- City
- Edmonton
- Booth
- Nathan Phillips Square
Booth 88
Alex Thompson
Alex R.M. Thompson is a print- and installation-based artist who holds a BFA from OCAD University (Toronto), and an MFA from University of Alberta (Edmonton). He teaches printmaking and drawing at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Art & Design and MacEwan University, and is an active member and instructor at the Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists (SNAP). He has participated in residencies at Centre[3] (Hamilton, ON), The Banff Centre (Banff, AB), The Robert McLaughlin Gallery (Oshawa, ON), the Akademia Sztuki Pięknych (Łódź, Poland), and St. Michael’s Printshop (St. John’s, NL). Notable exhibitions include Berlin (Galleri Heike Arndt), Venice (Cities of the Future: Living Together), and Toronto (Nuit Blanche, The Power Plant Gallery). He has participated in a number of portfolios, including Reimagining Fire (2023, Calgary) and Barometric (2016, Toronto) and was the principal organiser of Landmarking, an ecologically-motivated print exchange/portfolio featuring artists from around the world for Southern Graphics Council International (2025). He has worked as a studio technician at OCADU (printmaking) and University of Alberta (sculpture), and as a plate-maker and master printer for a range of artists at Open Studio (Toronto), the University of Alberta, and the Remai Modern (Saskatoon). He has been awarded a number of grants in support of his ongoing creative research.
2D Works
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In the Belly of the Beast (Berlin, interior)
- Year
- 2024
- Dimensions
- 101.60 × 71.12 × 0.32 cm
- Sale Price
- $1,935
