Alexander T. McBride
1117 Karen Street
Boalsburg, PA 16827
Home (814) 466-3092
Cell (814) 777-2324
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amcbride@mcbstudio.com
Education
M.F.A. in Painting, Cornell University 1964
B.F.A. in Painting, Rhode Island School of Design 1962
Workshops in Photography
Advanced Photography, Pennsylvania State University, 1970 & 1998 - University Park, PA Gerald Lang, Instructor
Non-Silver Processes, Visual Studies Workshop, 1976 - Rochester, NY
Personalizing Your Photographs, Apeiron Workshops, 1976 - Millerton, NY Linda Conner & Peter de Lory, Instructors
Taking the Next Step, Apeiron Workshops, 1976 - Millerton, NY Ralph Gibson, Instructor
The Portrait, Maine Photographic Workshops, 1977 - Rockport, ME Arnold Newman, Instructor
Using Rockland Emusion, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1977 - Layton, NJ Hiromitsu Morimoto, Instructor
Photo-Silkscreen Printing, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1978 - Layton, NJ Dan Anderson, Instructor
Palladium Printing, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1979 - Layton, NJ Ellen Fusco Johnson, Instructor
Photography, New York University, 1990 - New York, NY William Wegman, Instructor
Workshops in Computer Art
Photoshop, MacAcademy Workshops, 1995 - Washington, DC
Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Photoshop, Apple Center, 1996 - New York, NY
PowerPoint, Syllabus Workshops, 1996 - Pittsburgh, PA
Illustrator and Director, MacAcademy Workshops, 1997 - Boston, MA
Computer Graphics, Pennsylvania State University, 1998 - University Park, PA Steven Porter, Instructor
Digital Photography, Pennsylvania State University, 1999 - University Park, PA Gerald Lang, Instructor
Other Workshops Attended
Open Block Printmaking, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1966 - Deer Isle, ME Michael Rothenstein, Instructor
Robert Flaherty Film Seminar, Hotchkiss School, 1969 - Lakeville, CT
Philosophy and the Arts, Skidmore College, 1973 - Saratoga Springs, NY
Art of the Revolution, Cooperstown Historical Society, 1975 - Cooperstown, NY
Painting in New York, The School of Visual Arts, 1991 - New York, NY
National Endowment for the Humanities Travel Grant, 1973 - Research in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, France & England
Professional Experience
Full Professor of Fine Art, Juniata College, 1970 - Present - Huntingdon, PA:
- Department Chair, 1970 - 1988
- Director of Exhibitions, 1970-1997
- Beachley Distinguished Professor 2002-03
Assistant Professor of Fine Art, Green Mountain College, 1965 - 1970 - Poultney, VT
Instructor of Fine Art, Keene State College, 1964 - 1965 - Keene, NH
Instructor of Design, Nathaniel Hawthorne College, 1964 - 1965 - Antrim, NH
Artist in Residence, The Colleges of St. Paul and St. Mary, 1983 - 84 - Cheltenham, England
Guest Artist and Lecturer, 1988:
- Luxun Academy of Art, Shenyang, China
- Guangzhou Academy of Art, Guangzhou, China
- Luoyang University, Luoyang, China
- Hubei Academy of Art, Wuhan, China
Visiting Artist, (Taught course: 4 Space Concepts in Drawing), 1994 - Philipps Universität, Marburg, Germany
Workshops Taught
Painting, Hillcrest Inn, 1976 - Ogunquit, Me
Black and White Photography, Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, 1976 - Deer Isle, Me
Black and White Photography, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1978 - Layton, NJ
Non-Silver Processes, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1979 - Layton, NJ
Non-Silver Processes, Peters Valley Craftsmen, 1980 - Layton, NJ
Solo Shows
2004 Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
2004 Shoemaker Galleries, Huntingdon, PA (Also: 1999, 1997, 1993, 1989, 1987, 1985, 1983, 1980, 1977, 1975,1973, 1971)
1999 Kingsborough College Art Gallery, New York, NY
1992 Point Counter Point, Johnstown Museum of Art, Johnstown, PA
1992 Point Counter Point, Blair Art Museum, Hollidaysburg, PA
1991 San Juan de la Cruz, Shoemaker Galleries, Huntingdon, PA
1985 Chambers Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA (Also: 1971 and 1977)
1984 The College of St. Paul and St. Mary, Cheltenham, England
1976 Wilkes College, Wilkes Barre, PA
1975 The Blackhawk Restaurant, Chicago, IL
1974 Pamplemousse Gallery, Chicago, IL
1972 The Pennsylvania State University, The Capitol Campus, Middletown, PA
1969 Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
1969 Wilson Castle, Rutland, VT
1968 Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT (Also: 1966)
1964 Franklin Hall Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Juried Shows
2002 Biennial 2002, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
1991 Open Studio, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1986 Mid Atlantic Arts Exhibit, Sellins Grove, PA (First Prize)
1986 Huntingdon Arts Festival, Huntingdon, PA
(Also: 1974, 1975, 1977 (First Prize), 1979 (First Prize), 1980, 1981 (First Prize), 1982)
1983 Group Show, City Hall, Cheltenham, England
1983 Painters of Central Pennsylvania, University Park, PA (Also: 1982)
1982 Arts ’82, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA
1981 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
(Also: 1970 (First Prize), 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 (First Prize), 1980)
1977 Greater Harrisburg Festival of the Arts, Harrisburg, PA (First Prize), (Also: 1971)
1972 Three Rivers Festival, (By Invitation) Pittsburgh, PA
1970 Fall River Annual, Fall River, MA
1966 Group Show, Society of the Four Arts, West Palm Beach, FL
1964 Group Show, Munson Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY
1964 Eastern States Exhibition, Springfield, MA
Collections
1987 PepsiCo Headquarters, Purchase, NY
1982 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Hollywood, CA
1969 Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Speaking Invitations
1992 Focus on Art Theory and Education, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1993 Liberal Arts and the Education of the Artist, The School of Visual Arts, New York, NY (Also: 1991)
1988 Guangzhou Academy of Art, Guangzhou, China
1989 Hubei Academy of Art, Wuhan, China
1987 Luoyang University, Luoyang, China
1988 Dalien Institute, Dalien, China
1989 Luxun Academy of Art, Shenyang, China
Artist in Residence
Phillips Universität, Marburg, Germany
1988 Dalien Institute, Dalien, China
1983 - 1984 The College of St. Paul and St. Mary, Cheltenham, England
1980 Peters Valley Craftsmen, Layton, NJ (Also: 1979)
1976 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
1976 Hillcrest Inn, Ogunquit, ME
Gallery Associations
1981 – 1989 Mountaintop Gallery, Cresson, PA
1982 – Benjamin Mangle Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1974 – 1975 Pamplamousse Gallery, Chicago, IL