Press
Media inquiries, please contact:
Lee Makofsky
Bender Hammerling Group
Tel: 973-744-0707
Reviews
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Meet Alex Beard - Bookpage.com
01-11-2012An interview by bookpage.com!
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Crocodile's Tears Book Review
12-18-2011The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Review of Alex Beard's Crocodile's Tears.
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Abrams Books Write Up on "Crocodile's Tears"
12-09-2011Learn about Alex Beard's newest book Crocodile's Tears published by Abrams Books.
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Publisher's Weekly Review of Crocodile's Tears
12-06-2011More pointed than Beard’s The Jungle Grapevine and Monkey See, Monkey Draw, this offering also showcases his expressive, angular renderings of African animals...Publisher Weekley's look at Alex Beard's "Crocodile's Tears."
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Adventures in Boudin: A Visit with Alex Beard
09-09-2011Learn about Alex and see the painting that will auction off at Emeril Lagasse Foundation's Event Carnivale du Vin in November of 2011!
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Dirty Linen Night
08-16-2011Interview with the NOLA Defender. Alex Beard speaks with Jeremy Ford about Dirty Linen Night 2011, Royal Street's biggest art event of the year.
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Alex Beard Interview on BetterTV.com
06-28-2011Watch Alex talk about "Monkey See, Monkey Draw", why he's an artist, and children's creativity in this interview on BetterTV.com!
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Alex Beard NPR Interview with Susan Larsen
06-28-2011Listen to this audio clip of Alex speaking with Susan Larsen for her "The Reading Life" NPR show. June 2011
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Alex Beard at the Bronx Zoo
05-20-2011New York Times:
This weekend Alex Beard will read from his new children’s book, “Monkey See, Monkey Draw”; demonstrate his illustrating talents; and lead young visitors in their own art activities while at the Animal Tales Extravaganza at the Bronx Zoo!
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A New Reader!
05-10-2011So proud of our new readers! Ruby Barnes, a new fan of Alex's, reads "Monkey See, Monkey Draw" at Turn Row Books in Mississippi!
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Our Puzzle Winner is Announced!
05-06-2011Read about our 2011 Impossible Puzzle Winner, Moira Harris!
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March is National Reading Month!
03-13-2011ieFamily.com is suggesting Alex's Monkey See, Monkey Draw as a family book to read during March - National Reading Month!!
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Alex Beard Visits Trinity Episcopal School
03-10-2011See a slide show of pictures of author and artist Alex Beard visiting the Trinity Episcopal School on their 1st Grad Blog!
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San Francisco Chronicle's Review of Monkey See, Monkey Draw!
03-10-2011Some African animals learn to be more than they thought they were in Monkey See, Monkey Draw, by Alex Beard (Abrams; 48 pages; $16.95; ages 4-8). When a nut they're playing with rolls into a cave, their elephant playmate shows them cave paintings based on muddy handprints. The elephant tells them they can be artists, too, by building pictures from muddy paw prints. The bold and playful art by Beard, who has traveled extensively in Africa, is stunning, and kids will be familiar with handprint art from all those simple handprint or hand-outlined turkeys they tend to make in preschool and grade school around Thanksgiving.
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Win A Free Impossible Puzzle!
02-21-2011Win a free Alex Beard Impossible Puzzle for the Red Peacock Impossible Puzzle Contest from Freebiespot.net!
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Alex Beard New Olreans Book Signing Feb. 26
02-21-2011Artist Alex Beard will read and sign his book, Monkey See, Monkey Draw, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at Maple Street Book Shop, 7523 Maple St. in New Orleans during this month's Read Across Louisiana statewide reading event.
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Blommi.com Reviews "Monkey See, Monkey Draw"
02-10-2011Monkey See, Monkey Draw was written and illustrated by the critically acclaimed children’s author and artist, Alex Beard. It is an energetic tale, with active illustrations. Book reviewed by Blommi.com
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NYC Books of Wonder event with Alex Beard!
02-10-2011Renowned Artist Alex Beard Visits Books of Wonder With His New Book!
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Own your own monkey or elephant from "Monkey See, Monkey Draw"!
02-10-2011On the tails of the recent release of Alex Beard’s whimsical children’s book, Monkey See, Monkey Draw, comes a new breed of favorite animal friends in exceptionally soft 3D! The silly Monkey and the brave Elephant, both main characters in the new book, are now available in plush, which North American Bear will debut during Toy Fair.
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Alex Beard Gallery makes it on NOLA.com
02-06-2011On those cold NOLA days, warm up with some art!
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Ten Art Scenes from the French Quarter Solstice
01-14-2011Art Scenes from the French Quarter Solctice from the Huffington Post!
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"Monkey See, Monkey Draw"
01-14-2011Most Moms Traveled mentions Alex's new children's book "Monkey See, Monkey Draw"!
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Willow Glen Shorts: Children Can Draw With Illustrator At Special Program
01-14-2011Alex is mentioned on MecuryNews.com working with students in the San Jose, CA neighborhoods.
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Children's author and artist Alex Beard coming to Mockingbird Books
01-14-2011Alex Beard will be at Mockingbird Books as part of his "Monkey See, Monkey Draw" book tour while on the West Coast!
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The Toy Box: Artist Alex beard Launches Impossible Puzzles Contest at Borders
01-14-2011The Toy Box describes and promotes Alex's "Red Peacock" puzzle contest! Check it out and join the fun!
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Alex Beard promotes 'Monkey See, Monkey Draw' in Redlands, California
01-14-2011Dubbed "Kids' Day," the event gives children the opportunity to have fun with art – just like the author and painter does when he creates his books and illustrations. The day will end with a live reading from Beard...
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Alex Beard promotes 'Monkey See, Monkey Draw'
01-14-2011OCFamily.com: Alex Beard promotes 'Monkey See, Monkey Draw' in Costa Mesa, California at Color Me Mine pottery store.
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Renowned Artist Alex Beard Launches Impossible Puzzles™ Contest At Borders Nationwide
01-14-2011indystar.com: Renowned Artist Alex Bears Launches his Impossible Puzzles Contest at Borders nationwide! Challenge Your Mind to Create a Winning Design; Deadline March 7, 2011!
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Alex Beard Impossible Puzzles Contest
01-14-2011A Contest Blog gave Alex's Impossible Puzzle Contest a shout out!
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Renowned Artist Launches Impossible Puzzles Contest...
01-14-2011Learn even more about Alex's Impossible Puzzles from this great article by IndyStar.com!
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Free Alex Beard Events in Portland, OR
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Join Alex at Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton, OR
01-14-2011One of Alex's stops on his "Monkey See, Monkey Draw" West Coast book tour!
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Suzanne's Around Town
01-14-2011Suzanne's Around Town blog mentions Alex's January 15th book tour stop at Powell's Books!
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The Plain Dealer, It's Time to Restock the Apartment Building's Community Room
11-14-2010Alex Beard Nautilus Impossible Puzzle featured as one of the best games and puzzles of the year!
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Moms Like Me
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New Orleans Saints, artist Alex Beard team up for charity
10-05-2009The Saints and artist Alex Beard unveiled an original painting titled "Geaux Saints Geaux" on Sunday. A limited edition of 500 silkscreen prints will be sold to benefit several local charities.
An even smaller number of prints will be signed by the artist, coaches and players. More information can be found at www.alexbeardstudio.com or www.neworleanssaints.com.
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Publishers Weekly: The Jungle Grapevine
09-14-2009Birds, snakes, gazelles and other African animals, rendered in stylized pen, ink and watercolor art, inadvertently pass along misinformation in this clever take on the familiar game of telephone.
Click headline to read full article.
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TimeOff: Princeton Children's Book Festival
09-10-2009WE already know it’s a jungle out there, but throw in a game of telephone between a bunch of animals and see just how wild things can get. In Alex Beard’s children’s book debut, The Jungle Grapevine (Harry N. Abrams, Inc., $16.95), rumors brew and tales get twisted among some of the African savanna’s most colorful inhabitants.
Click on headline to read full article.
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UrbanBabyBUZZ: Through the Grapevine
09-03-2009The concept of the grapevine and how information gets skewed as it’s passed along are at the center of fine artist Alex Beard’s debut children’s book, The Jungle Grapevine.
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Real Simple Magazine, Holiday Gift Guide, December 2008
11-15-2008Alex Beard Impossible Puzzles recommended as one of the 50 fabulous gifts under $50.
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L.A. Splash Magazine
11-01-2008Staff Favorite Pick for Entertainment and Cluture Holiday Gift Guide 2008. Click on the link above to view.
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San Antonio Express Spice Gift Guilde
11-01-2008‘IT’S PERFECT!’ We’ve made a list and checked it twice, so here are our gift ideas to pass on to Santa: Puzzle Paintings. Alex Beard’s Impossible Puzzles, $14.95. Based on four original works by artist Beard, these puzzles can be arranged and rearranged to create a work of art of the puzzler’s very own because the pieces do not snap together but settle beside one another. There are infinite pictures that can be made.
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The Times-Picayune, The 60-Second Interview
10-29-2008Alex Beard is the son of a philanthropist and a writer in New York City, the nephew of legendary wildlife photographer Peter Beard, grew up listening to Truman Capote and e e cummings at the family dinner table and attended all the best schools...Read full article online.
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Hilton Head Magazine, October 2008
10-01-2008With the introduction of Alex Beard Impossible Puzzles, Beard proves that by looking at the jigsaw puzzle with a new perspective, anything is possible...
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Art for Arts Sake, New Orleans 2008
09-29-2008On September 30th, Beard will share his love of creativity with a group of young Central City students at the Mahalia Jackson Family and Community Center in New Orleans. Together, Beard and the students, as well as special guests from the New Orleans Saints, will paint a 10 x 20 foot mural featuring his signature style of whimsical animals at play. Beard will remain in New Orleans the rest of the week to participate in several other artistic endeavors. During the first week of October as well, Beard will donate and dedicate his painting, Shark Tank, to the Audubon Institute’s Aquarium of the Americas. The painting was created in Beard’s New Orleans studio before Hurricane Katrina, featuring all the inhabitants of the pre-storm shark tank. The piece will be prominently featured next to the exhibit where Beard was inspired to paint it.
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Alex Beard Debuts Unique Line Of Jigsaw Puzzles
08-25-2008Jigsaw puzzles are all the same, right? Hundreds of abstract, interlocking pieces fit together to produce a scene from nature or an image of napping kittens. Some puzzles have evolved to 3D versions and computer adaptations, but the end goal remains the same: to recreate the picture on the front of the box. Artist Alex Beard has long wondered why that is the expected standard. Why can a puzzle only make one picture?
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Vanity Fair: Call of the Wild, April 2008
08-01-2008"At 37, Alex Beard is an accomlished artist, an adventurer, and an accidental entreprenuer redefining the New York gallery scene with his SoHo studio, which doubles as an exhibition space. Here the flow of ideas, audience participation, and children are always welcome. His motto: 'Be curious...' " Please click on the title above to download a pdf version of the article.
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Art Voices:
07-01-2008By Robin Durand: “I went to Tulane [University] for a year in 1989 and '90. And then left and went traveling. I wasn't crazy about Tulane. I liked New Orleans perfectly well, but I didn't really want to be in school. So, I kind of figured that being at Tulane and living in New Orleans were, actually, two different things. So, then I came back in 1994. I came back because I was painting in the West Indies, in Basil's Bar, Mustique.”
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The Peak Magazine, Hong Kong Edition, March 2008
03-01-2008Art Beat, by Mandy Soh. An interview and Q&A with Alex Beard about his life, family and his 2007 exhibit "Abstract Naturalism" in Hong Kong.
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Prestige Magazine: December Calendar Feature
12-01-2007Alex Beard's exhibition, "Abstract Naturalism" listed as an item to see in Prestige Magazine's calender for the December 2007 issue. The exhibition of Alex Beard's work was shown at The Cat Street Gallery in Hong Kong from November 21 through December 21, 2007.
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Alex Beard Makes Hong Kong Debut
11-21-2007PRESS RELEASE: The Cat Street Gallery is pleased to present “Abstract Naturalism” a solo-exhibition by Alex Beard – the first ever in the city for the artist – November 21 through December 21, 2007.
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Alex Beard Studio & Gallery Brochure
11-15-2007Download our gallery brochure as a pdf file. This brochure includes drawings, photos, a map of life travels and biography information about Alex Beard. If you would like a paper copy of this brochure please contact us and we can mail one to you.
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Alex Beard, Guest Judge for Kidrobot
10-15-2007Alex Beard was invited to create a sculpture for Kidrobot as part of their launch of the new toy, Mini MUNNY. He was also chosen to be a guest judge for the Mini MUNNY Custom Contest contest in January 2008. To view the contest and pictures of Alex's sculpture please click here.
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NY1 News: For This SoHo Artist, Every Day Is Open Studio Day
03-05-2007A local artist with an open door policy at his gallery offers visitors more than the opportunity to buy art. NY1's Stephanie Simon filed the following story. Artist Alex Beard is not afraid to spill a little ink for his guests. Many artists hold special open studio events, but at Alex Beard's gallery in SoHo every day is an open studio. Visitors can come in and see Beard making his art. Read full article online and view the video.
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Tribe Magazine:"Eat or Be Eaten"
11-01-1996Gator Hunting with Alex Beard in Cajun Country: Text by Alex Beard, photos by Bryce Lankard. "This alligator's a big one, close to ten feet. The Cajun with the .357 magnum braces himself against the gunnels of our pirogue. Beneath us, black water churns, choked by clumps of marsh vegetation. A large man holds the bait line with his left hand..." To read the full article please download the pdf file (9.4mb).
