All my life I have felt a strong desire to create and design. That passion has taken many forms - through my studies in wildlife biology and landscape design, through working with wood art and through artistic expression with pen and ink and watercolor.

Over the years, I have explored a wide range of styles and subjects, drawing inspiration from both the natural world and the everyday moments that often go unnoticed. My art reflects a lifetime of curiosity and exploration.

Travel has played a powerful role in shaping my artistic voice. I have journeyed across much of the United States and throughout Europe, experiencing diverse landscapes, people and cultures firsthand. These travels have broadened my perspective and deepened my understanding of history, place and storytelling - threads that often weave their way into my paintings.

Lately, I have found myself most inspired by the spirit of the contemporary West. Its raw beauty, open skies and cultural richness fuel my creativity and continue to influence my most recent paintings.

I hope you enjoy my paintings as I have enjoyed creating them.

Solo exhibitions -

Featured Artist - CEC Building, Las Cruces, NM - Oct. 2016

Mas Art Gallery - Las Cruces, NM - June 2017

Juried Franciscan Festival of Fine Arts - Mesilla Park, NM - Sept. 2-3, 2017

Walnut St. Framing and Gallery - Las Cruces, NM - Feb. 2018

Café de Mesilla - Mesilla, NM - April and May 2018

Group exhibitions -

City Rotunda - Bethlehem, PA - Jan. 2016

Arts on the Easel Gallery - Las Cruces, NM - 2016

First Christian Church - Las Cruces, NM - Sept. 2016

Milagro’s Café - Las Cruces, NM - Nov. 2016

Quesenberry Art Fair - Las Cruces, NM - Nov. 26-27, 2016

In Effect Gallery - Las Cruces, NM - Feb. 2017

Café de Mesilla - Mesilla, NM - August/Sept., 2017

Southwest Environmental Center - Las Cruces, NM - Oct/Nov., 2017

311 Gallery There’s Still Life In Still Lifes National Juried Show - Raleigh, NC - May 2-June 1, 2019

Palmetto Room Gallery - Bluffton, SC - July/Aug./Sept 2019

Art Association Gallery - Savannah, GA - July/Aug. 2019

Corporate collections -

-Ruah Word Enterprises (Logo and Marketing)

Recent Gallery Representation -

-SOBA Art Gallery (Bluffton, SC) 2023

-Two Old Crows Gallery (Pagosa Springs, CO) 2019-2023

-Rio Grande Fine Art Gallery (Las Cruces, NM) Present

Memberships -

- Bethlehem, PA - Palette Club Fine Art (2015-2017)

- Lehigh Valley PA Arts Council (2015-2017)

- Las Cruces, NM - Art Association (2017-2019)

- Associate Membership - National Society of Painters in Casein/Acrylic

- Membership - National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society

- Bluffton SC - All About Art Club (2020-2023)

- Savannah, GA - Artist Association (2020-2023)

-Bluffton, SC - SOBA Art Gallery (2020-2023)

-Las Cruces, NM - Art Association (2024-present)

Education -

-Louisiana Tech University (1975-1978)

-LCCC (1978)

-NCCC (1979)

Birthdate -
August 2, 1957

Info

505-570-7646

alanvov@gmail.com