Artist: Alex Podesta | Location: New Orleans, LA
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Artist: Alex Podesta | Location: New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA
I was born in Central North Carolina and moved to Virginia at an early age. In high school, I studied visual art at the Governor’s Magnet School for the Arts in Norfolk, VA and later studied sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. After moving to Louisiana, I resumed studies at the University of New Orleans where I completed an MFA. Since graduating, I have mounted numerous solo exhibitions, participated in group shows locally, nationally and internationally, and installed outdoor public sculptures for the Arts Council of New Orleans and the Joan Mitchell Foundation, and for ArtPrize 2014. Additionally, my work has been featured in numerous print and online sources including ARTnews, Sculpture Magazine, Oxford American, ArtPapers, The Washington Post, Hi-Fructose, Blouin Art Info, et al. In related efforts, I am a contributor to Art Voices Magazine and a freelance technical collaborator for other visual artists and designers. I continue to live and work in New Orleans.