Alexandra Blum Alexandra Blum

Watch Graham Crowley’s insightful response to my drawing ‘Sleeping Tree’

When speaking about the drawing Sleeping Tree from my Laycock Green series, Graham Crowley, former Professor of Painting at the Royal College of Art and winner of the prestigious John Moores Painting Prize 2023, described it as, "absolutely exquisite ... at every point you think you've just about taken in what's going on and [then] there's something else." Hear more of Graham’s thoughtful observations about my drawing in the following clip from the film ‘Silent Disco ‘24 Walk and Talk with Graham Crowley’, filmed by Bill Jackson.

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Alexandra Blum Alexandra Blum

Both drawings already sold at the RA Summer Exhibition

I was delighted to find out that both my drawings ‘Act’ and ‘Home IV’ have already sold at this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Very happy to know both drawings will soon be off to wonderful new homes.

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Alexandra Blum Alexandra Blum

Exciting plans for 2024…

I'm delighted to be exhibiting in several group shows next year and I'm currently making new work in the Canary Wharf/West India Docks area, in preparation for one of next year's group shows. 

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Alexandra Blum Alexandra Blum

Solo exhibition announced! Join my mailing list for your invitation to the Private View.

I’m thrilled to announce my solo show Wayfaring at Fitzrovia Gallery, London, 18th - 28th October 2023. (Please note change to closing date).

Anthropologist Tim Ingold defines wayfaring as a process whereby a person moves through a landscape whilst maintaining an ‘active engagement with the country that opens up along [their] path’ (Lines, A brief History, 2007. Routledge Classics, 2016, p.78). This description feels very relevant to the way I ….

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