Exhibitions
Catalogues
Biography
Alex Couwenberg (1967) is a Southern California abstract painter deeply influenced by the art and culture of his local community. Couwenberg’s thin line patterns and choice of color are particularly inspired by surf and skateboard cultures, as well as the custom car and hot rod aesthetic elsewhere known as Finish Fetish. His artistic influences include the Light and Space Movement, as well as the work of Karl Benjamin, who was Couwenberg’s mentor. He is best known for combining hard-edge abstraction with gestural brushwork, layering, raw edges, and textured surfaces, thereby bringing depth and an expressionist touch to a tradition of painting known typically for its flatness. Couwenberg’s paintings can be found in numerous public, private, corporate and museum collections, including the Getty Museum, throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Exhibitions
2017
In Pono, Bruno David Gallery
In Pono, Bruno David Gallery
2016
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco
Lyons Wier Gallery, New York City
2015
Lyons Wier Gallery, New York City
2014
Launch Gallery, Los Angeles
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
2013
Bruno David Gallery, St Louis
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco
2012
Jennifer Kostuik Gallery, Vancouver
William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco
David Richard Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Metro Gallery, Pomona, CA
2010
Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
2009
Gilman Contemporary, Ketchun
William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA
2008
Bruno David Gallery, St Louis
Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
2007
d.e.n. Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, ID
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2006
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
University Gallery, CSUS, Turlock, CA
2005
Markel Fine Arts, New York, NY
455 Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Gensler, San Francisco, CA
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
2002
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1997
East Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1996
Dillingham/Caples Gallery, Claremont, CA