Alexa Cushing is a photographic artist based in southern Massachusetts. She uses her photographs to explore the mythology of place, creating images that extract a sense of magic from the everyday landscape.
Alexa’s work has been a part of several group exhibitions at galleries and institutions such as The Griffin Museum of Photography, Panopticon Gallery, Candela Gallery, and the Oregon Contemporary.
Her first solo exhibition was held at Aviary Gallery in the spring of 2019 and featured her project Due West, which examined mythology of Los Angeles as a dream factory.
Alexa’s work has been featured within various independent publications such as Rental Magazine, Incandescent Zine, and Polaris Magazine and online publications such as Lenscratch, Humble Arts, and C-41 Magazine.
Alexa holds a BFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design
For inquiries regarding exhibition, print sales, or assignments, please contact:
cushingalexa@gmail.com
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Education
2018 Photography BFA, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Due West, Aviary Gallery, Boston MA
2019 Due West, Design and Media Center, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston MA
Two Person Exhibtions
2023 By Your Window, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Group Exhibitions
2023 Unbound12!, Candela Gallery, Richmond, VA
Hillvale Photo Trophy, Hillvale Gallery, Victoria Australia
Light Conversation Vol 4, Small Talk Collective, Oregon Contemporary, Portland OR
29th Juried Members Show, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester MA
MassArt Auction 2023, Massachusetts College of Art and Design Media Center, Boston MA
2022 Summer 2022, The Curated Fridge, Somerville MA
The 28th Juried Members Show, The Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester MA
Vantage Point - The View From Here, The Griffin Museum at Lafayette City Center, Boston MA
The Fine Art of Photography, Plymouth Center for the Arts, Plymouth MA
2021 Small Works Project, Gallery 263, Cambridge MA
2019 Re:Discover, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Summer 2019, The Curated Fridge, Somerville MA
Cold Season, Aviary Gallery, Boston MA
2018 Provenance, Aviary Gallery, Boston MA
The 29th Annual MassArt Auction, Bakalar and Paine Gallery, Boston MA
Photographic Resource Center Student Show, Lunden Arts Center, Boston MA
Senior Thesis Show, Presidents Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston MA
2017 Junk Space, Fort Five Collective, Boston MA
Emerging Art Exhibition, Scollay Square Gallery, Boston City Hall, Boston MA
All School Show, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston MA
The Blue Show, Student Life Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art & Design, Boston MA
Grants and Fellowships
2018 Gertrude Kasebier Travel Grant, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA
Artist Talks
2023 Online Artist Panel, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester MA
2019 Alumni Panel/Artist Lecture, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts
Select Print Publications
2023 Polaris Magazine Volume 1, León, Spain
2019 Ain’t Bad Issue #14, Savannah GA
Stem Magazine, Traversing Night
2018 Rental Magazine Issue #1, Toronto CA
Senior Thesis Catalog, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA
2017 Incandescent Zine Issue #11, Pine Island Press, Portland OR
NET 2.6: What Does Natural Look Like?, Oranbeg Press, Brooklyn NY
Select Online Publications and Features
2023 F-Stop Magazine - fstopmagazine.com, 20th Anniversary Collaboration Issue, online exhibition
LENSCRATCH - lenscratch.com, The Favorite Photograph You Took In 2022, online exhibtion
2022 X-Files Photos - xfilesphotos.com, X015 Screen Memories, online exhibition
Fraction Magazine - fractionmagazine.com, Issue 157: 14th Anniversary Issue, online exhibition
Putnam & Pearl - gallery263.com, Meet the Small Works Artists: Alexa Cushing
2021 Fiiiirst - fiiiirst.com, Edition 5, online photographic discussion
Humble Arts Foundation - hafny.org, Under The Sun and The Moon, online exhibition
2020 LENSCRATCH - lenscratch.com, Alexa Cushing: Due West, online feature
2019 X-Files Photos - xfilesphotos.com, X013 Stake Out, online exhibition
Griffin Museum of Photography, Haven’t We Met?, online exhibition
C41 Magazine - c41magazine.it, Alexa Cushing highlights the vulnerability of Los Angeles, online feature
Ain’t-Bad - aint-bad.com, Due West, online feature
Ain’t-Bad - aint-bad.com, Seeing Is Believing, online feature
F-Stop Magazine - fstopmagazine.com, Issue #95, online magazine
Float Photo Magazine - floatmagazine.us, Seeing Is Believing, online feature
2018 Aviary Gallery - aviarygallery.com, Halloween Spooktacular, online exhibition
Humble Arts Foundation - hafny.org, On Death, online exhibition
Curatorial/Jurying Experience
2023 Juror, First Look 2023, Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 Curator, Noiseland: The Music of Boston, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Curator, Tender Age, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Juror, Film Is Not Dead, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Juror, First Look 2022, Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA
Teaching Experience
2018 Teaching Assistant to Betsy Schneider, View Camera and Darkroom Technique
Teaching Assistant to Nicholas Nixon, View Camera and Darkroom Technique
2017 Teaching Assistant to Laura McPhee, Black and White Darkroom Technique
Related Professional Experience
2021 Current Assistant Director at Panopticon Gallery
2018 Current Digital technician and framer at Panopticon Imaging
2017 Studio Intern for Abelardo Morell