September Art Exhibit: '27 Kisses from the Sun' by Alex Ranniello

September 23, 2022 @ 6:00PM — 8:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar

The Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts Center: 605 Main St Middletown, CT 06457 Get Directions

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There will be a reception for this exhibit on September 24th, from 6 - 8 PM

Alex Ranniello is a studio painter + mural artist based in Bloomfield, CT. Outside his role as a studio artist, he’s had both multifaceted and widespread community involvement in the Arts across CT. Since 2016, he has served as an arts program administrator, gallery assistant manager, workshop assistant, curator, guest speaker, visiting artist, event team manager, juror, and above all- an advocate for the arts. His academic education includes a Bachelor’s degree in Painting & Drawing (‘17) including dual minors in Cermaics & Art History and he achieved his Master’s in Marketing & Communications from The University of Hartford (‘21).
In 2017, Alex began humbly serving as a workshop assistant at Wethersfield Academy for the Arts. In 2018, he completed his Single Artist Residency at A.I.R. Studio Paducah (Paducah, KY) and co-founded GoingPlaces Art Collective; A Connecticut-based arts advocacy group founded to support and unite local artists with businesses & organizations through sustainable opportunities. From 2018 to 2021, he served as the Assistant Gallery Manager at Stockman Gallery in New Britain, and in 2020 he served as an Arts Program Administrator for Connecticut’s State Office of the Arts. Additionally, Alex has served as a Painting Juror for the Regional Scholastic Arts & Writing Awards in Connecticut (‘19–’21) and was a visiting Artist at Manchester’s Community College Arts program.

In five short years, Ranniello has showcased five solo exhibitions, including 30+ group exhibits in addition to his litany of festivals, fairs, and pop-up community events. At West Hartford Art League, he was the 2nd place prize winner of The CT+6 Regional juried exhibition (2018) and a 3rd place prize winner in the 30th Annual National Arts Program’s Exhibit here in Connecticut (2021). His work has been featured in The Hartford Courant, FOX61, News Channel 8, and The Wethersfield Life - his local hometown paper. Over the years, He has been produced over fifteen murals & public works across Connecticut, most notably The Hartford Paints The City Project, The 5 x 5 Mural Downtown Hartford Initiative, Meriden Humane Society Mural, the SoDo project, Constitution Plaza Barbershop’s mural, the JB Hunt mural, Hartford Has It mural, Faces of Connecticut mural, The Manchester Mahoney Rec. Center mural, New Canaan High School mural, and so much more.

Outside of the studio, Alex exceeds the regions of painting. Through partnership with local businesses, he has collaborated as a freelance Marketing Consultant for Glaze Innovative Salon (Hamden) and Agonist Gallery (Broad Brook), an Interior Designer with Bee’s Artistry (Hartford), and as a Workshop Instructor with Le Petit Studios (Farmington) and RiseUP Community Group (Hartford). In addition to working as a consultant for Glaze, he spent a few years with Stack Influence Agency (remotely) as a Social Media Micro-Influencer on a host of Product Marketing Campaigns. Still today, Alex remains a regular contributor on the Sports & Culture Podcast Productive Conversations.

In the near future, Ranniello plans on continuing to expand his Alexander Califournia Brand to both collaborate with other artists and design new products and merchandise. Additionally, he’s further expanding into blogging & podcasting, while remaining true to his studio practice and mural work. With a full slate of events ahead, the future remains golden and bright!

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