{"id":9239,"date":"2025-12-17T17:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/?p=9239"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:13:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T22:13:51","slug":"alexandra-n-sherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolajmagazine.com\/artistdirectory\/alexandra-n-sherman","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra N Sherman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Weight of the World<\/em> from the “Weight of the World” series
24.5″x19″x1″; watercolor, vintage prayer card and decorative paper collage on 1870 ledger, metal leaf, acrylic paint, matboard, wax; 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra N Sherman
Round Hill, Virginia, USA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My collage tableaus explore the mysteries inherent in life through ambiguous narratives. It is my hope that the viewer will experience a sense of mystery, a simultaneous connection to the past and the present, and perhaps even a hint of magic or whimsy. My visual language juxtaposes elements of the natural world and humanity in order to explore relationships with ourselves, others, and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The images I employ come from various sources, ranging from vintage prayer cards to scientific illustrations. On the backdrop of antique documents, signatures become expressive marks rather than letters, stamps act as horizon lines, and printed designs become a stage for action. Positive and negative space, as well as resting places for the eye, are all carefully considered and emphasized in these compositions. I contemplate each mark, crease, bruise, and indentation, and meticulously choose additions to create my compositions. I am interested in seeing how far the paper can be pushed in terms of its materiality using exact and minute cuts on a small scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up and working in the antiques business inspired Alexandra\u2019s love of art and the decorative arts. She has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in painting and trained in ateliers L\u2019Eclat De Verre and Gold Leaf Studios where she studied framing and the art of cartonnage. She has been an artist in resident at the Luce Center for the Arts and Religion in Washington, DC, and Proyecto\u00b4ace in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Alexandra was part of an artist delegation and exhibition in Qatar arranged by the Qatar America Institute for Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandra was curator of the Dadian Gallery, Washington, DC and taught many classes in a range of mediums. She has acted as a mentor for high school students in the Strathmore x Wooley Mammoth Arts and Social Justice Program. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST CONTACT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[click to email<\/a>]
www.ansherman.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venus Ursus Maritimus <\/em>from the “Weight of the World” series
10.9375″x8.5″x.75″; vintage prayer cards, vintage guide books, decorative paper and aluminum leaf on 1886 invoice, matboard, wax; 2024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Lady of Truth Altarpiece<\/em> from the “Weight of the World” series
24.1875″x18.75″x1″; watercolor, vintage prayer card and decorative paper collage, metal leaf on 1870 ledger, matboard, metal leaf, wax; 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off to See the Wizard<\/em> from the “Book of Disasters” series
10.1875″x7.625″; vintage Currier & Ives collage, c. 1880 cabinet card album page; 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Utter Disaster<\/em> from the “Book of Disasters” series
10.0625″x7.625″; vintage Currier & Ives collage, c. 1880 cabinet card album page; 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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