Education
2023 - 2026
Master of Fine Arts, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Studio Art
2019 - 2023
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Painting with a minor in Visual Culture
2018 - 2019
Southern Maine Community College, South Portland, ME
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2024
I'm a Pirate, Kresge Art Gallery, East Lansing, MI
2023
Two Neighbors, with Sarah Esposito, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
Let's Make Art Fun Again, BFA Thesis, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
I Paint Houses, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH
2022
Cheap Thrills, with Erykah Townsend, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, OH
My Kid Could Do That, Ann & Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery, Cleveland, OH
I Promise to Make a Fabulous PTG Tomorrow, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
Group Exhibitions
2024
Preface, Kresge Art Gallery, East Lansing, MI
Working Drawings, Vessel City, Cleveland, OH
2023
Conglomeration, Kresge Art Gallery, East Lansing, MI
Community: All Access, Feinberg Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Don't Get Me Started, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Student Independent Exhibition 77, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2022
Critical Conversations, Ann & Norman Roulet Student + Alumni Gallery, Cleveland, OH
100 Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Abattoir at Foreland, Foreland, Catskill, NY
FIVE, Troppus Projects, Kent, OH
Sorry!, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Watch Our Language, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH
Student Independent Exhibition 76, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2021
100 Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Student Independent Exhibition 75, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
2020
Spring Foundation Show, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Student Independent Exhibition 74, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Artist Residencies
2022 Curatorial Program for Research, New York, NY
Awards/Honors
2024 AAHD Professional Development Fellowship, Michigan State University
2024 AAHD Summer Support Fellowship, Michigan State University
2023 AAHD Professional Development Fellowship, Michigan State University
2022 Carl Gaertner '24 Memorial Prize
2022 Creativity Works Internship Grant, Cleveland Institute of Art
2021 - 2022 Mary Seymour Brooks Scholarship for Painting
2019 - 2023 CIA Gund Family Scholarship
2018 - 2019 SMCC Dean’s List (x2)
Talks/Presentations
2023 Panel Discussion, Two Neighbors, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
2023 Artist Talk, I Paint Houses, Waterloo Arts, Cleveland, OH
2022 Lunch on Fridays, Creativity Works, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
Press
2023
Bold Journey Magazine
https://boldjourney.com/meet-alex-vlasov/
CanvasRebel Magazine
https://canvasrebel.com/meet-alex-vlasov/
Building Something New at Waterloo Arts in February
https://www.thecollinwoodobserver.com/articles/building-something-new-at-waterloo-arts-in-february/
2022
'Cheap Thrills' Exhibition at Abattoir Gallery Examines Consumer Impulses
Cheap Thrills Exhibition Essay by Tizziana Baldenebro
https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/5c458d73-67f6-49ae-8c19-c7252b65cfe9/Cheap%20Thrills%20essay.pdf
Rising Stars: Meet Alex Vlasov
https://voyageohio.com/interview/rising-stars-meet-alex-vlasov-of-cleveland/
Alex Vlasov: I Promise to Make a Fabulous PTG Tomorrow
http://canjournal.org/2022/04/alex-vlasov-i-promise-to-make-a-fabulous-ptg-tomorrow/
MassMusings Episode 10: Alex Vlasov: I Promise to Make a Fabulous PTG Tomorrow
https://open.spotify.com/episode/072vMHDCOoPRNMTfTEZyiG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4igVRGF80
CIA Student Lands Solo Show at Massillon Museum
https://www.cia.edu/news/stories/cia-student-lands-solo-show-at-massillon-museum
Publications/Writing
https://www.studionightsmag.com