller (Leila Heller Gallery), Danielle
Ganek, Blair Clark.
- Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY. Curator, Hector deCordova.
2014
- The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Jurors, Helen A. Harrison, Director Pollock
Krasner House; Renato Danese (Danese Corey Gallery); Dan Christoffel, Prof., CW Post.
- Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY (invitation)
- Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY. Juror, Robert Storr. (Member’s Exhibition) also 2008, 2007.
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Hideaki Ariizumi, ArtSites Gallery.
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, artist Ivan Kustura.
2013
- Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY. Curator, artist Hector deCordova.
- 4 North Main Gallery, Southampton, NY. Curator, Karyn Mannix.
2012
- Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY. Curator, Hector deCordova.
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Artist, Frank Wimberley. Awarded Honorable - Mention
2011
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror Glynis Berry, Art Sites Gallery.
- DeCordova Gallery, Greenport, NY (invitation).
2010
- The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY. Jurors, Dr. Isabelle Dervaux (Morgan Library
and Museum) Renato Danese (Danese Gallery), and Richard Lippe, collector American art.
- Studio East Gallery, Greenport, NY (invitation).
2008
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Elisca Jeansonne, Gallery Merz.
2007
- Festival della Creatività: Fortezza da Basso - Florence, Italy. (invitation) Awarded travel
stipend.
- East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Laura Grenning, Grenning Gallery.
2006
- Alpan Gallery, Huntington, NY. Juror, Professor Donald Kuspit, Art Critic.
- Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror, Allison Morley, International Center of Photography
(ICP).
- Focal Point Gallery, City Island, NY.
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Television Exhibit
2006, April 26: WLIW21 – Public Television Channel 21 - Program TICKET – Featured Artist of the Week.
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Awards
- Awarded Travel Stipend: Melting House - Linguaggi Multipli Exhibition, Festival della Creatività, Florence, Italy 2007.
- Awarded Honorable Mention: Diversity Exhibit – East End Arts Gallery, Riverhead, NY. Juror, Artist, Frank Wimberley.
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For press, publications, curatorial projects, and commissions, and earlier exhibitions, please visit my website: AlexFerrone.com.