B. 1986
Alaina Plowdrey Forehand is a Michigan native who lives and works in Florida. Through her artwork, she considers the philosophical concept of the beholder’s share, specifically regarding the visual embodiment of the figure. Forehand situates an approachable yet curious reality for the beholder to enter and share authorship through blended compositions of abstract and representational elements.
Forehand's Ph.D. dissertation topic urges a call for an evolved critique of contemporary art, particularly figurative art. She posits that the contemporary beholder is inherently transdisciplinary through a collective social, scientific, and philosophical awareness that enriches an understanding of themselves and the world. Therefore, to truly reflect the contemporary person, the critique of art must evolve from a formalist and postmodern approach into one that incorporates various disciplines, including cognitive neuroscience, phenomenology, and aesthetic philosophy.
Forehand is the recipient of an artist residency with The Studios of Key West and an Anne McKee Artist grant. She has shown her work in numerous national solo and group exhibitions, including the Pensacola Museum of Art and the Realism Biannual at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. Her artwork has been published accompanying creative writing in literary reviews, and she has presented her research at the Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC), Southeast Association for Continental Tradition (SEACT), the University of Michigan, Southern Humanities Conference, and Women in STEAM.
Ph.D. Candidate: Doctor of Philosophy
Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts
Portland, ME
MFA: Master of Fine Arts
Painting
New York Academy of Art
New York, NY
BFA: Bachelor of Fine Arts
Studio Arts
College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
AFA: Associate of Fine Arts
Studio Arts
Delta College
University Center, MI
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