Exhibition: May 15–June 9, 2013
Donald & Linda Silpe Gallery
Hartford Art School
The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours for Working with Words will be Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The exhibition will be closed on the weekends.
Presentation: June 6, 2013
Donald & Linda Silpe Gallery & Wilde Auditorium
University of Hartford
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Sign in and networking reception starts at 5:30 in the Silpe Gallery. Presentation begins at 7 PM in the Wilde Auditorium.
Presentation Admission:
AIGA Members: $25
Non-members: $35
Students: Free (We kindly ask that you please register online to secure your seat)
All attendees of the presentation will all receive a limited edition commemorative poster designed by Alex and printed by Imperial Graphics.
View the award-winning work of Connecticut designer Alexander Isley, on display at The University of Hartford’s Silpe Gallery at the Hartford Art School from May 14th through June 9, 2013. Then, join us on Thursday, June 6th at the Wilde Auditorium for an interactive presentation by Alex about the stories and inspiration behind his acclaimed work.
Alexander Isley uses typography in various, inventive ways to design books, magazines, exhibits, memorial inscriptions, store interiors, packaging, signage, watches, dinner trays, posters, shopping bags, catalogs, restaurants, album covers, videos, web sites, billboards, truck fleets, and so much more.
2013 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of his firm, Alexander Isley, Inc. This gallery and presentation features work produced by Alex and his team of designers throughout this timeframe, including some rarely seen treasures from the vault, produced in his early days at M&Co. and Spy magazine.
Included in the show will be examples of the work and the artists who have influenced Alex over the years, covering a spectrum from Herbert Bayer to MAD magazine. Unlike where other designers might coyly claim homage to or inspiration from these masters, Alex will just come clean, clear his conscience, and lay out for everyone exactly where he’s stolen all of his ideas.
AIGA Connecticut recently honored Alexander Isley with the 2013 Fellow Award, recognizing those who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within their local or regional design community as well as in their local AIGA chapter.
About Alexander Isley
Alexander Isley first gained recognition in the early 1980s as the senior designer at Tibor Kalman’s influential M&Co. He also served as the first full-time art director of the funny and fearless Spy magazine, for which he was awarded gold and sliver medals from the Society of Publication Designers.
In 1988, Alex founded his highly acclaimed design firm, Alexander Isley Inc. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and SFMOMA.
Alex has been a lecturer and critic in the graduate program of the Yale School of Art and has served as an instructor at The Cooper Union and the School of Visual Arts, teaching courses in design and typography.
Alexander Isley is past president of AIGA New York and has been a member of the AIGA Connecticut Advisory Board since its inception in 2008. He is a recipient of the 2013 AIGA Fellow Award, which recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to raising the standards of excellence in practice and conduct within their local or regional design community.
In 1998, Alex was elected a member of AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale). He was selected as an inaugural member of “The I.D. 40,” I.D. Magazine’s survey of the country’s leading design innovators, and was recently named as one of the most influential designers of the past 50 years by readers of GDUSA magazine.
Alex received a degree in environmental design from the North Carolina State University College of Design. He also holds a BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City.
About Silpe Gallery
The Donald and Linda Silpe Gallery, a part of the Hartford Art School, is located on the campus of the University of Hartford at 200 Bloomfield Avenue in Hartford, CT.
For more information please visit www.silpegallery.org.
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ABOUT HARTFORD ART SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD
We are a small art school of about 350 students. We offer small classes that offer lots of personal attention in nine diverse studio areas. Founded in 1877, the Hartford Art School has more than 130 years of educating practicing artists and designers. It is the best kept secret for artists looking for a quality education on the east coast. We educate the “whole artist” through rigorous studio-based disciplines in a liberal arts university setting.
We’re set within a small, but comprehensive university — not just affiliated with or near a university. In 1957 the Hartford Art School, The Hartt School and Hillyer College became the three founding sisters of the University of Hartford. Since then, the university has grown to include the College of Engineering, Technology and Architecture, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions, College of Arts and Sciences, and the Barney School of Business. One of seven schools that make up the University of Hartford, the Hartford Art School is considered a “jewel in its crown.”
Tapping into the university’s broad range of course offerings, which complement our studio disciplines, we’ll prepare you to thrive in an ever-changing landscape — the “real world.” Courses in creative or technical writing, computer science, communications, marketing, management, history, literature or education — whatever you desire to complement your studio courses and further your career objectives — are available at the University of Hartford.
