Alex Beard Studio

The 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.

Birds, 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.

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WE 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.

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The 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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By A.M. Holmes: "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...' " 
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Alex 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.

On 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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PRESS RELEASE: Puzzles Can Be Rearranged Into New Shapes and Images
New York City – (August 25, 2008) --  Jigsaw 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?  In his line of work, the goal is creativity, curiosity and novelty.  Couldn’t puzzles be innovative as well?  With 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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By 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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Art 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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Alex 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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PRESS 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.

Download 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.

Alex 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.

A 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.

Gator 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).