Articles
For published articles, please see below:
Forum Gallery - Select Artist: New York Academy of Art Summer Exhibition
Forum Gallery - Summer Exhibition Press Release
New York Academy of Art - Summer Exhibition
10 Questions for Alumni with Alaina Plowdrey, Elena Rodz, Garrett Cook
PSC welcomes new Visual Arts Department head Alaina Plowdrey
TSKW: Origin by Alaina Plowdrey
TEACHING, EXHIBITIONS, & RESEARCH
Courses Taught
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TEACHING
Saint Leo University
2020– 2022
Remote
- PHI 210 RS– Thinking and Doing Ethics
Florida Keys College
2015-2018
Key West, FL
- ART 200C- Creative Expressions
- ART 1300C- Beginning Drawing I
The Studios of Key West
2014-2020
Key West, FL
- Color theory
- Figure drawing
- Figure painting
- Anatomy
- Flesh Painting
- Art History
- Open sketch night
- Sculpture
Saginaw Valley State University
2012-2014
University Center, MI
- ART 111-2D Design
- ART 100- Art Appreciation
- ART 223- Intro to Painting
- ART 233- Oil Painting
- ART 321- Advanced Drawing
- ART 495- Independent Studies
OLLI Continuing Education Center
2012-2014
University Center, MI
- Sculpture
- Installation Art
- Plein Air Painting
- Watercolor Painting
- Art History
Henry Ford College
2012-2014
Dearborn, MI
- ART 102- Introduction to Drawing
- ART 101-2D Design
- ART 115- Intermediate Perspective Drawing
Midland Center for the Arts and Museum 2013-2014
Midland, MI
- Figure Painting
- All Levels Painting
Saginaw Art Museum
2013
Saginaw, MI
- Lecture on “The History of Perspective Art” with following workshop
Ford Community and Preforming Arts Center
2013-2014
Dearborn, MI
- Hosted children’s art camp
Mott Community College
2012
Flint, MI
- ART 132- Foundation Drawing II-Emphasis on Color
College for Creative Studies
2011
Detroit, MI
- DFN112 Foundation Drawing II Visualization-Emphasis on the Figure
The Educational Alliance
2010-2011
New York, NY
- Intro to Painting
- Intermediate Painting
- Advanced Painting
New York Academy of Art
2010
New York, NY
- 1602 MFA Thesis II - Teaching Assistant to Susanna Coffey
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SELECT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
- Embodied Spirit, Eichold Gallery, Springhill College, Mobile, AL
2019
- Active Duty, The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
2018
- Interwoven Veracities, Studio Sesh Gallery, Islamorada, FL
2016
- Origin, The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
- Bodies of Work, The Marker Hotel, Key West, FL
2015
- Contours and Currents, The Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, FL
2014
- Endless Summer, Corktown Studios, Detroit, MI
2013
- Summer, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Bloomfield, MI
2012
- Rubbernecking Universals, MCC Gallery, Mott Community College, Flint, MI
JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
- Summer Exhibition, Forum Gallery, New York, NY
- Members Exhibition, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
2023
- Members Exhibition, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
2021
- Faculty Exhibition, Pensacola State College, Pensacola, FL
- 4th Annual Juried Show, Gallery 1060, Pensacola, FL
- PSC Faculty Takeover, Gallery 1060, Pensacola, FL
2020
- Fruit Frenzy, Carmelback Gallery, Online
2019
- Women’s Exhibition, Dacia Gallery, New York, NY
2017
- Keys Strong, The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
- No Net Ensnares Me, Rockport Center for the Arts, TX
- Mango Madness, The Studios of Key West, FL
- Anne Mckee Art Retrospective, The Studios of Key West, FL
- Small Works Show (With the Lemonade Gallery), The Studios of Key West, FL
2016
- Anima/Persona, Key West Contemporary Art Gallery, Key West, FL
- A Body of Influence, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Detroit, MI
- Small Works Exhibition, Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, FL
- Mango Madness, The Studios of Key West, Key West, FL
- Saints and Sinners, Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw, MI
2015
- Hot Dry Men, Cold Wet Women, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY
- It’s Okay to be a Realist, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, New York
- Mirror, Mirror, The Studios of Key West, FL
- AIDs Help Foundation, Key West FL Auction
- Saints and Sinners, Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw, MI
- Anne Mckee Artist Foundation, Key West, FL
2014
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Contemporary Realism Biannual, Fort Wayne, IN
- Re.al Gallery, Pop-up Exhibition, Key West, FL
- Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
- Greater Michigan Arts Exhibition, Dow Museum, Midland, MI
- Faculty Exhibit, University Art Gallery, SVSU, MI
- Faculty Exhibit, Midland Center for the Arts, Dow Museum, Midland, MI
- Featured Artist, Stone Soup Gallery, Key West, FL
2013
- Bitesize, Gallery 58, Union City, New Jersey
- Annual Art Auction, Corktown Studios, Detroit, MI
- Michigan Fine Arts Competition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Bloomfield, MI
- Summer Exhibition, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY
- Greater Michigan Art Exhibition, Midland Center for the Arts, Midland, MI
- Saginaw Township State of the Arts Exhibition, Township Hall Gallery, Saginaw, MI
- Contemporary American Author’s Series Exhibition Invitational, Marygrove College, Detroit, MI
- 2012 Hatch 6, Hatch Project Space, Detroit, MI
- Coffee and Art, Cafe 1901, Detroit, MI
2011
- Fools Gold, 94 Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
- Silent:Noise, Gallery Bar, New York, NY
- Self Portrait as a Monster Truck, Kleio Projects, New York, NY
- Uncharted Thesis Exhibition, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, NY
- Below Chambers, Biddy Early’s Lower Gallery, New York, NY
- The Ridiculist Revival, MCCNY Jackson Hall Gallery 446 W. 36th St., NY, NY
- Tribeca Film Festival Sponsored Art Show, New York Academy of Art, NY
- Black and White VandM Sponsored Room, Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, NY
- Single Fare-Please Swipe Again, Sloan Gallery, New York, NY
2010
- Single Fare, New York 224 Grand St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
- Just Look At Yourself, Juried Show, Gallery 5, New York, NY
- Deck the Walls, Wilkinson Gallery, New York Academy of Art, NY
- TOAST, New York Academy of Art, NY
- Tribeca Ball, New York Academy of Art, NY
- Nothing But Trouble, New York Academy of Art, NY
2009
- CCS Thesis Invitational Exit Show, Detroit, MI
- Ground Control, R.I.C, Detroit, MI
- Small Drawings Show, Detroit, MI
- Garfield Building Invitational, Detroit, MI
2008
- Small Drawings Show, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
- A Place at the Table, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
- Cascade Print Show, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
- College for Creative Studies student show & showcase, Detroit MI
2007
- CCS Annual Student Show, Invitational Showcase, Detroit, MI
- Flux Capacitor, The Russell Industrial Center, Detroit, MI
- No Name Drop Show, 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI
- Rock For Cure, (Donated Painting for Breast Cancer Charity) The Belmont, Hamtramck, MI
Panels || Conferences
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CONFERENCES
2025
- Southern Humanities Conference – Real, Artifical, and Superficial, Co-Chaired the panel discussion "Impact: Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Young Visual Artist," presenting theoretical research considering embodiment and AI art, Greenville, SC
2024
- Southern Humanities Conference – (Em)Body/Environment, Presented: “The Environmental and Ecological Embodiment of Blue in the Paintings of Aleah Chapin,” Savannah, GA
2020
- SECAC: Commonwealth, Presented “The New Figure: Considerations of Phenomenological Deconstructionism,” Online.
- H&R Studio, The Male Nude in Art: A Panel Discussion, *Panelist, Online
2019
- SEACT: Presented “Reconsidering Visual Perception: Extending Neuroaesthetics into Phenomenological Embodiment,” Tampa, FL
- IDSVA, Winter Residency, Presented "Chromatic Interplays in Philosophical and Scientific Inquiry," New York, NY
2018
- Women in STEAM, Presented “Neuroaesthetics: The Cognitive and Applied Bridge,” Saint Leo University, St Leo, FL
- IDSVA, Winter Residency, Presented "The Intersection of Individuality and the Collective: The Element of Color," New York, NY
2017
- iiE Gathering: Wonder Together, Presented “This is Your Brain on Art: Creative Problem-Solving,” University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
2013
- Saginaw Art Museum, Presented “The History of Perspective Art,” (with workshop), Saginaw, MI